“WD’s 3TB Caviar Green is the first internal hard drive to breach the 2.19TB barrier. We probe its performance, noise levels, power consumption, and overall value proposition.”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Seagate Constellation ES 2TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- Kingston SSDNow V Desktop Kit @ Hardware Bistro
- G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB SandForce SF-1222 SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- OCZ Technology’s Toolbox for SandForce SSDa @ Tweaktown
- OCZ Vertex 2 (E) 120 GB @ TechARP
- Qnap TS-259 Pro+ Review @ KitGuru
- Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex @ UMLan
- Seagate GoFlex Home Network Storage @ UMLan
- Thermaltake Blac X 5g @ UMLan
- Lacie Rikiki USB 3.0 500 GB Hard Drive @ TechwareLabs
WD’s 3TB drive, storage so big most devices are afraid of it
As Allyn shows in the video version of this weeks podcast, even the mighty Drobo is unsure what to do with Western Digital’s Caviar Green 3TB HDD; it might recognize it but it cannot use it. There are ways to use it as The Tech Report proves in their review, a UEFI BIOS helps but there are ways to make the HDD work even with the more common AHCI controller. It does prove to be not as snappy as some other large density drives and you do pay a premium to pick up the largest drive on the market but if you need the space this drive can provide it.
