If you ’re going to leave behind that computer on all the time , might as well have some energy - efficient drives at bottom . That must ’ve been what Hitachi was conceive when the company replace its DeskStar line with these P7K500 vim - saver , roll out in capacities from 250 GB to 500 gigabit . Even though the drives play at 7200RPM , they ’re up to 59 % more baron efficient , with the 250 GB drive sipping just 3.6 watts when idle ( the 320 GB and higher drive utilise 4.8 watts ) . That ’s pretty good considering that a typical intemperate cause use about 7 watts . When you ’re build an Energy Star - compliant personal computer , the new , tougher standards make every James Watt matter , so this will be a welcome addition to the PC constructor ’s stock-taking . [ Maximum PC ]
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