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As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. WD Caviar GP makes it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation.
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By Valente Riolo
I had problems with this hard drive the moment I installed it. The reading and writing process started to lag - get slower and slower then finally just quit. To make matters worse, when I started up my computer, my computer would boot up the the point of the windows screen and just sit there. I had to shut off the computer and re-start then it would startup all the way through. Strange. I returned it and bought a 1-T Seagate for $10 more and so far haven't had any problems. I do think that "green" thing had something to do with it. I purchased the Seagate at the local Fry's and ironically, they no longer carry Western Digital hard drives because they've had so many problems with them. Hmmmm.
By Heather Lion (New)
For those that don't know why you want a low-power drive:
It's not just for the environment or your electricity bill--those are just added bonuses. A hard drive can generate a lot of heat inside of your system. This means that (a) your fans will have to blow faster (and thus your computer gets significantly louder), but also that the rest of your computer (CPU, graphics card, etc) are operating at a higher heat. This means that they are running at a lower efficiency rate, as well as with an increased risk of failure. Long story short, your computer will run quieter, faster, and more efficiently, and will also last longer with fewer failures.
This particular drive runs faster than a lot of low-power drives, and has been incredibly reliable. It's 7200 rpm and 32mb cache are rather good specs, especially compared to other drives out there--make sure you check those two specs before you buy! The price also cannot be beat.
It unfortunately doesn't come with any cables, so I would strongly suggest getting this (as I did): Cables Unlimited Serial ATA Cable Kit. It comes with both the sata connector for your motherboard as well as a power adapter to power your drive from a 4-pin molex cable from your power supply.
By J. D. Cartee (Charlotte, NC)
I added this drive to my Drobo and I have had no issues with it.
By Carrnell J. Baskerville (Richmond, Va)
Hey I can't complain this was a seemless install and the product has worked great, I guess my only complaint is that you will not recieve the full 1TB of space for use... It yields about 978G which is not what I paid for...this is the only reason for not awarding the full 5 stars
By Palmer Yu
It is the green drive. So don't expect it to be as fast as a 7200rpm drive. It has 3 250GB platters, about half the density of the new 2TB green drive (4 500GB platters). However, for the price, a little over $50, it is a great storage drive. Runs quiet and cool.
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