When I’m in the cereal isle at the grocery store, I’m OK with letting marketing have its way with me. Sell me something “New!”, even if it’s really just a repackaging of the same old stuff.
But when I buy technology, I’m less tolerant of the “shiny new penny” approach. I want to know what I’m getting and what the new features will actually deliver.
Some Seagate folks did a little digging into Western Digital’s Intellipower feature available on the WD Caviar “green” drive. Their conclusion: “IntelliPower” basically means “5400 rpm” on that drive.
According to Maximum PC, the Seagate Barracuda LP is greener than the WD “green” drive. Seagate achieved this honor by thinking out of the box and designing Barracuda LP to run at 5900 rpm.
Some (like BareFeats in a recent review) say this delivers the ideal balance of power and performance:
“Of all the green drives we’ve ever tested, it provides the best compromise between low power and speed.”
There’s more to being green – or intelligent – than a name.
Image source: cerealbuzz.com
No Comments