What is the drive inside? And is it 5400 or 7200 rpm?
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If it had a 7200 rpm drive they would brag about it - so I'd bet it has a 5400 rpm.
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http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1704I quote: "We can only guarantee drive capacity. We cannot guarantee a particular internal hard drive model, data interface, rotational speed, or cache size in the external hard drive enclosure."So it's probably 5400 RPM (the cheaper option).
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I just opened up two of my 4tb WD My Books, and both had the 5400 rpm Green drives in them.
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I don't think there's a reliable answer because I think WD puts in whatever drive is available. I haven't heard WD give any answer to this question. It's really slow, so it may be a 5400 drive.
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WD always uses their "Green" series of drives (5400 RPM) in the MyBook. I buy them just for the drive inside, because the Green drive is about 20% cheaper if purchased as an external MyBook. I have several 1TB drives that I bought in 2006 and they are still running great, showing between 90-100% health in 2 different diagnostics programs. That's why I went back to the MyBook whenever I needed more drive space... I now have 3 of the 4TB's and so far so good.
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From WD FAQ: We can only guarantee drive capacity. We cannot guarantee a particular internal hard drive model, data interface, rotational speed, or cache size in the external hard drive enclosure. With the exception of Thunderbolt, eSATA and USB 3.0 external hard drives, USB 2.0 and Firewire 400/800 have yet to approach the transfer rates of the internal hard drives we use in our external enclosures
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I have not seen the actual specs, but it is slow , probably 5400rpm . This drive is good for back up, not immediate access time. That costs more , you know. DR
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I have a 16 GB SSD and a 5400 RPM. Watchout, the disk name is WD7500 but it stands for 750GB not 7500rpm; hopefully the previous commenter is right.
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The drive is 5400rpm. Honestly I don't notice as my OS is installed on the SSD so the OS is very fast. All of my programs are on the 5400rpm drive.
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This computer came with only a 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive. However, there is an expansion slot for you to add an SSD if you are interested in going that route.
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Hello Manuel. It has 5400 rpmOther Specifications:Capacity 2TBInterface USB 3.0 and 2.0Data Transfer Rate Up to 5 Gb/sRotational Speed (rpm) 5400Average Seek Time 12 msCache Buffer 8MBSystem Requirements Formatted NTFS for Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows XPMac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.6 or above), Lion, and Mountain Lion with included NTFS driver for MacAvailable USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 PortDimensions (WxDxH) 3.11 x 4.37 x 0.59" / 7.9 x 11.1 x 1.5 cmWeight 8.11 oz / 230 g
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HDD 5400 rpm, but you can probably a SSD if you want. Either way the computer processing speed is great to begin with. Mine is very fast.
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5400 is slow. It also allows the drive to produce significantly less heat. Pack several drives into a small space and heat becomes an issue. I don't need my NAS to be fast. I do need it to be reliable. Cooking the drive in the middle caused me trouble in the past.
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Thank you for the info, I'll take a look. By the way would you recommend a 1tb 5400rpm or a 750gb 7200rpm? Is the speed trade-off worth the space trade off? thank you
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This model has a SSD (Solid State Drive) which does not have any moving parts and hence does not spin. A SSD is MUCH Faster than a 7200 rpm drive
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5400 rpm- a weak point for this laptop. However, since this laptop supports up to two 2.5" drives, I recommend getting a decent solid state drive to use as the primary drive and delegate this 1TB drive to storage only.
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Hi Eddie, My Hitachi Travelstar SATA 7200 drive arrived today, ordered from TigerDirect. Both the box and label on the drive confirm it as 7200 rpm. I have a Hitachi 320g 7200 drive in my netbook, and it works great. I purchased this from TigerDirect too.
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Looks like the size question got answered already, after using it for a few months it seems the C drive is really just supposed to be 100% for your operating system. The system will boot/restart in a matter of seconds. the 1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive has plenty of capacity to store everything else.
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It is a 5400 rpm drive. I don't have the other specs on the drive but should be easy to find on the manufacturer's website. The size is pretty standard. It replaced the 120Gb drive in my 13 in 2007 White MacBook and fit easily. I did replace the HDD in a 2009 13in, unibody MacBook Pro 5.5 with an SSD. The SSD was slimmer but fit with no problems. You will need the special tools for a MacBook Pro.
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The LaCie drives that I looked at had 5400 RPM drives, while this one has a 7200 RPM drive. That is why I chose this one over the LaCie.
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Mine is installed in my ps4 and it is much faster than the 5400rpm stock. It boots, sleeps, and shuts off twice as fast as my friends with the stock drive. I'm sure you'd see performance boosts in a laptop or pc
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I'm not sure if it is the latest possible version because it does not support Thunderbolt. But I can say that it is 7200 RPM drive with both USB 3.0 and Firewire connections which seem to be the current state-of-the art. But it should provide more than adequate use for many years to come - that is the reason that I have purchased it for my system. I hasten to add that I have not received it yet and have no actual hands-on experience with this model although I do have two previous G-Technology drives and they continue to work flawlessly. I just need more storage capacity for my Timemachine files. I hope this info helps.