[Gllug] Wanted - small (20, 30, 40gb) ide disks for kids' computers

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On 19 Nov 2009, general uttered the following:
> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-saving-guide,1612-11.html
>
> On average it says you can expect to save 10w using a 2.5" over a 3.5"
> and I assume the OP will only be using older recycled drives. Most 2.5"
> use half a watt while idling and draw up to 4w at peak load so they're
> pretty power efficient. 3.5"ers idle somewhere between 3.5w and 9w.

Yeah, that really *is* power-efficient. Of course they do this by
devastating performance :( you don't really notice it on your iPod
but it's really noticeable under any kind of load.
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