Well, I want to purchase a Cavier green as the space to price point is fair. I read the specs but it reads "Intellipower". IntelliPower is a fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance, so I guess its variable rpm? But what is its maximum. Western digital refused to tell me when I emailed their customer support because I don't actually own it yet and my current drive is out of warranty and currently failing. Does anybody know its maximum rpm?
What drive is it exactly?
also found this
When it first launched the GreenPower Caviar, WD refused to disclose the drive's actual spindle speed, saying only that it was somewhere between 5,400 and 7,200RPM. The company later admitted that the drive ran at closer to the former than the latter, but we haven't been able to coax out an exact spindle speed.
[QUOTE=dafour;27005240]What drive is it exactly?
also found this
When it first launched the GreenPower Caviar, WD refused to disclose the drive's actual spindle speed, saying only that it was somewhere between 5,400 and 7,200RPM. The company later admitted that the drive ran at closer to the former than the latter, but we haven't been able to coax out an exact spindle speed.[/QUOTE]
WD6400AADS-FR 640GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
Everywhere i encounter this drive on google it says 5400-7200rpm,max 7200rpm.
Looks like its the answer from that review that fits,cant really find anything about it.
and more :
Under "Rotational Speed," the manufacturer cites "IntelliPower (5400 to 7200 RPM)." This does not mean the drive dynamically changes its spindle speed during operation... indeed, such a feature would entail considerable mechanical engineering and would in many ways defeat the point -- rapidly accelerating and decelerating the spindle's speed would increase rather than decrease net power draw. Rather, the IntelliPower term indicates that the GP family as a whole does not have a set spindle speed (nor a set buffer size, for that matter). Different capacity points may feature differing spin speeds and buffer sizes. For those that must know, WD admits "sub-6000 RPM operation" for the 1-TB Caviar GP
[QUOTE=dafour;27005527]Everywhere i encounter this drive on google it says 5400-7200rpm,max 7200rpm.
Looks like its the answer from that review that fits,cant really find anything about it.[/QUOTE]
I suppose I'll get it. Not much to loose... 640gb for $30.99, less power consumption during non-intensive tasks. It probably sits around 5400rpm during non hdd intensive tasks and makes it way up to 7200rpm during the opposite.
I would use it for data,not as an os drive.Better get a blue then.
[QUOTE=dafour;27005699]I would use it for data,not as an os drive.Better get a blue then.[/QUOTE]
What about a black.
Honestly you should be less concerned about drive RPM's, and more concerned about actual transfer speed.
Read some benchmarks of the drives you're interested in.
Hmm, I suppose I'll get the louder and more power consuming Western Digital Cavier Black 640gb. I guess I will need some sort of hard drive cooling then...
I have a WD 640 Black,its quiet enough and runs very cool.
[QUOTE=dafour;27006492]I have a WD 640 Black,its quiet enough and runs very cool.[/QUOTE]
[del]Hmm, how loud is it?[/del] Bad reading on my part. You can get them for $44 recertified on newegg. Aka, less warranty and a hard drive that has gone through repairs and a better QA team. So I guess I shall purchase!
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