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Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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This is an Advanced Format drive

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— TexasDex 4/16/2010

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“-Large capacity, formats to 1.81TB
-Very quiet, I can't hear it at all
-64MB of cache, which is great for multitaskers”

— Polish Warrior 1/29/2010

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Manufacturer Warranty

Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years

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The Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB Hard Drive uses less power and supports quieter, cooler-running desktop PCs. Its breakthrough 64MB 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. All the features help the drive to operate with lower power consumption and reduced noise.

GreenPower Technology With GreenPower technology, the Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and low acoustics for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives.
Reduced Power Consumption Combined with WD's IntelliSeek, NoTouch, and IntelliPower technologies, the Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives.
SATA 3.0 Gb/s Interface The Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 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.
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.
StableTrac technology The Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS features the StableTrac technology to secure the motor shaft at both ends, reducing system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.

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Model

Brand: Western Digital

Series: Caviar Green

Model: WD20EARS

Packaging: Bare Drive

Performance

Interface: SATA 3.0Gb/s

Capacity: 2TB

Cache: 64MB

Physical Spec

Form Factor: 3.5"

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts: 3 years limited

Labor: 3 years limited

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Filter Results Last 2 Weeks (24) Last 6 Months (278) All Reviews (291) 48% (142) 17% (50) 8% (23) 7% (19) 20% (57) Verified Owners Video Reviews Mfr. Responses keyword Go page SubmitTopPaginationForm of 30 previousTopPaginationForm\| nextTopPaginationForm
N/A 9/2/2010 2:51:41 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5DOA - Stay Away! Pros: Cheap Cons: Died in less than an hour. Why do I keep buying WD? I guess I will learn eventually. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 9/1/2010 6:37:51 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 3/5John Pros: Good price for a big drive. Cons: Purchased 5 drives, 2 DOA. Are you reading this Western Digital!!! Quality control!!! Other Thoughts: So far the other 3 are working fine. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 9/1/2010 2:19:23 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Great so far! Pros: Huge amount of space for dirt cheap. I bought 2 for video storage on and its been perfect so far. Not all hdd are for the same purpose, these are great for storage, u want speed go get a SSD for boot and a black for running games on, thats my setup. Don't complain if you're using things the wrong way. Cons: Some claim DOA's, my 2 worked perfectly and I couldn't be happier about it, but I might have been lucky. Others claim problems with XP, might be trouble for some, I run 7 x64 ultimate and had NO problems at all. My only personal complaint is 3 year warranty instead of the 5 year from the "black" series. Other Thoughts: Mine were shipped really well, tight bubble wrap,in small boxes, no room to move around the large box during transport, i was impressed actually, I've ordered allot online and its rarely packaged that well. That may be why mine still worked. thx newegg. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Docah 9/1/2010 8:41:51 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Spacious, Speedy, Cool Pros: Very Quiet, Reasonably speedy. I'm using 4 of these drives on a Dell Perc 5/i on Linux. The system is mostly a NAS device, but the VMware sessions i'm running on it seem responsive and stable. Low power usage is a nice feature, i have a 330W power supply with these 4 drives and 4 low power Samsung spinpoint 1.5Tb drives. It shows no sign of strain, and things run very cool compared to my old 7@7200rpm raid setup. Cons: None so far, though i am concerned by some of the reliability remarks. Other Thoughts: I will update if there are issues. It is likely i will run these drives near 24/7/365 for the next 3 years. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 8/31/2010 12:48:13 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Worked for 1 hour Pros: None (Size doesn't matter if you can't use it). Cons: Poor reliability. It should have lasted 3-5 years, not 1 hour. It never even finished the normal (long) format. Now it just clicks and makes strange sounds. Tried it on 3 machines (just to be sure) and none can detect it now. Other Thoughts: Newegg bare-drive packing was ok I guess (bubble-wrapped and in a small box) ... placed in larger box with paper and other items. Much better than before but could still be better. I don't know if it was the shipping, the 2tb crammed onto 1 drive, or the new Adv. Format, but if this is WD quality, I going to switch away. I'll try WD once more but probably back to 1tb Blacks. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Dan 8/31/2010 12:39:58 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Hmmm Pros: High Capacity, Advanced Format drive, 64MB Cache, Low Power Consumption Cons: This thing was DOA... I made sure my ASUS (785 chipset) motherboard had the latest BIOS update (2105), changed the SATA controllers from IDE to ACHI and back, swapped out SATA ports, all to no avail. I am sending it backa nd getting a replacement. Hopefully I can then give a better review! Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Worthy 8/31/2010 11:02:07 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5WD20EARS Pros: Large Storage, Inexpensive, Quiet, Low Power, Low Temp, High Throughput Cons: Slower access times compared to some Other Thoughts: Tested speed with HDTune, Max 118MB/s Min 50MB/s Avg 88MB/s Access Time 16ms Burst Rate 185MB/s 512 bytes 62 IOPS Access 15ms .031MB/s 4kb 61 IOPS Access 16ms .242MB/s 64kb 58 IOPS Access 17ms 3.639MB/s 1MB 32 IOPS Access 30ms 32.883MB/s Random 40 IOPS Access 24ms 20.705MB/s Some people complained of lag, I think it may be there HDD controller. I plugged it into my GA-7NNXP mobo and yes there was lag; everything paused, started, paused.... It is in my new build now ( GA-880GMA-UD2H mobo) and there is none at all. I have not updated my GA-7NNXP sata drivers to see if that fixed it. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
rober 8/31/2010 10:32:28 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5Plenty of storage capacity Pros: Plenty of storage capacity for the price. I give it 4 eggs since it's an internal drive. Cons: none 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
uncommon 8/31/2010 3:14:41 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Works for me Pros: I read the instructions on the packet, put the jumper in place, formatted drive, off to work I go. I've got three of these drives in place now, working fine, and running cool. Cons: None that I can see. Other Thoughts: A lot of people are reporting DOA, I do wonder if they are reading the clear, printed instructions on the outside of the packet. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
YUNGYEH 8/30/2010 3:19:06 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5	Rating: 5/5Large capacity with affordable price Pros: Large, fast, quiet, and inexpensive! Cons: XP users must run align tool before use! Other Thoughts: OS:Windows XP SP3 Case: Standard Mid-tower. Motherboard: ASUS P5Q pro Hard dirve: WD Caviar Green SATA 2TB (WD20EARS) Drive Transfer rate (by HD tune): Max - 124.7MB/s Min - 50.3MB/s Avg - 92.1MB/s Brust - 170.6MB/s Access Time - 12.4ms OS:Windows XP SP3 Case: Standard Mid-tower. Motherboard: ASUS P5Q pro Hard drive: WD Caviar Green SATA 2TB (WD20EARS) Drive Transfer rate (by HD tune): Max - 124.7MB/s Min - 50.3MB/s Avg - 92.1MB/s Burst - 170.6MB/s Access Time - 12.4ms Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
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