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Old 03-02-2009, 01:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just wondered what the differece is between WD'd Green power & raid edition is? Does it have anything to do with a raid graphics card?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139213...roduct_reviews
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Hm, almost sounds like a marketing gimmick. RAID doesn't depend on the hard drive, it depends on the motherboard or the raid controller card.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage...804160723.html

Looks like the raid edition is designed for enterprises which depends on its reliability.
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Interesting. quite a price hike for a gimmic! lol
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