Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" Serial ATA II

  • Brand : Western Digital
  • Product name : Caviar Green 1TB
  • Product code : WD10EACS-RFB
  • Category : Internal Hard Drives
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  • Long product name Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" Serial ATA II :

    3.5", 1TB, 16MB Cache, SATA 3Gb/s, 5400RPM, Refurbished

  • Short summary description Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" Serial ATA II :

    Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB, 3.5", 1 TB, 5400 RPM

  • Long summary description Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" Serial ATA II :

    Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB. HDD size: 3.5", HDD capacity: 1 TB, HDD speed: 5400 RPM

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Updated:
2018-06-01 09:55:01
Average rating:74
Uk has collected 21 expert reviews for Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" Serial ATA II and the average expert rating is 74 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
digitalversus.com
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2018-06-01 09:54:49
Average rating:60
In fact, the Caviar Green range is made up of three almost identical drives. The EARS, the EADS and the EACS only differ by the size of their memory cache: 64 MB for the first, 32 MB for the second and 16 MB for the last. A difference which doesn't all...
  • Quiet, Doesn't heat up too much...
  • Performance levels significantly down on the best hard drives, No 2 TB version (unless you move up to 32 MB or 64 MB cache versions)...
  • The Caviar Greens aren't the fastest of drives. They are however very quiet and heat up very little, which is an indication of durability. This makes them an ideal choice for use as a storage drive in a PC or NAS server...
expertreviews.co.uk
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2018-06-01 09:54:49
Average rating:60
The main selling point of the Caviar Green is its low power consumption. This means it runs a little quieter, generates less heat and reduces electricity bills. The 2.8W power rating when idle is less than half the average of the 3½in disks reviewed...
pcworld.co.nz
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2018-06-01 09:54:55
Average rating:0
Hard drivesThe Caviar GP (for “Green Power”) is the first 1TB hard drive to have variable rotational speed, ranging from 5400 rpm to 7200 rpm; Western Digital credits that technological change with helping the hard drive reduce its power consumption.T...
techadvisor.co.uk
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2018-06-01 09:54:55
Average rating:80
Western Digitals Caviar GP WD10EACS promises to reduce power consumption; but loses little on performance. What do you have to give up to embrace green computing? The answer, based on our test results: not much. Western Digitals Caviar GP WD10EACS...
  • You can conserve a little power with the Western Digital Caviar GP - proving that going green can save a bit of green too. Melissa J Perenson...
techradar.com
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2018-06-01 09:54:55
Average rating:70
When did a terabyte of storage become passé? Probably when this became the second terabyte drive we reviewed. That does give us an advantage, as we have a drive to compare to this one - the Hitachi Deskstar 1TB.Western Digital always seems to stay in t...
  • Strong eco credentials...
  • Slow and expensive...
  • When did a terabyte of storage become passé? Probably when this became the second terabyte drive we reviewed. That does give us an advantage, as we have a drive to compare to this one - the Hitachi Deskstar 1TB.Western Digital always seems to stay in t...
goodgearguide.com.au
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2018-06-01 09:54:55
Average rating:90
Western Digitals Caviar GP (Green Power) drive is a cut above the competition as far as power consumption is concerned. It takes advantage of an improved seek method for data, as well as a constant spin speed, to deliver the lowest power consumption i...
  • Lower power consumption than other 1TB drives, very quiet and cool operation, good write performance...
  • Slightly high cost per gigabyte, was a little sluggish in our file transfer test The Final Word This drive consumes less power than other 1TB drives, but it definitely isnt a slow coach. It was almost silent during our tests, and doesnt get too hot...
  • This drive consumes less power than other 1TB drives, but it definitely isnt a slow coach. It was almost silent during our tests, and doesnt get too hot. As such, its an ideal hard drive for a home theatre or small form factor PC, as well as being s...
tomshardware.co.uk
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2018-06-01 09:55:01
Average rating:0
Hitachi was the first hard drive maker to offer a 1 TB model, the Deskstar 7K1000, as early as the spring of 2007. Although Samsung and Seagate announced their 1 TB hard drives months ago, Samsung is past due, and Seagate’s first 7200.11 sample had to...
xbitlabs.com
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2018-06-01 09:54:49
Average rating:0
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...
ocia.net
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2018-06-01 09:54:49
Average rating:0
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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