SATA/300 - 7200 rpm - 16 MB Buffer - 3.5" - Hot Swappable - MPN: WD10EACS See Product Details
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Description
As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. The 1TB 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.
Quick Glance
Internal/External: Internal
Interface: SATA/300
Drive Width: 3.5"
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Capacity: 1000000
Rotational Speed: 7200
Cache Size: 16
Summary
Product Title: WD Caviar Green WD10EACS 1 TB Internal Hard Drive
Manufacturer: WD
Lowest Price: $129.99
Power Score: 4.1 | 8 Reviews
Storage
Capacity: 1 TB
Interface
Interface Type: SATA/300
Interface Connection: Serial ATA - 7 pin
Performance
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Rotational Speed: 7200 rpm
Cache Size: 16 MB
Sustained Transfer Rate: 1156 Mbps
General
Internal/External: Internal
Form Factor Width: 3.5"
Dimensions
Weight: 1.61 lbs
Warranty
Warranty Information: 1 Year Limited
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Hot Swappable: Yes
SATA Pin: 7-pin
Drive Width: 3.5"
Strengths: Drive runs quiet and cool, 3 yr warranty
Weakness: 16 mb cache - slightly slower perf
Drive was easy to set up and runs quiet and cool at 5400 rpm. Green drive saves on power and runs perfectly in the NAS box in RAID 1 config with a small tradeoff in performance (not your best option for a boot drive).
Strengths: Low cost, high capacity, solid performance
Weakness: Not the fastest (if you care about that sort of thing)
Western Digital has really hit a home run with this drive. It's by far the cheapest 1TB drive on the market (typically $25-$75 than the others), it's very quiet, and out of the 6 I've purchased in the last two months NONE have had any problems. It also consumes less power, meaning it produces less heat. It does so through a variety of technologies but also (mainly) because the drive spins slower...
Strengths: big, cheap, quiet, efficient
Weakness: it is what it is. not for very high performance, lower rpm than other 1tb drives to save energy, but as far as storage and hd video playback go, it\\\'s great.
I\\\'m playing large HD (.mkv) media files in Vista without a problem. It\\\'s nice and quiet on my media center pc. I don\\\'t use it for anything else. I\\\'m no hard drive expert, but as far as looking for a nice, big, quiet drive to shove into the 3.5 spot in your case, it\\\'s a beauty. after losing many files thanks to externals, I\\\'m happy to put something in that\\\'s a little safer and...
Strengths: Large Size, 3 Year Warranty, Runs Quiet and Cool. Perfect drive for Media Center storage.
Weakness: Not so great performance.
Western Digital again delivers a good quality product. Many people may complain about the performance of these drives though. It's a variable speed drive which many people may not like for their main desktop drive. These drives are the future, so get used too it. Most drives made in the past few years have the ability to be slowed down for heat/energy/sound issues. It's just that the option...
Strengths: Very good packaging, seems it is a factory sealed
Weakness: I do not see any weaknesses yet.
Very good value for a money paid.As it was promiced by site, it is a new, factory sealed 1 Tb internal hard drive bundled with full back up software.I hope it will work the way it was described.
Strengths: Has not failed me! Holds a lot of stuff!
Weakness: Heats up pretty well
This is a great drive and will provide plenty of storage for my needs for the time being. I have it in an Antex MX1 enclosure so in terms of overheating, the enclosure is doing a good job 'dissipating' the heat. I haven't been able to tell of any degraded performance either. I've already filled out 75% of the drive!
Testseek.com has collected 21 expert reviews for Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA300 WD10EACS and the average expert rating is 74 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
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No problems but make sure you cool it!
Strengths: Large size and dependable.
Weakness: Can run a bit hot, so make sure to have some good cooling.
I loaded my harddrive into an Antec MX-1 active cooled enclosure and backed up all of my data onto it. I think it would have been running pretty hot if I didn't have it in the active-cooled enclosure. Also, not using the SATA connection makes the data transfer a bit slow (through USB).