How long does WD Green last?

Even if you turn on/off your system or let it idle long enough to power down the drive 20 times a day, 365 days a year, a Green drive should still last for over 40 years.

Is WD Green slow?

1) Don’t use “green” drives as your OS drive. They’re designed for slow long-term storage, not to act as your primary drive. In particular with the WD Green drives, they have a very short head parking timeout, which will cause stutters and micro-freezes if you use it as the OS drive.

What’s the rating of the WD Green 3TB?

The range of scores (95th – 5th percentile) for the WD Green 3TB (2011) is 42.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green 3TB (2011) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions. BEL-User, 2 hrs ago.

Are there any Western Digital Green hard drives?

Here at Puget Systems, we sell a lot of hard drives, with a good chunk being WD (Western Digital) Green drives. Especially in our Serenity systems, the quiet operation of the Green drives is essential when a customer wants a lot of storage space without the added noise that usually accompanies hard drives.

Is there a 3 TB hard drive from Western Digital?

It’s time for a comprehensive overview of today’s high-capacity hard drive offerings. The only 3 TB hard drive from Western Digital is a Caviar Green model, which aims at energy efficient systems. The drive is different from all the others in that it pairs a 5400 RPM spindle speed with 64 MB of cache and 3 TB of capacity.

How does Western Digital caviar Green 3TB drive work?

The Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB drive uses a primarily single-sided PCB, with all components facing the body of the drive for thermal dissipation. The board is held firmly to the drive with four Torx screws with a vibration isolation pad mounted between the circuit board and metal body.