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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

List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $68.99
as of 9/10/2010 15:59 CDT details
You Save: $31.00 (31%)

Qty 2 In Stock


New (15) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $62.99

Seller: PandoraCall
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 357 reviews

Format: CD
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
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
ASIN: B001IEZX3G

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.

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Product Description
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

Amazon.com 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.

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

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 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.


View IntelliSeek demo here.

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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.




Customer Reviews:
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5 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!!   September 6, 2010
queens-knight
Great product, great price! Had 2 replace IDE HD that had gone bad on my Win XP Home/SP3 PC. PC is about 4-5 years old and fortunately the motherboard had a couple of SATA connections. After drive had shipped 2 my home, went 2 Fry's 2 buy SATA & power cables. Ended up spending the same $ amount if I would have bought them w\ HD on Amazon. Also, discovered I had paid 50% less than if I had bought the drive @ Fry's. Heh!! I'm happy 'bout that! The ONLY issue I had were with the cables: the plastic grips were too fat. Every time I placed one of the cables into its appropriate slot, i couldn't get the other cable to sit well into its slot. So, had 2 manually "sand" off some of the plastic by rubbing it against the concrete on my patio. Then, success! I had the drive formatted and Win XP Home installed in < 2.5 hrs.


5 out of 5 stars Great drive, great price.   September 6, 2010
W. Harden (SoCal)
I filled up my Windows Home Server with these, and they're great. It cut down on the noise tremendously. When I upgrade to larger size drives, I'll definitely be sticking with Green drives!


5 out of 5 stars Replace Seagate, no issues   August 31, 2010
M. V. Damiano
To date, 3 of the 4 original Seagate drives have failed in my NetGear NAS. Thankfully one at a time. I have replaced them all with 500GB Western Digital drives. Been months since original failure and weeks since the last one. So far no issues. Time will tell. The original Seagate drives lasted over a year or so before they failed with clicking noises. If this drive fails, I will be sure to update review.


5 out of 5 stars WD   August 27, 2010
Jim (harrisburg, nc)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Western Digital hard drives have been the best on the market. From my first computer as a wee tyke to my slogging work horse of today, I've always selected WD drives and have never been disapointed.


1 out of 5 stars Dead after 6 months, perhaps due to bulk handling   August 24, 2010
S. Chia
I bought this drive in December 2009 because of the many positive reviews, and it completely failed after 6 months of minor use. The Western Digital diagnostic tool revealed that there were so many media errors that it could not continue. Chkdsk listed thousands of read failures before I gave up and sent it for RMA.

The RMA instructions on the WD site listed detailed packing instructions, and it occurred to me that the problem might be how these bulk drives are handled once they arrive at Amazon's warehouse. They probably arrive from WD, properly packed and padded. Once there however, it could be anyone unpacking these drives and simply throwing each onto a shelf. Then an order comes in and someone else picks these up, throws each into an Amazon box with a few bubble pillows, something the RMA instruction specifically say would void your warranty.

Imagine the thrashing as the drive goes through the conveyor belts, the journey on the various trucks, the loading and unloading, and the final thud as it lands on your door step.

No wonder there are so many positive reviews, together with the numerous incidents of the drive failing after just a few months. And this seems to be same with other brands.

Perhaps that's why Seagate has a 5 year warranty of their retail drive but a 3 year warranty on the same bulk drive.

Amazon should learn how to pack the drives from the WD RMA instructions!


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