Western Digital Green

[FrigidNinja]

so the 3 tb WD green is the size that i need, and i haven't seen another reputable brand that had the same capacity for a better price and was as quiet as i needed it to be (building a SUPER quiet machine)

 

is there anything thats as big, as quiet, and as trustworthy as WD for a lower price? (yes, im a penny pincher)

 

also, how fast are they? i plan on having a 500gb or so SSD for games and OS, and using the green for archival storage (hours and hours of video and audio clips.) i know its comparatively slow as a result of the head parking every few seconds and its reduced RPM, but how bad is it?

[Enderman]

The WD green is really slow, so dont use it for any programs or documents, just mass storage

[x Relentless Xx]

so the 3 tb WD green is the size that i need, and i haven't seen another reputable brand that had the same capacity for a better price and was as quiet as i needed it to be (building a SUPER quiet machine)

 

is there anything thats as big, as quiet, and as trustworthy as WD for a lower price? (yes, im a penny pincher)

 

also, how fast are they? i plan on having a 500gb or so SSD for games and OS, and using the green for archival storage (hours and hours of video and audio clips.) i know its comparatively slow as a result of the head parking every few seconds and its reduced RPM, but how bad is it?

for HDDs, i wouldnt recommend going anything higher than a 2TB at the most. Higher capacity HDDs are alot more prone to failure

[FrigidNinja]

oh, didnt know that, thank you!

 

for HDDs, i wouldnt recommend going anything higher than a 2TB at the most. Higher capacity HDDs are alot more prone to failure

[Captain_WD]

so the 3 tb WD green is the size that i need, and i haven't seen another reputable brand that had the same capacity for a better price and was as quiet as i needed it to be (building a SUPER quiet machine)

 

is there anything thats as big, as quiet, and as trustworthy as WD for a lower price? (yes, im a penny pincher)

 

also, how fast are they? i plan on having a 500gb or so SSD for games and OS, and using the green for archival storage (hours and hours of video and audio clips.) i know its comparatively slow as a result of the head parking every few seconds and its reduced RPM, but how bad is it?

 

 

Hey FrigidNinja,

 

WD Green is indeed a great drive for storing files for longer terms. Since it's a energy-saving, cool and quiet drive it might be a bit slow for a boot drive or a gaming drive, but still fast enough for regular transfers. 

I would also suggest checking out WD Red and WD AV if noise levels are a priority. WD Red is a NAS/RAID class drive that works really quiet. WD AV also has very low noise levels. Here are links:

WD Red: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=BoHfni

WD AV: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=qdRDw0

 

Captain_WD.