1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 3.5" Hard Disk Drive - WD10EARS

WD Caviar Green SATA Hard Drives Solid Performance Ultra-cool and Quiet. Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating which helps protect the drive and the data stored on it. Ideal for anyone seeking performance and reliability for everyday computing. SATA - Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard. Motherboard manufacturers now include SATA inputs on their boards. Because of their considerably narrower cables, SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter and in the computer system.

Main Features

Capacity: 1 TB
Spindle Speed: 5400 rpm
Interface: SATA 3 Gb/s
Cache: 64 MB
3.5 inch Hard Drive
3 Year Limited Warranty

WD Caviar Green drives use less power and support quieter, cooler-running desktop PCs and external storage devices.

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.

Main Features:

Reduced power consumption - WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives with the combination of WD's IntelliSeek, NoTouch, and IntelliPower technologies
Helps enable eco-friendly PCs - WD Caviar Green drives yield an average drive power savings of 4-5 watts over standard desktop drives making it possible for our energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of sy
Cool and quiet - WD GreenPower Technology yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and low acoustics for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives
Massive capacity - Capacities up to 2 TB offer the most available capacity for storage-intensive programs and space-hungry operating systems, like Windows Vista, with plenty of room left over for photos, music, and video
Perfect for external drives - External drive manufacturers can eliminate the need for a fan in a high-capacity product with a WD Caviar Green drive, the coolest and quietest in its class
IntelliPower - A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance
IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration. View demo >
NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) - Employs PMR technology to achieve even greater areal density
StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations. (2 TB models only) View demo >
Low power spin-up - WD Caviar Green drives consume less current during startup allowing lower peak loads
Advanced power technology - Electronic components deliver best-in-class low power consumption for reduced power requirements and increased reliability

Hard Disk

Drive Interface SAS 3Gb/s
Disk Size 3.5 Inches
Disk Capacity 1000 GB
Data Buffer/RAM 64 MB

Warranty

Warranty 3 years Limited Warranty

Electrical

Power Requirement Idle (Ready) 5.4 Watts

Environmental

Acoustics (Idle Mode) 24 dB
Operating Temperature 0 to 60 °C
Non Operating Temperature -40 to 70 °C
Shock (Operating) 30Gs for 2ms
Shock (Non Operating) 300Gs for 2ms

Physical

Form Factor 3.5 inch Hard Drive
Enclosure type Internal
Width 10.16 cm
Depth 14.7 cm
Height 26.1 cm
Weight 0.60 kg
Barcode 0718037761817

15th March

12:11

very noisy as it is being used in a living room it is noticeable

1st March

11:27

It seems somewhat slow and subsequent reading of reviews and comments on the web suggest this is not an uncommon experience.

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5400 or 7200 rpm?

Please can you confirm whether this is 5400 or 7200 rpm? Both figures are quoted!

Western Digital do not quote an actual speed rating for the Green drives. The IntelliSeek and IntelliPower features of the drive cause it to have a... (more)