WD7500AADS (750 GB Green Power HDD): $59.99 shipped at Newegg

[mshan]

Seems like pretty good price for media storage drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/..._-22-136-359-_-Product

2.5% Bing Cash Back also available.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Eight cents a gig for a new, solid quality disk...thanks mshan!

 

[esquared]

They also have this at Fry's B&M here

Fry's.com has it also but no free shipping here

 

[F1N3ST]

is this drive fast or no?

 

[dj2004]

Originally posted by: F1N3ST
is this drive fast or no?

It's a Green drive, so it is 5400RPM. Great as a storage drive, as suggested in the OP, but not a drive that should be used for OS/games.

 

[jackschmittusa]

Actually, the rpm is supposed to vary between 5400 and 7200 depending on demand.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
Actually, the rpm is supposed to vary between 5400 and 7200 depending on demand.

I thought the initial view of the Green drives was this, but it was determined that they all run at a constant 5400 RPM.

 

[mshan]

This is the new revision (AADS, not AACS).

Still trying to figure out if these are now 7200 rpm.

 

[BerserkBen]

Originally posted by: mshan
This is the new revision (AADS, not AACS).

Still trying to figure out if these are now 7200 rpm.

Variable between 5400-7200 rpm according to this article:

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3161


Edit: I know it's a different drive, but I'm guessing that's what IntelliPower/IntelliSeek does.

http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2879-701229.pdf

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
Actually, the rpm is supposed to vary between 5400 and 7200 depending on demand.

Originally posted by: BerserkBen

Originally posted by: mshan
This is the new revision (AADS, not AACS).

Still trying to figure out if these are now 7200 rpm.

Variable between 5400-7200 rpm according to this article:

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3161


Edit: I know it's a different drive, but I'm guessing that's what IntelliPower/IntelliSeek does.

http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2879-701229.pdf

WD Green drives do not run at 7,200 rpm. It was initially thought so (by the clever wording (if not misleading) of the marketing material) but later proven by several folks (and admitted by WD) that the Green Series could be run at 7,200 rpm at some point, but the current generation run at 5,400 rpm.

These should be 3 platter drives (250GB per platter) as I don't think that WD has a green drive with 500GB platters yet (but I could be wrong).

The Intellipower stuff with 7,200 rpm is a marketing ploy, nothing more.

Click me (for information).

The StorageReview comments.

 

[jackschmittusa]

WD still lists the 16mb cache version as 5400-7200 rpm.

The morning Shell Shocker deal at Newegg today has the black edition of the drive for $64.99 with FS.

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: jackschmittusa
Actually, the rpm is supposed to vary between 5400 and 7200 depending on demand.

Originally posted by: BerserkBen

Originally posted by: mshan
This is the new revision (AADS, not AACS).

Still trying to figure out if these are now 7200 rpm.

Variable between 5400-7200 rpm according to this article:

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3161


Edit: I know it's a different drive, but I'm guessing that's what IntelliPower/IntelliSeek does.

http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2879-701229.pdf

WD Green drives do not run at 7,200 rpm. It was initially thought so (by the clever wording (if not misleading) of the marketing material) but later proven by several folks (and admitted by WD) that the Green Series could be run at 7,200 rpm at some point, but the current generation run at 5,400 rpm.

These should be 3 platter drives (250GB per platter) as I don't think that WD has a green drive with 500GB platters yet (but I could be wrong).

The Intellipower stuff with 7,200 rpm is a marketing ploy, nothing more.

Click me (for information).

The StorageReview comments.

i think their 1.5 tb and 2tb greendrive models are 500 gb platters.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Fayd


i think their 1.5 tb and 2tb greendrive models are 500 gb platters.

I had forgotten about those (since I haven't looked to purchase a drive for the last year or so). I'm sure that they are (as are many of the newer drives such as the Samsung F2 and new Seagates. Not sure about Hitachi's yet).

 

[Adam8281]

Actually, you can get 10% Bing cashback at Newegg if you follow the instructions in this thread.