“Hard Drive suppliers have recognized this and have alternative ‘Green Drives’ available for those that want to have good performance, tons of storage, and keep utility costs down. To that end we’re going to take a look at the Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB 5900 RPM drive that consumes only 3.88 Watts Idle and 6.88 Watts during drive operations. The idle power consumption on this ‘Green’ drive is barely more than some LED power lights you see on common electrical appliances (Some LEDS operate at 3.3w). Lower power consumption, great performance, entry level pricing, there’s a lot to like about he Seagate Barracuda LP 2 Terabyte drive.”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB (ST32000542AS) Review @ HardwareLogic
- OCZ Summit 120GB SSD @ Techgage
- Corsair P128 SSD @ Guru of 3D
- Hacking the Seagate 1.5TB Drive to turn it into a Velociraptor Killer @ TechwareLabs
- Patriot Memory TorqX 128GB SATA Solid State Drive @ Futurelooks
- OCZ Agility Series 120Gb SSD @ CPU3D
- Super Talent SATA II Mini 2 PCIe MLC 64GB SSD @ Legit Reviews
- A-DATA S805 Flash Drive @ techPowerUp
- Pogoplug NAS Device Review @ HotHardware
- ADATA NH92 USB Drive @ t-break
- PNY Attache USB Thumb Drive @ TheTechLounge
- QNAP TS-809 Pro Network Attached Storage Device Review @ ThinkComputers
- Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB Thumb Drive @ TheTechLounge
Huge storage space, tiny power needs

Although it will cost you a bit of a premium, the Seagate Barracuda LP 2TBgives you huge amount of storage in a single 3.5″ HDD thanks to 4 500GB platters. The LP denotes a low power drive, in this case the drive is designed to run at an odd 5900RPM. That slightly increased platter speed, along with the 32MB cache ensure that this drive is not left eating the dirt of a 7200RPM drive. While it’s performance did lag behind the VelociRaptors of the world, it was not completely outclassed in Bjorn3D’s testing. As they point out at the end of their review, this is a drive designed for large scale storage not for blazing speed.