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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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Brand:  Western Digital
Category: CE

Original Price: $99.99
Buy New: $97.95

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Seller: egcncczshop
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4.0 out of 5 stars from 362 reviews

Format:  CD
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: N/A
Hard Drive Size: 1000
Size: 1 TB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4 x 1

MPN: WD10EADS
Model: WD10EADS
UPC: 718037736679
EAN: 7180377366794

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Features:
  • Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
  • WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives
  • GreenPower technology yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and low acoustics for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives
  • A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorith ms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance.

Editorial Reviews

HDTalking Shopping Product Description

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.
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WD Caviar® Blue™
Performance and reliability for everyday computing.
Select true blue for reliable quality in everyday use.

WD Caviar® Green™
Cool, quiet, eco-friendly.
Select green for doing more with less energy consumption.

WD Caviar® 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



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


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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.


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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 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.


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View IntelliSeek demo here.
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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.

Product Description

Item #: U95612. 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.

Type: Hard drive - internal
Form Factor: 3.5" x 1/3H
Dimensions (WxDxH): 4 in x 5.8 in x 1 in
Weight: 1.6 lbs
Capacity: 1 TB
Interface Type: Serial ATA-300
Data Transfer Rate: 300 MBps
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
Buffer Size: 32 MB


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Customer Reviews:


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5 out of 5 stars
The packaging is perfect!
By Matthew K. Tucker (Charlotte, NC)  |  March 16, 2010
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.
5 out of 5 stars
WD 1 TB Cavier Green
By Patrick Mundy  |  March 14, 2010
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.
1 out of 5 stars
RMA'd it Within 30 Days
By Amazonian 2082 (Dreary Ohio)  |  March 10, 2010  | 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
5 out of 5 stars
Efficient, super quiet drive
By Kevin R. Eisenhauer (Omaha, NE)  |  March 10, 2010
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...
5 out of 5 stars
3x Drives in MediaSmart Server
By L. A. Wilson (Northwest Pennsylvania, USA)  |  March 8, 2010
I purchased three of these drives for placement in my HP EX495 1.5TB Mediasmart Home Server ( Black) a little over a month ago. So far they are running just great. These drives are very quiet. I have the server in my basement and when I am downstairs working, I cannot even tell the server is running except for the lights on the front of it. The Caviar Green drives run 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5 TB SATA 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31500341AS that came with the unit, even when backing up data. They idle at about 80 degrees and max out at 95 degrees. I have seen the Seagate as high as 110 degrees. Yes they are only 5400rpm compared to the Seagate, but for a server that is just backing up the computers in the house and streaming music & video they are more than adequate.
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