--- product_id: 1867359 title: "WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache (WD20EARX) (Old Model)" brand: "western digital" price: "AR$460583" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1867359-wd-green-2-tb-desktop-hard-drive-3-5-inch store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # SATA III 6 Gb/s interface 40% reduced power consumption 2 TB storage capacity WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache (WD20EARX) (Old Model) **Brand:** western digital **Price:** AR$460583 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🌿 Power your productivity sustainably with WD Green β€” storage that’s smart and green! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache (WD20EARX) (Old Model) by western digital - **How much does it cost?** AR$460583 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1867359-wd-green-2-tb-desktop-hard-drive-3-5-inch) ## Best For - western digital enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted western digital brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Massive 2 TB Storage:** Store your entire digital life with room to spare. - β€’ **Blazing SATA III Speed:** Experience fast 6 Gb/s data transfer for seamless workflows. - β€’ **Built to Last & Sustain:** Lead-free, conflict-free materials with rigorous 600,000-hour testing. - β€’ **Whisper-Quiet Operation:** IntelliSeek tech minimizes noise and vibration for distraction-free work. - β€’ **Eco-Friendly Power Savings:** Cut energy use by up to 40% with WD GreenPower tech. ## Overview The WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive (WD20EARX) is a 3.5-inch SATA III drive featuring 64 MB cache and a 7200 rpm speed. Designed for eco-conscious professionals, it reduces power consumption by up to 40% using WD’s GreenPower technology, while delivering reliable, quiet, and cool operation. Ideal for desktop PCs and external storage, it balances solid performance with sustainability, backed by extensive testing and conflict-free materials. ## Description Product Description Available in capacities up to 3TB, WD Caviar Green SATA hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40% and offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature. Based on WD's exclusive GreenPower technology, these drives are designed to deliver power savings as the primary attribute. As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. WD Caviar Green drives make it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation. They are ideal for PCs, external storage and other devices that require lower power consumption and cool, quiet operation. From the Manufacturer WD Green Desktop Hard Drives – Cool, quiet operation for efficient eco-conscious computing. Cool and quiet. WD GreenPower Technology yields lower operating temperatures for increased reliability and low acoustics perfect for ultra-quiet PCs and external drives. Reduced power consumption. Best-in-class power management technology delivers significant power savings and solid performance. Eco-conscious . WD Green drives are innovatively designed and manufactured with lead-free, conflict-free and halogen-free materials to help ensure a sustainable future. Product Features WD's commitment to sustainability - WD's green initiative goes even further beyond the product level, focusing on recycling and improving the cleanliness of the air, water and land. Leading the way to green hard drives - WD led the industry in creating a new category of hard drives that use less power and helps to reduce the world's energy demands one computer user at a time. With over 100 million WD Green drives sold* customers using WD Green drives have saved the planet over 466 million kwh of power – nearly equaling the annual power production of a single coal power plant! *Data reflects approximate drives sold as of June 2012. Halogen free - In addition to being RoHS compliant, all WD Green drives are lead and halogen free, resulting in less pollutants getting into our environment. Reduced rare earths dependency - WD's next-generation WD Green hard drives are built using less rare earth minerals. Conflict-free materials - As a leader in hard drive manufacturing, WD proudly guarantees our hard drives are built with 100% conflict-free raw materials. IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration. NoTouch Ramp Load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. Tested for compatibility - We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems. The WD advantage - WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the U.S. and Canada. See the WD Support site for full details. Upgrading your drive is easy - WD Acronis TrueImage, available as a free download on the WD Support site, enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive. WD-certified packaging - All WD drives purchased from desertcart.com are shipped in WD-certified hard drive packaging. It is designed and fully tested to provide WD products with the highest of safety while in transit. With WD-certified packaging, you can rest assured that your WD hard drive will arrive safely, fully protected, in a non-descript, easy-open package. Compatibility Works with Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000, Mac and Linux operating systems. Recommended use - WD Green hard drives are tested and recommended for use in PCs as secondary storage, external enclosures and other applications that require cool and quiet operation.