Western Digital WD Green WD20EARX 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive : $89.99 + FS

BEWARE- 5400 RPM

Good review of this
http://petermoulding.com/western_...ata_3_disk

"The disk rotational speed is a big factor in access times. The standard disk rotates at 7200 Rotations Per Minute. The Seagate low power green disks rotate at 5900 RPM. The Samsung low power green disks rotate at the slightly slower 5400 RPM.The Samsung 2 TB equivalent is the Samsung HD204UI. Western Digital refuse to display the rotational speed in their specifications and instead talk about some rubbish they call IntelliPower. When manufacturers do that, it means they are hiding a weak point. The Western Digital WD20EARX has a rotational speed of only 5400 RPM and they want to hide their inferior rotation speed, compared to Seagate, using marketing junk speak."

Reg price $139.99
Now $109.99
Save: $30.00 (21%)

Where did you find $89.99?)

+ $20 off w/ promo code WEDIJAN9, limited offer

Quote from BubunyaB : Reg price $139.99 Now $109.99 Save: $30.00 (21%) Where did you find $89.99?)

Quote from Omyn.z : + $20 off w/ promo code WEDIJAN9, limited offer

I see, thanks. But there is no info 'bout promo code in first post...

Quote from loligagger2.2 : BEWARE- 5400 RPM Good review of this http://petermoulding.com/western_...ata_3_disk "The disk rotational speed is a big factor in access times. The standard disk rotates at 7200 Rotations Per Minute. The Seagate low power green disks rotate at 5900 RPM. The Samsung low power green disks rotate at the slightly slower 5400 RPM.The Samsung 2 TB equivalent is the Samsung HD204UI. Western Digital refuse to display the rotational speed in their specifications and instead talk about some rubbish they call IntelliPower. When manufacturers do that, it means they are hiding a weak point. The Western Digital WD20EARX has a rotational speed of only 5400 RPM and they want to hide their inferior rotation speed, compared to Seagate, using marketing junk speak."

Dude this is for storage not running an OS.............

Quote from BubunyaB : I see, thanks. But there is no info 'bout promo code in first post...

Added thanks...

Quote from LetsGiveATry : Quote from BubunyaB : I see, thanks. But there is no info 'bout promo code in first post... Added thanks...

I bought this today. Hopefully it won't be DOA.

bad review,

From the review:
Short life drive and DOA.

Quote from loligagger2.2 : BEWARE- 5400 RPM

No, nothing wrong with 5400. If you want faster access times and higher power consumption, go with 7200 (or even 10k). If you want low power usage and don't care about access times (e.g. in an enclosure or as a second drive), 5400 is perfectly fine.


The only "junk" here is the excerpt you posted.

Quote from Ion Control : No, nothing wrong with 5400. If you want faster access times and higher power consumption, go with 7200 (or even 10k). If you want low power usage and don't care about access times (e.g. in an enclosure or as a second drive), 5400 is perfectly fine. The only "junk" here is the excerpt you posted.

+1, I don't understand why people would look at a 2tb Green drive like it's going to be their main OS drive. This is for storage/backing up stuff and 5400rpm is good enough/better for that than 7200rpm. The price on the other hand is decent if you need a drive right now but it isn't "slick," also this isn't even the newest version of the 2tb Green from western digital that one is the WD20EZRX

FYI I bought a seagate 7200 rpm drive, I hate the fact that it makes that chirping sound everytime I access the drive. It powers down to save energy or some garbage but in the end just annoys the crap out of me. That experience has really turned me off 7200 rpm drives for storage/backups.

Quote from Ion Control : No, nothing wrong with 5400. If you want faster access times and higher power consumption, go with 7200 (or even 10k). If you want low power usage and don't care about access times (e.g. in an enclosure or as a second drive), 5400 is perfectly fine. The only "junk" here is the excerpt you posted.

Exactly. The read/write speeds of this drive is much faster than the 7200 RPM drives from a few years back. If you need 7200 for some reason, go pay more and get a "Black" drive.