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There is barely a difference if you are using the drives for basic use. But not everyone uses their computers for basic use. You guys don't know what people are using their drives for and making it sound like people are dumb for buying them makes you two look very uneducated.

 

Anyone who knows anything is green job drives are slower period. Trying to say they are not or that you will not notice a difference again makes you look uneducated.

 

Moving massives files on my own PC's the 5900RPM and 5400RPM drives bottleneck, hence why I moved back too the 7200RPM drives. The bigger the files too move the longer it takes. The average I see is about 3-4 mins slower sometimes a tad longer if its a really big file. Now of course that doesn't sound like a lot but if you moving stuff a lot, time adds up. Samething happens when I was doing video stuff sometimes the 5900RPM bottlenecks.

 

Sure if you do the basics, want it cheap, less warranty (Some are only 3 Years) and don't care to be fast the drive is for you. Both types of drives have perks, it will come down too the user needs on what drive type they should have.

:withstupid:

 

 

The transfer rate on my 2TB 'green' drive is abysmal, I really wish I had spent the extra money on one a bit better.

That's the problem with green drives. They're supposed to spin up and down based on need, but they don't seem to make the switch as quickly as processors do, or maybe they just don't "think" transferring files requires extra speed. In any case, even when they do spin at their max level, it's not like they go up to 7200rpm. MAYBE if they did, then they'd be a little more acceptable.

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I regularly see transfer rates in excess of 100 MB/s when moving files across the network from my 2 TB "green" WD drives to my desktop. I don't think that's slow by any means...but perhaps my use case is odd? Streaming performance of all of the green drives I have is just as good as the streaming performance of the 7200 RPM drives when dealing with network and disk-to-disk transfers.

 

I don't think it's dumb by any means to go with faster drives...I just don't see where they are truly useful with the exception of video storage and editing

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There is barely a difference if you are using the drives for basic use. But not everyone uses their computers for basic use. You guys don't know what people are using their drives for and making it sound like people are dumb for buying them makes you two look very uneducated.

Anyone who knows anything is green job drives are slower period. Trying to say they are not or that you will not notice a difference again makes you look uneducated.

Moving massives files on my own PC's the 5900RPM and 5400RPM drives bottleneck, hence why I moved back too the 7200RPM drives. The bigger the files too move the longer it takes. The average I see is about 3-4 mins slower sometimes a tad longer if its a really big file. Now of course that doesn't sound like a lot but if you moving stuff a lot, time adds up. Samething happens when I was doing video stuff sometimes the 5900RPM bottlenecks.

Sure if you do the basics, want it cheap, less warranty (Some are only 3 Years) and don't care to be fast the drive is for you. Both types of drives have perks, it will come down too the user needs on what drive type they should have.

I'd say this drive would be good for a server which is sort of sounds like you run lol. What's uneducated about the truth?? Yes what I'm preaching doesn't cater to all people's needs and to that end I apologize but I see a VERY slim personal-use market for this drive, this would be better suited for business/goverment.

As for you sir,you should stop juggling around all yout porn and stick to one drive. :whistling:

 

The transfer rate on my 2TB 'green' drive is abysmal, I really wish I had spent the extra money on one a bit better.

I can't speak for that but my LP can keep right up with whatever my Raptor throws at it

 

:withstupid:

That's the problem with green drives. They're supposed to spin up and down based on need, but they don't seem to make the switch as quickly as processors do, or maybe they just don't "think" transferring files requires extra speed. In any case, even when they do spin at their max level, it's not like they go up to 7200rpm. MAYBE if they did, then they'd be a little more acceptable.

Idk maybe I'm just patient but all my files are pretty much instantaneous transfers or very short waiting time. Ya'll gotta stop buying Western Digital drives I guess :lol:

 

I regularly see transfer rates in excess of 100 MB/s when moving files across the network from my 2 TB "green" WD drives to my desktop. I don't think that's slow by any means...but perhaps my use case is odd? Streaming performance of all of the green drives I have is just as good as the streaming performance of the 7200 RPM drives when dealing with network and disk-to-disk transfers.

