Western Digital Caviar GreenPower 1TB SATA Hard Drive - 5400 RPM, 16MB WD10000CSRTL

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.9 x 3.8 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000YDIA64
• Item model number: WD10000CSRTL
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,860 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 5, 2007

Product Description

Product Description
As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. WD Caviar Green drives make it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In this case, green can be mean too., February 3, 2008

By	Frank Gavina (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I know, I know. You're upset because this "Intellipower" concept allows hard drive speeds as low as 5400 rpm, but can be as high as 7200 rpm. So which is it- high performing drive or budget friendly consumer class model? It's both. This new variable spin speed system is absolutely transparent in operation. You don't notice lag, you don't hear odd sounds; quite the opposite, this drive is whisper quiet. It's a fast drive, has boatloads of space, and is priced pretty reasonably to boot. If you are looking for all out insane speed, get a Raptor-X or a 15K RPM SCSI setup. If you want a drive that will boot fast, hold your whole iTunes library and maybe even help Mother Nature a little bit, here's your answer.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inaudible, Super fast, and *Plenty* of Space, April 2, 2008

By	P. McGuire (USA, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My 320 GB WD Caviar was getting too full I did some searching around for a 1TB drive (as a secondary drive to my computer). Slashdot just happened to have an article on this drive the day I was looking to buy one. I was a little skeptical about the 5400 RPM but I was looking for a data drive not a OS drive.

Well, this drive is nice... It is as fast as my 320GB 7200rpm drives (just doing MP3 transfers). It only took like 10 seconds to do a Quick Format - as with all drives you won't get the full 1TB due to formatting but everyone knows that.

The drive is inaudible... I can't hear a THING - especially when using it. My old 320GB Western Digital Caviar clicked and clacked like the old 1GB drives ... So it is nice not having to listen to that anymore.

Being "green" is kinda cool too. Nothing like helping everyone out a little by buying something that uses less electricity.

I definitely recommend this drive.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Potential Firmware Issue with 3ware raid card., June 26, 2008

By	Robert Hudock "Linux User, Attorney, Hacker" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought four of these to go with a 3ware 9650 raid card, I noticed that the drive with the older firmware 1.0A (the newer version is 1.0B) regularly times-out. I believe the firmware can be updated by contacting western digital based on some online research, however, it appears to be an involved process and involve getting a dos based utility from WD support. When you are running eight hard-drives in a single array the energy savings will be significant. Moreover, if used in an array, the reduced performance of the individual disks as compared to other 1 TB drives is not noticeable.