Daily Archives: Friday, 30 November, 2007

Western Digital has recently started shipping a new range of hard drives that claim to have a reduced energy consumption compared to the competition. 38% reduced power consumption Consumes 4-5w less that competitors drives Save up to $14.00 per year in electricity costs Reduced heat and noise This reduction apparently equates to a reduction of CO2 emissions by up to 13.8 kilograms per drive per year – the equivalent of taking a car off the road for 3 days each year. Whilst this may or may not sound like much, think of how many computers are purchased every year.