Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green WD20EADS - SATA 3 Gb/s, 32MB Cache
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.
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 system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation.
Specifications
Drive Type:
Internal
Capacity:
2TB
Interface:
SATA 3.0Gb/s
Interface Type:
SATA
Spindle Speed (RPM):
Intellipower
Buffer Memory:
32MB
Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA:
Up to 3000 Mb/sec
Form Factor:
3.5"
Temperature, Operating (°C):
0 to 60
Temperature, Nonoperating (°C):
-40 to 70
Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs):
30
Acoustics Idle (bels—sound power):
24 dBA
Acoustics Seek (bels—sound power):
25 dBA
Acoustics Performance Seek (bels—sound power):
29 dBA
Dimensions:
1.03" x 4.0" x 5.8"
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.8
Customer Reviews:
3
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Value
4.7
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.7
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Good drive but Greenwashed
Reviewer:
Kahoona on
Nov 19, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.5
Value
4.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.0
Great drive. I pretty well bought only WD drives until now. The price per Gig is not as good as smaller drives but the fact that I can replace 2 older 750G drives and still have 500g left to play with is a big plus. I can reduce the number of drives in the case and these produce less heat and draw less power. It is quieter than the others too particularly it is idle. No problems with installation. The replacement warranty is great too if you ever need it.
There is a problem though. Any energy savings is lost because the packaging has changed. It is in a big hard plastic clamshell pack which demands a larger outer box to ship also. The clamshell packaging is nasty to open. It bears no recycle code that I can find. Do we have to stop buying WD bare drives? I hate this!
nice drive, fast, quiet, but runs a bit warm
Reviewer:
ddfarra on
Oct 26, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I used two of the 2 TB drives in a Buffalo backup drive enclosure. During long running periods (Apple time machine full backup of 600 GB of data) the Buffalo drive unit fan could not keep up with the twin 2 TB drive heat load, and the unit reduced the data rate to Kbits per second instead of megabits per second. For normal short run duration operations the drives work really well and they are very quiet. I highly recommend them.
Great HDD
Reviewer:
ELLIE on
Jun 11, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with 2TB of storage, but I'm sure as my needs change over time, I'l find a use for it. Nevertheless, this drive works flawlessly so far. I've never had any problem with Western Digital products, so I don't anticipate any with this drive. I'll update if the situation changes, but I've used at least a dozen WD HDDs, and they've all been flawless. 5 stars all the way!!
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Western Digital Warranty provided by:
Western Digital Limited Warranty:
36 months parts;
36 months labor
Mfg Part No:
WD20EADS UPC No:
718037734521 Box Size:
( Length:
11, Width:
8, Depth:
1 )
Shipping Weight:
1.6000 pound(s)
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TSD-2000EADS
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Warranty Information
7795 W. Flagler St. Suite 35
Miami, FL. 33144
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