What is the rotational speed of the drive itself?
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I couldn't find this on the packaging, the drive itself, or online at wdc.com. I had already thrown away the quick start guide - not sure if it was in there. It's a great drive though - small!
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Just checked one of mine (using a great tool called "Crystal Disk Info". Great Tool, just choose "Custom install" {not express} and opt out of anything else, it's just bogus ads)So the speed says 5400RPM and it says 8Meg of flash (RAM). The actual internal hard drive is: wd10jmvw-11ajgs1 Look it up for more specs on the drive inside. Enjoy!
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The HDD speed doesn't matter as this product will eventually corrupt the drive.(5400 rpm IIRC)
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Mine does not say, nor does the on-screen "properties" window state the RPM. Sorry.
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I am not sure of the speed but it makes a full rotation in about 10 seconds or so, It continues to rotate until you turn it off or unplug it.
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The LaCie drives that I looked at had 5400 RPM drives, while this one has a 7200 RPM drive. That is why I chose this one over the LaCie.
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I can say, without thinking, I pulled the drive out while the computer was on. It rebooted my computer while the drive was still spinning in my hand, which was quite difficult to hang onto. Having done that, I feel it is pretty safe to say that you cant do it safely with a 7200rpm disk.
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5400 rpm- a weak point for this laptop. However, since this laptop supports up to two 2.5" drives, I recommend getting a decent solid state drive to use as the primary drive and delegate this 1TB drive to storage only.
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The 1TB and 2TB versions of this drive are 7200RPM, the 4TB version is 5900RPM. REF: http://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/sshd-fam/desktop-sshd/en-us/docs/100726566c.pdf
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The SSD means it is a solid state drive. The RPM refers to the speed of the drive. Both are correct. We got the extra warranty, Square trade through Amazon because this is not a cheap machine. The absolute best I have ever used - worth every penny. I have paid more in the past for IBM and it's not even close in the feel, functionality and performance.
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Mine had a 200 gb 5400 rpm but I replaced it with a 1 tb 7200 for a great performance upgrade! R Smith
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What is the RPM for Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EADS? Is it 5400 or 7200 RPM?
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With this drive, the USB 2.0 read speed is 30 megabits/sec, and the USB 3.0 read speed is 255 megabits/sec.
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This model has a SSD (Solid State Drive) which does not have any moving parts and hence does not spin. A SSD is MUCH Faster than a 7200 rpm drive
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You're right, I did get the 5400 rpm unit. I bought it in April and when I click on the link for the item I bought, it goes directly to the 7200 rpm unit for $98.45.But, the 5400 does just fine and I don't notice it any slower than my older 500 mb, 7200 rpm unit it replaced. WD Blue 1 TB Mobile Hard Drive: 2.5 Inch, 5400 RPM, SATA II, 8 MB Cache (WD10JPVT) (Old Model)
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Good Question for Amazon if they have both speeds posted. It is 5400RPM NOT A 7200 RPM
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Right, RPM would be about revolutions of a drive, however now with hybrid drives you will still see RPM but they have mixed storage creating an advanced cache so the performance is a lot better.
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Hello Manuel. It has 5400 rpmOther Specifications:Capacity 2TBInterface USB 3.0 and 2.0Data Transfer Rate Up to 5 Gb/sRotational Speed (rpm) 5400Average Seek Time 12 msCache Buffer 8MBSystem Requirements Formatted NTFS for Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows XPMac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.6 or above), Lion, and Mountain Lion with included NTFS driver for MacAvailable USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 PortDimensions (WxDxH) 3.11 x 4.37 x 0.59" / 7.9 x 11.1 x 1.5 cmWeight 8.11 oz / 230 g