User Reviews

1. Review Date: 2009-11-06

   I can't believe how Amazon packaged this hard drive. It arrived surrounded in a thin layer of bubble wrap, placed in a slightly larger box. I'm installing it in my Mac Pro for now, and will come back to this review if it fails in the near future.
   
   User: V. Q. Vu
   Rating:
   Summary: Amazon.com needs to improve their packaging!
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

2. Review Date: 2009-11-06

   Dead on Arrival! The shipping box and lack of packing material was just not up to the job. I was a little suspicious when I heard the slight rattle as I installed it in my Power Mac G5. Then came the ominous "tic..tic...tic", silence, then "tic...tic" of a drive that is dead. After numerous attempts to revive it and use any form of utility to read it I finally gave up and carefully placed it in the bin! My father once told me 'if you pay peanuts you get monkeys!"
   
   User: D. Littlejohn
   Rating:
   Summary: DOA
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

3. Review Date: 2009-11-05

   If the product breaks they will not replace it. No one at their call center speaks English. I lost a lot of data because of this company. Do not buy from them!!!
   
   User: Brian Kline
   Rating:
   Summary: Do not buy Western Digital
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

4. Review Date: 2009-11-05

   What can you really say about a drive when it is all working as expected? That's a good thing I say, no complaints, no problems, seems quite, never notice it running. As for what other's have said, the packaging from Amazon is a little questionable, but in the end, all worked out fine.
   
   User: Alan T. Miller
   Rating:
   Summary: So far it has not crapped out...
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

5. Review Date: 2009-11-04

   
   I've been purchasing (1 & 2 TB) WD green drives through Amazon for some time now for my Drobos and have been very satisfied with their performance and speed. There is a slight performance hit if the drive is accessed when the drives have spun down but that's the whole point of the green drive is to save on power consumption while keeping the internal temp low.
   
   What forced me to provide this review was the poor packaging for this drive.
   
   This OEM drive is part of the Amazon Frustration Free packaging program. Every green drive I purchased in the past had the OEM drive in its anti-static wrap, wrapped in bubble wrap, then enclosed in a small box that is lined with egg crate foam. That box is then in another box with air pads. This was fine for me as there is very little free movement for the drive and I've had no physical problems with the drives.
   
   What's wrong now, and you'll find several reviews siting similar situations, is that there is no egg foam box. All it is is a small box, with two air pads, and the drive in a single layer bubble wrap. The drive is loose and free to bang up against the box. The box suffered a little damage on one corner, either due to having something heavy stacked or from a fall.
   
   I'm no expert -- maybe it's perfectly fine to ship it this way, but the tech geek in me is having a difficult time with this.
   
   The drive is going into the drobo, so if it does fail I'm not overly worried. If it does, it's difficult to ignore the poor packaging as having a hand in the cause.
   
   User: M. Ridenour
   Rating:
   Summary: Great Drive, Poor Packaging
   Helpful Votes: 1
   Total Votes: 1
   

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Editorial Reviews

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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.

Cool 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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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 Details

1. WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives
2. GreenPower technology yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and low acoustics for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives
3. A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance.
4. Electronic components deliver best-in-class low power consumption for reduced power requirements and increased reliability.