WD release enterprise 2GB drive... RE4-GP with 64MB cache!

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bgiddins
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WD release enterprise 2GB drive... RE4-GP with 64MB cache!

Post by bgiddins » Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:17 pm

From the website... a 2GB version of the enterprise series of green drives:

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=610

The cache has been boosted to 64MB, compared to the consumer 2TB green drive with "only" 32MB.

RWIS is 6.8/3.7/0.8W, compared to the consumer drive's advertised consumption of 6.0/3.7/0.8W.

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Post by davewolfs » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:03 pm

Any chance of these being quiet? The RE3's are pretty damn loud.

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Post by bgiddins » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:05 pm

davewolfs wrote:Any chance of these being quiet? The RE3's are pretty damn loud.
These look like a new variation of the RE2-GPs, which are the green series, so 5400RPM I think.

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Post by karl » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:36 am

It's even available at Newegg already for $330.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136365

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