Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
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 Rating: Review Date: 04/25/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
lenteur
Pros: Grande capacité de stockageSilencieuxFonctionne bien sous Vista 64bits |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/23/10 |
For what its worth, its worth it
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Got it in mail within two days on regular shipping!! For the price, we have an awesome gadget, I've Installed it, formatted the drive and then i got about 1.3TB of free space!!! So far, no complaints and very satisfied! |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/23/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
Bit slower than 72K RPM drivesNew 4K sector drives (needs special realignment for older OSes)
Pros: Price on SaleLarge CapacityLow HeatLow Acoustics Comment:
Got one of these to give it a whirl as a potential replacement for the EADS drives I've been putting in users' computers for storage.They have double the cache of the EADs but don't perform much better. The 4K move from 512B for the sector size has a theoretical gain for supported operating systems like Windows 7 since the default cluster size for NTFS is 4K but I haven't really seen it.Keep in mind that the EARS drives have to have the alignment tool run on them to work with Windows XP and other older operating systems. Use the Acronis CD image version from the WD site as it allows you to select the drive and partition to realign. Don't use the Paragon version as it reboots your computer anyway, and it realigns ALL your drives and partitions regardless of whether they need it or not and this is VERY time consuming. Also realign right after formatting, since it has to move data if it exists on the partitions; so a fresh partition and format realign is very fast. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/22/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
may take a little longer to kick start
Pros: Consume less power, excellent as voip, crm and samba NAS server. Comment:
Bought 2 of this as a linux raid pair. installed raid 1 on boot partition and samba server hosting my voip voice monitor. with both hd pair running under raid 0 for server, it gives the excellent combination as access to hdd with 64M cache transferring theoritically at 3G x 2 gets me result.... Good buy... |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/20/10 |
Great drive
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Got this drive yesterday, Transfered over 100gig of files over and it was pretty quick. Average speed was 80mb a second. Thanks as always! |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/19/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
5200 rpm,huge lost... 1397GB
Pros: Mass storage device,64 mb,Quiet, Comment:
I got 2 of this in raid 0 for a mass storage device. Perform well, but I'm waiting for a caviar black one. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/17/10 |
I Got One
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I'm pretty hard to please and I'm happy.....I will get the 2TB next time love the 64 MB cache. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/17/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
Not 7200rpm, but this is neglible if used as a storage drive.
Pros: Good gigabytes for the buck. Not loud. Comment:
Great drive for the price, should be lower power consumption too compared to other drives of the same capacity. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/17/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
none
Pros: price is awesome size is awesome quiet Comment:
awesome drive for the price 1.5 tb is very very nice its really quiet and seems fast so far will have to see once it fills up a little more |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/17/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
Green (Not really a weakness), None other than that. All depends on what you want to use it for
Pros: Size, Brand, Price, Quality Comment:
I have WD Blue, Black and now Green. This was on sale for 104$, great price. Will now wait for 2 TB drives to fall or come on sale for lower 100`s.Buy if you need storage space.I have WD Blue, Black and now Green. This was on sale for 104$, great price. Will now wait for 2 TB drives to fall or come on sale for lower 100`s.Buy if you need storage space. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/15/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
-None besides the whole XP thing
Pros: -Capacity-Price/GB-Quiet-Larger cache Comment:
Had to back up my movies that were sitting on 640GB drives. I was able to move them all with a little room to spare for Steam back ups, files, music and software. It's almost full now but I still got my 640GB's so I have plenty of storage... For now. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/14/10 |
WD ROCKS!
