xbitlabs.com Updated:
2011-10-04 14:26:56
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Recently we have taken a look at our HDD section and found that our previous roundup of 1-terabyte models is almost 1 year old. It is an eternity by the standards of the IT industry. Of course, we have been busy writing reviews of 750GB drives and 640G...
We will do some summarizing now. First of all, we can name the fastest 1-terabyte drive in all our tests. It is the WD RE3 (WD1002FBYS). This is the best buy if you prefer maximum performance. But if you don’t like its high price, you can take the W...
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When you are shopping for a new hard drive, there are several factors that you should first consider. Are you wanting an internal or external drive? How much space do you need? How fast of a drive do you want? How important is your data? Will you be ru...
The results found here today are right around what I anticipated. In HD Tune, we see that the average transfer rates are very close - .7 MB/sec to be exact. In HD Tach, the burst speed of the 1 TB drive really shines, while again, the averages were ve...
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The Western Digital 1 TB Caviar GP delivers a terabyte of storage capacity with low power consumption at a relatively low cost. If large, affordable storage capacity in a single drive is what you are looking for, then this is the drive you are looking...
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We wish the current "green" trend would have happened a long time ago, and we actually hope that it results in a permanent mentality adjustment rather than fading like so many trends do. We are happy to see that companies are now expected to be somew...
Despite their sub-7200 RPM spindle speeds, Western Digitals GreenPower drives proved they can hang with, and even beat, some respectable 7200 RPM drives (and a 10k RPM drive for that matter) in many tests. The drives offer solid performance despite t...
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Behardware.com Updated:
2011-10-04 14:27:15
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We have to admit that when starting this survey we were a bit pessimistic about the Western Caviar GP. And actually, the fact that no clear indication of its rotation speeds isn’t too transparent on Western’s part. This drive has a special spot on the...
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Our enthusiasm for the low noise WD 750GB Green Power hard drive prompted us to go hunting for the 1 TB flagship model so we could do more than speculate about it. With Western Digitals odd IntelliPower system for rating spindle speed, we wanted to co...
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maximumpc.com Updated:
2011-10-04 14:27:25
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We’ve been waiting with bated breath for Western Digital’s entrance into the world of the almighty terabyte. Its Caviar GP drive may have lost the right to stand at the top of the market and yell, “Firsties!” but it is the only terabyte drive built wit...
You save electricity with this drive, which makes you feel like an environmentally conscious allstar.
You really aren’t saving that much energy, and you’re sacrificing quite a bit of speed.
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There have been a lot of debates over the amount of storage space used in a computer. After all, how much is too much? No one can answer that for sure. But its also true that in the very-near future, ultra-high capacity hard drives (according to today...
Good performance, Silent operation, No Heat-related issues.
Small buffer for a 1 TB drive, Expensive.
The WD10EACS 1 TB hard drive is available for Rs. 20,500 with a 5-year warranty. The price is a little overboard considering the fact that the Hitachi 7K1000 costs at least 2000 bucks less and is at least 40% faster. The Hitachi has my vote, for now...
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v3.co.uk Updated:
2011-10-04 14:27:38
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Western Digitals Green Power range has been designed primarily to save power. The drives also do not have stated spin speeds, but rather a range of spin speeds under the Intellipower moniker (5,400-7,200rpm). The WD10EACS features four 250GB discs giv...
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Back in the 70s, Kermit the frog lamented that it wasnt easy being green. My, how times have changed. In this new millennium, being green isnt only easy, its practically expected. Neighbors sneer if you put out more garbage than carefully washed and...
Kermit was right: it aint easy being green, er, power. Dialing back the Caviar GPs spindle speed predictably slows the drive, making the GreenPower a poor choice if youre looking for fast sequential transfer rates, quick load times, or great perform...
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