Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS
Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS

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Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS

Available in capacities up to 2 TB, WD Caviar Green SATA hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40 percentage and offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature. Based on WD's exclusive GreenPower technology, these drives are designed to deliver power savings as the primary attribute. 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. They are ideal for PCs, external storage and other devices that require lower power consumption and cool, quiet operation.

 

It's easy to choose the world-class quality of a Western Digital hard drive. We?ve not only designed a drive that's right for you, we've also made it simple to find. These drives are ideal for business, home use, or high performance desktops, and are available in capacities up to 2 TB. With our renowned leading-edge engineering, you'll always make the right choice with WD. And you'll never compromise on quality.

The power of choice. The quality of WD.

WD CaviarŽ Blue?
Performance and reliability for everyday computing.
Select true blue for reliable quality in everyday use.

WD CaviarŽ Green?
Cool, quiet, eco-friendly.
Select green for doing more with less energy consumption.

WD CaviarŽ Black?
Maximum performance for power computing.
Select black when you demand the highest performance.



WD Caviar Green ? Cool, quiet, eco-friendly.

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.

Features at a glance
  • Reduced power consumption
  • Environmentally responsible
  • Cool and quiet
  • 3-year limited warranty

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

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.

GreenPower technology logoCool 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 VistaŽ, 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.


View IntelliSeek demo here.

PMR

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.

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)

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.

 

Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS Accessories

 

Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS Reviews

A lot of reviews here are complaining about DOA units due to poor packaging. I just got this drive yesterday and the packaging was perfectly adequate. It came in a standard OEM hard drive shipping package. It's sparse packaging but it was certainly enough to keep the drive safe.

I don't know if Amazon improved their packaging, or people think they should pack the box with padding, but the drive I got yesterday was just fine. My Drobo is syncing it as I type this.
 
I didn't purchase this drive for a number of weeks largely because of all the negative packaging & DOA feedback. I can say that I am perfectly happy with my purchase in the end and everything was perfect.

A LOT of reviewers have bashed this product based upon improper packaging. I can assure you that I just received mine today (3/16/2010) and it was packaged with the exact same "wings" the a retail drive comes in. It was also in a box that fit perfectly and had virtually no excess movement. My guess would be Amazon has seen the many complaints about improper packaging of OEM hard drives and have taken steps to correct this. This is just a guess, but I believe fairly sound as mine arrived in perfect shape.

This drive isn't the speediest but it is fairly priced and has a large amount of capacity. I am currently using a few of these in a Virtual Machine NAS box inside VMWare ESXi4. They provide low power consumption, and decent enough performance for a home server streaming media to a few systems (Windows, Mac, iPhone, & a couple PS3's.) The heat isn't too bad but I would recommend picking up a cooler or backplane (especially if using multiple drives) for added longevity.
 
I've had the WD 1 TB Caviar Green for several months now. It was easy to set up on my new computer build and has worked flawlessly. It may not be as fast as a Caviar Black but it is more than adequate for storage and serving up videos and music. It is also more energy efficient but at a slight performance hit. I have more than average computer experience, this being my 4th computer build over the years plus working with computers on my day job. Previously, I had purchased another one of these drives for my son and he likes it.
 
I ordered this drive mid January 2010 and by mid February 2010 I RMA'd it. Windows Vista would not boot and when I ran Check Disk there were all kinds of errors. It did work for a few weeks, but the whole computer ran slow. I used a program from Western Digital's website to make an identical copy of my old hard drive, so I think that had something to do with it, but it could have been the packaging. The packaging was simply bubble wrap on the hard drive as opposed to the replacement that Western Digital sent me was in molded plastic designed to fit the hard drive.

What I learned from the whole experience: if your drive goes bad, send it back to Amazon if possible because Western Digital made me pay for shipping!!

So I guess I'm rating the RMA process from Western Digital and it gets 1 star because I had to pay to ship a broken product back to them.

I ended up buying a 750GB Caviar Green in the meantime and it works fine. Did a fresh install of 7 instead of Vista. 7 is noticeably faster.
 
This drive performs exactly as promised - VERY quiet and efficient. I am using this as a backup drive in a Mac Pro and it performs flawlessly. Great product! Only thing I would suggest is a little more packaging material in the box to protect the drive in shipping. Mine was fine and they are designed to take some shock, but maybe bubble wrap on all sides of the drive would have been better...
 
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