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Power consumption of latest generation of 2.5" SATA drives

Mon, 18/08/2008 - 1:04pm — admin

Some useful statements as quoted from Tom's hardware

"The most energy-efficient drives are those that run at low rotation speeds such as 4,200 RPM - or even 3,600 RPM for 1.8" hard drives."

"SATA drives generally require more power than UltraATA models."

"to the power consumption results: Samsung is slightly more efficient, while the WD drive requires slightly more power. The Travelstar 5K250 doesn't have any significant disadvantage either."