Seagate unveiled its green technology hard disk : Barracuda Green

SO-CALLED "green" hard disk drives (HDDs) are normally associated with hard drives that sacrifice performance for their lower power consumption.

Not so with Seagate's new eco-friendly Barracuda Green 3.5in desktop HDDs. The drives actually feature the industry's highest spin speeds for eco-friendly drives at 5,900RPM, and utilises Seagate's SmartAlign technology that optimsises the use of the new 4K sector standard (that's 4,096-bytes-per-sector) for increased performance.

What makes the Barracuda Green drives eco-friendly, however, is that Seagate builds them to the highest environmental standards, and that the HDDs are more than 70% recyclable, as well as use low-halogen components for low environmental impact.

The series is available in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities, and should be available in stores right now.

Seagate unveiled its green technology hard disk : Barracuda Green

SO-CALLED "green" hard disk drives (HDDs) are normally associated with hard drives that sacrifice performance for their lower power consumption.

Not so with Seagate's new eco-friendly Barracuda Green 3.5in desktop HDDs. The drives actually feature the industry's highest spin speeds for eco-friendly drives at 5,900RPM, and utilises Seagate's SmartAlign technology that optimsises the use of the new 4K sector standard (that's 4,096-bytes-per-sector) for increased performance.

What makes the Barracuda Green drives eco-friendly, however, is that Seagate builds them to the highest environmental standards, and that the HDDs are more than 70% recyclable, as well as use low-halogen components for low environmental impact.

The series is available in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities, and should be available in stores right now.

Seagate unveiled its green technology hard disk : Barracuda Green

SO-CALLED "green" hard disk drives (HDDs) are normally associated with hard drives that sacrifice performance for their lower power consumption.

Not so with Seagate's new eco-friendly Barracuda Green 3.5in desktop HDDs. The drives actually feature the industry's highest spin speeds for eco-friendly drives at 5,900RPM, and utilises Seagate's SmartAlign technology that optimsises the use of the new 4K sector standard (that's 4,096-bytes-per-sector) for increased performance.

What makes the Barracuda Green drives eco-friendly, however, is that Seagate builds them to the highest environmental standards, and that the HDDs are more than 70% recyclable, as well as use low-halogen components for low environmental impact.

The series is available in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities, and should be available in stores right now.