Green Options

I don’t have nearly enough information on my hard drive to make the WD Caviar Green a worthwhile purchase, but my inner geek is still excited about its release. The 2TB hard drive features IntelliSeek technology to find the drive’s optimal speed at any given point in time. That means the Caviar Green only uses as much energy as it needs, resulting in energy savings of up to 40 percent compared to standard desktop drives.

The Kanguru Eco Drive ($80) is one of the longest lasting, inexpensive to operate external hard drives currently available according to the company.

It’s also more environmentally friendly than most. Using it’s patented Power Saving mode that has three settings - Power Down, Standby and Idle, it automatically gauges drive usage to reduce energy consumption and prolong the life of hard drive. In addition to the power saving modes, it also [...]