 

I don't think it's dumb by any means to go with faster drives...I just don't see where they are truly useful with the exception of video storage and editing

Yeah, exactly. When I was transferring all my crap from my 7200.11 1.5TB it was cooking along with at the 1.5TB's max read. This all reminds me that I need to get my external E-Sata enclosure fixed because right now both storage drives are in my dual usb 2.0 enclosure and I'm hating life. (not to mention transfers from one to the other are like 16MB/s! :yucky: )

 

I'm sorry if I was hard on this drive (no pun intended), I'll simply accept that I'm not in Seagate's intended demographic! :happy: Sorry for stirrin' up the bee hive

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The transfer rate on my 2TB 'green' drive is abysmal, I really wish I had spent the extra money on one a bit better.

 

 

I regularly see transfer rates in excess of 100 MB/s when moving files across the network from my 2 TB "green" WD drives to my desktop. I don't think that's slow by any means...but perhaps my use case is odd? Streaming performance of all of the green drives I have is just as good as the streaming performance of the 7200 RPM drives when dealing with network and disk-to-disk transfers.

 

I don't think it's dumb by any means to go with faster drives...I just don't see where they are truly useful with the exception of video storage and editing

 

Ya there is some decent ones but there is some really slow ones. You really have watch what you are getting when it comes too green drives :)

 

I'd say this drive would be good for a server which is sort of sounds like you run lol. What's uneducated about the truth?? Yes what I'm preaching doesn't cater to all people's needs and to that end I apologize but I see a VERY slim personal-use market for this drive, this would be better suited for business/goverment.

As for you sir,you should stop juggling around all yout porn and stick to one drive. :whistling:

 

 

I can't speak for that but my LP can keep right up with whatever my Raptor throws at it

 

 

Idk maybe I'm just patient but all my files are pretty much instantaneous transfers or very short waiting time. Ya'll gotta stop buying Western Digital drives I guess :lol:

 

 

Yeah, exactly. When I was transferring all my crap from my 7200.11 1.5TB it was cooking along with at the 1.5TB's max read. This all reminds me that I need to get my external E-Sata enclosure fixed because right now both storage drives are in my dual usb 2.0 enclosure and I'm hating life. (not to mention transfers from one to the other are like 16MB/s! :yucky: )

 

I'm sorry if I was hard on this drive (no pun intended), I'll simply accept that I'm not in Seagate's intended demographic! :happy: Sorry for stirrin' up the bee hive

 

My point for quoting you was that you never went into detail until I said something. So you basically said there was no reason and no difference and that was it. That was my point was to educate you too at the big picture :thumbsup:

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Ya there is some decent ones but there is some really slow ones. You really have watch what you are getting when it comes too green drives :)

 

 

 

My point for quoting you was that you never went into detail until I said something. So you basically said there was no reason and no difference and that was it. That was my point was to educate you too at the big picture :thumbsup:

Thanks, I'll try to full explain the point I'm trying to make next time instead of bustin' in and being like "this drive sucks lol, bye". :pfp:

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Thanks, I'll try to full explain the point I'm trying to make next time instead of bustin' in and being like "this drive sucks lol, bye". :pfp:

 

:lol:

 

Even if the drive may not be what you're looking for, it's hard to say it sucks. The performance is toward the top of any drive out there, so Seagate is definitely doing something right in its production process. The only issue at this time is the price, which I'm sure will become more reasonable in a few months time.

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I laughed. :lol:

:D

 

:lol:

 

Even if the drive may not be what you're looking for, it's hard to say it sucks. The performance is toward the top of any drive out there, so Seagate is definitely doing something right in its production process. The only issue at this time is the price, which I'm sure will become more reasonable in a few months time.

Yeah I know just in the way I use storage drives it's probably the last on my list. Doesn't mean i don't respect it for it's specs, similar to a 256GB SSD, I'd just never buy it for the $$ asked. :)

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:D

 

 

Yeah I know just in the way I use storage drives it's probably the last on my list. Doesn't mean i don't respect it for it's specs, similar to a 256GB SSD, I'd just never buy it for the $ asked. :)

Agreed :)

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