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Western Digital WD RE2-GP & WD Caviar GP

By Michael Palamountain, Enex TestLab on 13 May 2008 05:22 PM

Tags: western digital, green, hdd, storage, drive, power consumption, idle

Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.

General

Device type
Internal

Storage controller

Interface type
Serial ATA

Overview

Western Digital WD RE2-GP & WD Caviar GP

The good:

Low power usage
Extremely reliable
Competitive pricing

The bad:

Being SATA some older Windows and Apple OS�s may need additional cards and software/BIOS updates.

The bottomline:

Great performance and impressive energy savings at a very reasonable price.

RRP: AU$399.00

Editors’ rating:

8.5/10

Related topics:

western digital, green, hdd, storage

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