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The Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB Hard Drive uses less power and supports quieter, cooler-running desktop PCs. Its breakthrough 32 MB cache makes this hard drive suitable for high-performance home and business computing, as it can handle high-end data-intensive and multimedia applications.
This hard drive incorporates WD’s GreenPower technology, which yields lower operating temperatures and low acoustics, best for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives use. The IntelliPower delivers a fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms; IntelliSeek Calculates optimum seek speeds; and IntelliPark automatically unloads the heads during idle. All the features help the drive to operation in lower power consumption and reduced noise environment.
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The technology just isn't there.
- Pros: Huge capacity.
- Cons: Poor quality control. We have ordered 5 of these drives for clients - we are working on RMA #3. The first drive was DOA - click of death. The replacement was fine. Then we ordered two more a few months later - one seemed fine, the other was DOA - once again the COD. A week after installing the seemingly fine drive we are seeing signs of failure (had to rebuild a RAID) and hearing ominous sounds coming from the drive.
- Other Thoughts: I run a computer repair shop. Western Digital has long been a trusted name in hard drive storage - but I wouldn't trust a drive larger than 500GB from them until they get these production kinks worked out. As of this writing the WD10EADS does not have a firmware fix available.... not that it would fix a click of death failure.
QUIET
- Pros: I've never in my life had such a quiet hard drive. In addition, it has a 32MB cache which is good for a low-power drive.
If you're looking for performance go with the Caviar Black for a bit more money. If you want cheap or quiet storage and performance isn't your main concern I would definitely recommend this drive!
- Cons: None
- Other Thoughts: I put two 1TB greens in a mirror on an ICH8R and I couldn't be happier.
I've been dissapointed with Seagate for a couple of years now, and they were once the only brand I would buy. Seagate is still my drive of choice for SCSI/SAS, however in the SATA / desktop world I avoid seagate like the plague. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with the purchase of Maxtor, but their quality of late has really sufferred.
The last 4 drives I bought were 7200.10's @ 320GB and they're LOUD and have a very obnoxious and seemingly random click (that sounds more like the head slamming the side of the drive than a seek)
Go western digital. You won't be dissapointed.
| Model | WD10EADS |
| Interface | SATA 3.0Gb/s |
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Cache | 32MB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
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Perfect for NAS
- Pros: I've had five of these bad boys in a QNAP TS-509 RAID5 array for the last 8 months or so. The only error I've experienced was due to a QNAP firmware issue, and not the drive itself. These drives seem very robust with plenty of longevity. Power consumption is very low, and the drives spin-down as they should. 5400 RPM is more than adequate when streaming a media library over a gigabit ethernet (and wireless N) connection. More RPMs only mean something if you use this as a primary OS drive (access time). Truly plug-and-play in my setup. Large storage, no complaints.
After several attempts at utilizing 1TB Seagate Barracudas (several died within several months), these hard drives are a breath of fresh air. WD10EADS may be the gold standard for high capacity storage drives.
- Cons: None, but I'll be sure to report back if any of the six drives I have purchased fail under warranty.
- Other Thoughts: If you're looking for a large storage drive with minimal power consumption, there's absolutely no reason not to click "add to cart" right now.
Great mid-performance drive
- Pros: Excellent drive for moderate speed demands, higher capacity, and low power. I have not had one fail, but apparently some have been shipping DoA. Failure rate is much lower than Seagate Barracuda LP drives.
- Cons: None. Did not buy for high performance. There are better drives for that.
- Other Thoughts: People should read the specs before they buy. The description says: "The IntelliPower delivers a fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms; IntelliSeek Calculates optimum seek speeds; and IntelliPark automatically unloads the heads during idle." If you expect the drive to run at 7200 or more all the time, this should have been a clue that it probably won't.
Great
- Pros: Overall it's a great HD.
- Cons: None that I've found
| Model |
| Brand |
Western Digital |
| Series |
Caviar Green |
| Model |
WD10EADS |
| Packaging |
Bare Drive |
| Performance |
| Interface |
SATA 3.0Gb/s |
| Capacity |
1TB |
| Cache |
32MB |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
3.5" |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
3 years limited |
| Labor |
3 years limited |
Introduction
The Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB Hard Drive uses less power and supports quieter, cooler-running desktop PCs. Its breakthrough 32 MB cache makes this hard drive suitable for high-performance home and business computing, as it can handle high-end data-intensive and multimedia applications.
This hard drive incorporates WD’s GreenPower technology, which yields lower operating temperatures and low acoustics, best for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives use. The IntelliPower delivers a fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms; IntelliSeek Calculates optimum seek speeds; and IntelliPark automatically unloads the heads during idle. All the features help the drive to operation in lower power consumption and reduced noise environment.
Highlights
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GreenPower Technology
With GreenPower technology, the Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and low acoustics for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives.
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Reduced Power Consumption
Combined with WD's IntelliSeek, IntelliPark, and IntelliPower technologies, the Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives
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SATA 3.0 Gb/s Interface
The Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS features the SATA II interface supporting up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections for optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
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Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
Perpendicular Magnetic recording technology enables industry-leading capacity in existing standard form factors and improves performance by increasing data density while reducing moving parts for enhanced reliability.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Cache | 32MB |
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Interface | SATA 3.0Gb/s |
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Reviewed By: WD Wary on 1/30/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
