WD Green hard drives are designed for use in systems that require cool and quiet operation in PCs, or for external enclosures and other applications for which low noise and low heat are beneficial. These reliable hard drives are ideal for use whenever energy efficiency, lower power consumption and massive capacity are needed.

• Cooler and quieter - WD Green is simple high capacity storage that runs cooler and quieter than traditional 7200 RPM drives.
• Reduced power consumption - Save on power without compromising solid performance.
• Eco-conscious design - Manufactured lead free, halogen free and with conflict free materials.
• 2-year limited warranty

Ideal for

For use in systems that require cool and quiet operation and as secondary drives in in PC's. For external enclosures and other applications that benefit from, low noise, low heat, and lower power consumption.

Compatibility

• Windows® XP/Vista/7, Mac® OS - Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.

Features

• Cool and quiet: WD GreenPower Technology yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and low acoustics perfect for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives.
• Reduced power consumption: Best-in-class power management technology delivers significant power savings and solid performance.
• Eco-conscious: WD Green drives are innovatively designed and manufactured with lead-free, conflict-free and halogen-free materials to help ensure a sustainable future.
• WD's commitment to sustainability: WD's green initiative goes even further beyond the product level, focusing on recycling and improving the cleanliness of the air, water and land.
• Leading the way to green hard drives: WD led the industry in creating a new category of hard drives that use less power and helps to reduce the world's energy demands one computer user at a time. With over 100 million WD Green drives sold* customers using WD Green drives have saved the planet over 466 million kwh of power - nearly equaling the annual power production of a single coal power plant!
• Halogen free: In addition to being RoHS compliant, all WD Green drives are lead and halogen free, resulting in less pollutants getting into our environment.
• Reduced rare earths dependency: WD's next-generation WD Green hard drives are built using less rare earth minerals.
• Conflict-free materials: As a leader in hard drive manufacturing, WD proudly guarantees our hard drives are built with 100% conflict-free raw materials.
• IntelliSee: Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
• 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.