Is this a "green" drive?
I'm hearing that "green" drives are not the best choice for your boot (main) drive due to their slower performance.
This drive runs at 7200 rpm. Green drives run at slower rpm (usually 5200 - 5900}, which helps them use less energy and achieve "Green" status. For example, the Western Digital Green drives run at 5400 rpm. The slower speed means both slower access times and slower data transfer times. The difference is not as dramatic as between a rotational drive and an SSD of course, and I have seen some Green drive perform very well. But generally, though Green drives make excellent backup drives, I would agree that performance-wise they are not the best choice for a boot drive. (SSD drives have come down dramatically in price in recent months and would be a much better choice than any rotational drive as a boot drive).
9 years, 8 months ago
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bbbuyer
Philadelphia, PA