Seagate now selling 3TB External

[ASTOCADDIDS]

I have the same Freeagent drive that crashed in the same way with just a vibration and some beeps. The drive wont spin. How does the case open?This was my backup storage while creating a raid. Now the raid is ready to go and I am going insane with this stupid 4 month old Seagate Freeaget

 

[Soulkeeper]

Unconfirmed 3TB benchmark

178MB/s is a pretty nice boost if these numbers are right

 

[Old Hippie]

Unconfirmed 3TB benchmark

178MB/s is a pretty nice boost if these numbers are right

7200 RPM...I'm kinda suprised.

I thought it'd be a Green 5400 RPM drive.

 

[Old Hippie]

Am I just lucky here? Or were the user reviews right?

The reviews can't exist without the product being on the market so if you bought the WDs before the reviews (like the Seagates) I guess you were lucky.

If you bought the WDs after the reviews, I'd call you a smart shopper.

 

[taltamir]

7200 RPM...I'm kinda suprised.

I thought it'd be a Green 5400 RPM drive.

hehe...
one time I was working with a guy who was reselling cell phones (lots of them)... the shipper messed up and didn't send him enough manuals to go with the phones. I suggested simply putting a sticker on them tauting them as "green" and providing a link to an online PFF of the manual
He didn't though... a real shame, because I bet they would have sold well.

Anyways, my question is... Are 5400 actually more efficient (that is, work done / power consumption). If they are 70% the speed, then they must be less than 70% the power consumption to be green. Otherwise they are actually worse for the environment (and your pocket book).
So, anyone knows?

 

[Old Hippie]

I suggested simply putting a sticker on them tauting them as "green" and providing a link to an online PFF of the manual

That's what I would call creative marketing. :thumbsup: