Product Details
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.
Key FeaturesReduced power consumption - WD has reduced power consumption by up
to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives with the combination of WD's
IntelliSeek™, NoTouch™, and IntelliPower™ technologies.
Helps enable eco-friendly PCs - WD Caviar Green drives yield an average drive
power savings of 4-5 watts over standard desktop 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.
IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise,
and vibration. View demo >
NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media
ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as
better drive protection in transit.
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) - Employs PMR technology to achieve even
greater areal density.
Low power spin-up - WD Caviar Green drives consume less current during startup
allowing lower peak loads.
Advanced power technology - Electronic components deliver best-in-class low
power consumption for reduced power requirements and increased reliability.
Ideal For
Environmentally friendly PCs and external storage requiring lower power
consumption and cool, quiet operation.
Performance Specifications
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 3 Gb/s (Max)
Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity 1,000,204 MB
Capacity 1 TB
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s
User Sectors Per Drive 1,953,525,168
Physical Dimensions
English
Height 1.028 Inches (Max)
Length 5.787 Inches (Max)
Width 4.00 Inches (+/- 0.010 inch)
Weight 1.39 Pounds
Metric
Height 26.1 mm (Max)
Length 147 mm (Max)
Width 101.6 mm
Weight 0.63 kg
Environmental Specifications
Shock
Operating Shock (Read) 65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock 250G, 2 ms
Acoustics
Idle Mode 25 Dba (average)
Seek Mode 0 27 Dba (average)
Seek Mode 3 25 Dba (average)
Vibration
Operating
Linear 20-300 Hz, .75G (0 to peak)
Random 10-300 Hz, 0.008 g² / Hz
Non-operating
Low Frequency 5-20 Hz, 0.195 inches (double amplitude)
High Frequency 20-500 Hz, 4.0G (0 to peak)
Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
Power Dissipation
Read/Write 5.4 Watts
Idle 2.8 Watts
Standby 0.40 Watts
Sleep 0.40 Watts