![]() The companies are not forthcoming with data that will ever allow you to make a truly informed decision. And quite frankly, there's very little to "believe" with regards to hard drives. In short, you can buy the marketing propaganda, or you choose not to. These were supposed to be specifically designed for NAS functions(although how much and to what extent is a very protracted discussion). Then, in 2012 WD introduced the "Red" series of drives. (Haha to all you nay-sayers in the WD Red vs Green thread that think i'm smoking something because of the advertising games companies do play). They have one speed, and it is in fact between 54RPM, 5405RPM to be exact. If you read between the lines it does NOT mean these drive have 2+ speeds(despite how many people swear up and down they have different speeds). ![]() If you check out their documentation it says they have a "rotation speed between 54RPM". In 2009 Western Digital introduced their "Green" drives. ![]() *Update *: It has been confirmed that some WD Blues and WD Blacks that are 2.5" drives have an 8 second delay to park and WDIDLE3.exe *does* allow users to edit the setting. ![]() So if you have WD Reds you may want to read this and see if this applies to you. *NOTE*: Some of this info applies to WD Reds. ![]()
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