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    energy efficeint notebook hard drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by coksier49er, Nov 29, 2009.

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    Does anybody know of an energy efficient notebook hard drive ? I dont think I am ready to make the jump to a SSD.
     
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I know from a pure spec sheet my HDD was supposed to be energy efficient...

    A 250GB Fujitsu drive I think...

    But basically any 5400rpm drive would do I think - drives like the Scorpio Blue range for example.
     
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    mechanical HD vs SSD:
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    and for the sake of being able to hook up a drive to external USB, you want to try and stay below .5 amps. That's the power limit for a USB port.
     
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    The USB port can have a maximum 500ma current draw at it's 5V. Meaning aim for a drive with < 2.5W peak power consumption if using USB.

    I found even older IDE drives needed external power to drive the USB. 2.5W was not enough to spin up the drive.
     
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    wot he said.....
     
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