I'd avoid WD Elements external hard drives...

[hal]

Dealmac has shown some really nice prices on these things and incorrently says that they are 7200rpm drives. They're the 'green' drives that for some reason people consider 7200 rpm drives even though they never attain 7200rpm.

anyhoo, at $99 for 1.5 TB, it was hard to resist. I wanted the drive for an internal. Took the thing apart and found THE CHEAPEST components ever. The USB board is the size of a large postage stamp. No power button. I doubt these thing would work for a year...

I LOVE the case design - only three screws in the whole thing.

[Ken Sp.]

What are the specs and model of the actual drive?

[anonymouse1]

Yeah, the reviews on Amazon are pretty bad, IIRC.

[Surfrider]

Funny, I've got one right as a back-up for my heart/lung machine.....

[hal]

Ken Sp. wrote:
What are the specs and model of the actual drive?

It's a 'green' drive - good drives, but 5400RPM (supposedly variable, but test show very little variation) - they run very cool and very quiet, but they ain't in the same league as, say, the seagate 7200.11 1.5tb - those things are FAST.

[Ken Sp.]

Appears that it should be fine for Time Machine backup.

[Bill in NC]

The WD EADS model is a favorite for DVRs - e.g., upgrading your Tivo HD.

Is that what they're using internally?

hal wrote:
[quote=Ken Sp.]
What are the specs and model of the actual drive?

It's a 'green' drive - good drives, but 5400RPM (supposedly variable, but test show very little variation) - they run very cool and very quiet, but they ain't in the same league as, say, the seagate 7200.11 1.5tb - those things are FAST.

[hal]

yes