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Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB
Posted 02/06/2009 at 10:23:34pm
I read somewhere (that escapes me at the moment) that the "green power" drives, though spec'd at 5400-7200 RPM (implying variable) were actually fixed at one or the other. It would seem that this drive is a 5400 - that would account for the 25% read-speed deficit.