WD Green hard drives are designed for use in systems that require cool & quiet operation, as secondary drives in PCs, for external enclosures & other applications for which low noise & low heat are beneficial. These earth-friendly 2.5-inch hard drives are ideal to be used whenever energy efficiency is needed WD’s commitment to sustainability – WD’s green initiative goes beyond the product level, focusing on recycling & improving the cleanliness of the air, water & l&. Leading the way to green hard drives WD led the industry in creating a new category of hard drives that use less power & helps to reduce the world’s energy demands one computer user at a time. With over 90 million WD Green drives sold* customers using WD Green drives have saved the planet over 466 million kwh of power – nearly equaling the annual power production of a single coal power plant! * Data reflects approximate drives sold as of March 2012. Conflict-free materials As a leader in hard drive manufacturing, WD proudly guarantees our hard drives are built with 100% conflict-free raw materials. Halogen free In addition to being Ro HS compliant, all WD Green drives are lead & halogen free, resulting in less pollutants getting into our environment. Reduced rare earths dependency WD’s next-generation WD Green hard drives are built using less rare earth minerals. Reduced power consumption Best-in-class power management technology delivers significant power savings & solid performance. Cool & quiet WD Green Power Technology™ yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability & low acoustics perfect for ultra-quiet PCs & external drives. No Touch™ ramp load technology The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head & media as well as better drive protection in transit. Intelli Seek™ Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise & vibration. Tested for compatibility We perform tests on hundreds of systems & a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab™ to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.