Testseek.com have collected 21 expert reviews of the Western Digital Caviar Green SATA300 WD-EACS Series and the average rating is 73%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital Caviar Green SATA300 WD-EACS Series.
January 2008
(73%)
21 Reviews
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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...
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...
Abstract: 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 ...
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...
Abstract: 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...
Abstract: 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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Published: 2007-12-24, Author: David , review by: maximumpc.com
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.
Abstract: 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...
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...