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I have 4 servers all with WD drives and XP at 4k clusters and these drives are rock solid!!! No Idea what the issue is with the other reviewer. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/14/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:
A little slow for a mid range to high end drive
Pros: Quiet, cool, dynamic power consumption Comment:
This hard drive on special is worth every penny! Paired with a Vantec Nexstar CX on eSata is just terrific for streaming HD movies! I wouldn't use it as a main gaming rig Hard drive though. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/13/10 |
Be advised
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This drive is not recommended for Windows XP due to the 4k block size. It is highly recommended you read around online for information about this drive and its issues. As long as you're running Vista or 7, you should be fine. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/27/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:Speical format with XPNot as fast as black
Pros:Quiet64MBLow heat Comment:
I format it with Windows 7 without problem. It is very quiet compare with other HDD especially my black. But not as fast as it.Use it as storage drive is excellent. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/26/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:any? ok, it does not come with screws
Pros:Low noise, large capacity, green Comment:
Great hard drive. Used in HTPC running MCE and I can't hear it. I have used different brands and this WD green is the lowest noise I've seen so far.Installed just before the Olympics... I was able to record tons of events in HD! If anything goes wrong with it, I'll come back to report. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/22/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:none
Pros:good as a storage drive Comment:
I'm using this as a storage drive in an external enclosure and it does that job perfectly. really not much else to say... |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/22/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:None so farNot a true 1.5 tb drive more like 1397 something GB drive when formatted NTFS.
Pros:lots of storageDecent pricing Comment:
Got several of those now and am buying some more. I have had no problems so far with the drives i have ( knock on wood ) they behave decently and efficiently.I use a toaster with them and am pleased as it helps me maintain my data collection in order.A good buy but shop for the best prices! |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/16/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:-None
Pros:-Cheap, Cheap, Cheap !!! HDD Galore !!-Decent performance-Lots of space ;) Comment:
Really great for storage especially with the size of HD movies. Not to be used as a primary drive as the power-saving feature slows the performance down.A steal at $100 |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/15/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:Speed... no surprise here!
Pros:Dead quiet! Price per GBLow power consumption Comment:
The WD15EARS does a very good job as a main data storage drive. Even if it isn't as fast as a 7200rpm drive, It runs cool and quiet enought to be the perfect addition to any HTPC setup or to be added as an extra drive in an existing system.Recommended setup : A fast Solid State Drive for your OS and Apps and a WD15EARS for your datas.Would definitively buy again... so far! |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/12/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:Nothing, other than it is not Dual Processor
Pros:Runs Cool & Fast Comment:
Have a little trouble installing - when I went to format, it fail at 1.1 GB but after help from tech support it works great. If you have nvidia/nforce motherboard you may need to update the drives - the motherboard does not support drives more than 1.1 GB without the update . Tech Support was very helpful, prompt in their reply and great advise. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/12/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:None as of yet
Pros:Quiet, cool Comment:
I was initially hesitant to purchase a green drive, as speed was a concern. However, I have been pleasantly surprised with this drive. While I use it in an external dock for back up of video and audio, I have had no issues with playback on my HTPC.generally, the price is great and the units run cool, but again, my units are not inside a case. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/10/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:-None Yet
Pros:-Price-Storage Space-Quiet Comment:
I got one of these drives for media storage. It will eventually be placed in my media server which is in progress. But for now it is in my desktop with mostly video, and some audio stored on it. I had been putting my video files on my external TB drive but have been watching the prices of these drop and when the price was right I picked one up. I am very happy with it and have it already have it half full. I have streamed video over my network with no problems and don't notice any heat increase in my system. I am very happy with this drive and plan on adding a couple more down the road. Recommended! |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/06/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:None
Pros:5degC cooler than other drives Comment:
Don't buy this drive if all you care about is random seek time or fast transfer time. It's not noticeably slower but buy this drive for what it was designed for - low power and low heat. I've got this drive, 2 Hitachi 7K1000.B and one WD Black in my Mac Pro aluminum tower. This WD consistently runs 5degC cooler than my other drives even under heavy usage - don't think I've seen it get over 33degC. It's also whisper quiet. As my boot drive is an SSD, I'm going to eventually upgrade all the other drives to the WDXXEARS series. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/05/10 |
Western Digital WD15EARS Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM
Cons:Don't think there is any
Pros:Large capacityQuietRuns cool Comment:
I need to replace my 1TB Green, as that was getting full with anime. Well this WD 1.5TB Green on sale for $99, I couldn't pass it up.The drive quiet, stays very cool in my case, around 27c. This review was modfied by poster @ 03-05-10 01:20 PM |
Il s'agit d'un bon rapport qualité vx prix. Cependant il est bien pour l'archivage de données mais trop lent pour le montage vidéo ou la lecture de films en HD.