Seagate Barracuda Green Desktop Hard Drive
Model Number: ST2000DL003 (2TB)

When it comes to buying a hard drive, there are many factors that we usually consider.  We think about the size, speed, interface, noise, heat and Mother Earth?   Honestly, that's usually not something in my top ten list, but I am glad that someone is thinking about the environment.  Seagate has a whole line of Green hard drives designed to reduce the power required to run hard drives.  Their latest line of Green hard drives do use less power and run at only 5900RPMs, but they feature a huge 64MB cache, SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface and the new 4K sector formatting.  With these new features these low power drives may not be the slow drives that you think they are.  Let's take a look and find out.

Key Features & Benefits

 ▪ A unique 5900-RPM speed delivers the fastest-performance eco friendly drive available

•  ▪ Seagate SmartAlign™ technology allows you to get all the benefits of the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard without any hassle-no utilities, no extra steps.

• ▪ Seagate SmartAlign™ technology manages read-modify-write conditions dynamically in the drive without host
  computer intervention, allowing a 4K drive to behave like a legacy 512-byte sector drive without the necessity
  of a hardware utility.

• ▪ High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300MB per second)

• ▪ Perpendicular recording, Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) recording heads and EPRML technology, for
  increased areal density

• ▪ State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms

• ▪ Native Command Queueing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications

• ▪ Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention

• ▪ Compliant with RoHS requirements in China and Europe

• ▪ SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.

• ▪ Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting

• ▪ Supports latching SATA cables and connectors

• ▪ Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive.

• ▪ Low power consumption combined with leadership in the use of recycled materials means you don't have to sacrifice environmental stewardship for performance.

• ▪ Cool, quiet operation

Best Fit Applications

• Direct Attached Storage devices - USB/FireWire/eSATA

• Network Attached Storage devices and Windows storage servers

• Eco friendly PCs

• High-capacity desktop storage