Cool, quiet, eco-friendly
WD
Caviar Green drives use less power and support quieter, cooler-running
desktop PCs and external storage devices. 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:
- Reduced power consumption
- WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to
competitors' drives with the combination of WD's IntelliSeek™,
IntelliPark™, and IntelliPower™ technologies.
- Helps enable eco-friendly PCs
- WD Caviar Green drives yield an average drive power savings of 4-5
watts over competitors' 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. This power savings equates to reducing CO2
emission by up to 13.8 kilograms per drive per year - the equivalent of
taking a car off the road for 3 days each year*. By using
environmentally-conscious PCs with our WD Caviar Green drives on board,
large organizations with many desktop computers can minimize their
carbon footprint and save real money on electricity costs.
*Assumes that a car produces 1.60 CO2 pounds per Kwatt/hours/year.
Calculation of automobile emissions depends on the car's g/km emission
levels and km/year of driving.
- Cool and Quiet -
GreenPower™ technology yields lower operating temperatures for
increased reliability and low acoustics for ultra-quiet PCs and
external drives.
- 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.
- IntelliPower
- A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching
algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid
performance. Additionally, WD Caviar Green drives consume less current
during startup allowing lower peak loads on systems as they are booted.
- IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
- IntelliPark - Delivers lower power consumption by automatically unloading the heads during idle to reduce aerodynamic drag.
- Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) - Employs PMR technology to achieve even greater areal density.
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