* *Desktop drives are not recommended for use in RAID environments, please consider using WD Red hard drives for home and small office 1-5 bay NAS systems and WD Enterprise hard drives for rackmount and >5 bay NAS systems. Ideal for: Adding lots of storage in desktop PCs or external drives Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music Environmentally-conscious individuals seeking reduced power consumption Features at a glance 500 GB - 3 TB capacity SATA 6 Gb/s interface Reduced power consumption WD GreenPower Technology You might also consider: ## Features - IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration. - And caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance. - And offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature and 3rd generation SATA interface. - WD Caviar Green hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40%. - IntelliPower - A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Additional Features | Portable | | Asin | B004VFJ9MK | | Best Sellers Rank | #2,132 in Internal Hard Drives #29,901 in Computer Internal Components | | Brand | Western Digital | | Built In Media | Hard Drive | | Cache Memory Installed Size | 64 | | Color | Green | | Compatible Devices | PC | | Connectivity Technology | SATA | | Customer Package Type | Frustration-Free Packaging | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,252) 4.4 out of 5 stars | | Data Transfer Rate | 6 gigabits_per_second | | Digital Storage Capacity | 2 TB | | Enclosure Material | Aluminum | | Form Factor | 3.5-inch | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00718037776064 | | Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 inches | | Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA | | Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 7200 rpm | | Hard Drive Size | 2 TB | | Hardware Connectivity | SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, SATA 6.0 Gb/s | | Hardware Platform | PC | | Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive | | Item Part Number | WD20EARX | | Item Weight | 1.1 pounds | | Manufacturer | Western Digital | | Media Speed | 384-537 MB/s | | Mfr Part Number | WD20EARX | | Model Name | Green | | Model Number | WD20EARX | | Number Of Items | 1 | | Specific Uses For Product | Personal | | Upc | 847551072984 230494828990 718037776064 | | Warranty Description | 2 | ## Product Details - **Digital Storage Capacity:** 2 TB - **Hard Disk Interface:** Serial ATA - **Connectivity Technology:** SATA - **Brand:** Western Digital - **Special Feature:** Portable - **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 3.5 Inches - **Hard Disk Description:** Mechanical Hard Disk - **Compatible Devices:** PC - **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive - **Color:** Green ## Images ![WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache (WD20EARX) (Old Model) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41bBp03BzhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Western Digital seems to be doing better with this newer generation of Green drives *by on Reviewed in the United States January 13, 2012* BACKGROUND:Here's a little background on my WD drive experience, to provide context for the review. For my particular usage and review of this specific product, hop further down.My previous experience with other WD drives have been anywhere between 100 and 500gb drives, typically the WD Caviar Black or Caviar Blue series which are stout (Black being preferred). To date I still use a 250gb Black model which is almost 10 years old and has been in very harsh conditions, ranging from 0*-130* Fahrenheit sustained ambient temperatures, and has been submitted to multiple shocks and shaking around while in use. Needless to say, it's a proven performer and a very solid platform.Enter the Green drive era.The WD Green drives boast lower operating temperatures and of being quieter, which they accomplish by on-the-fly adjustment of the RPM of the spindles, which uses less power and produces less heat or noise in the process. Essentially these perform no faster than 5400rpm (some have suggested 5900), rather than 7200rpm, and they will cycle off or go into a low power state at various times.Some might wonder why such a large drive with "environmental" features, can be so inexpensive compared to the Blue or Black series drives of the same (or less) size. Basically it boils down to reliability. Do your research on the WD Green drives on a lot of tech sites and you'll find that the first generation units had lots of issues because of their "green" features. For example, my experience belowThis is my 4th WD Green drive of large capacity, the previous three being 1TB units and first generation. Two of the previous three are also dead, I might add. These 3 previous drives were purchased back in 2010. The first one to die, did so within about a week of use.It started having issues with it not wanting to come out of its powered-down mode, and shortly thereafter I started hearing the deadly "click.... click..." noise, indicating a head crash. The drive was unusable, and I later verified that the heads did in fact have a physical failure. I took the drive apart and found that when going into a low-power cycle the heads parked themselves too harshly or somehow went too far past the head park zone, so several of them got caught on the plastic locking lane. As soon as the arm tried landing on the platters, it ripped several of the heads off and scratched the platters.The other drive, it's replacement and same exact model, died within about a month. Not a head crash, but was having intermittent spindle issues with not wanting to properly spin.The third drive I've had ever since, and haven't had any major issues with it, but on a couple of occasions in the past year it has randomly powered down of its own accord (hard power down), and I lost some data.HDD RPM SPEED 5400 or 7200:If you're wondering which is better: 5400 or 7200, here's a little tidbit of info: The 5400 models spin slower, have a higher latency (seeking around the drive), but transfer more data overall. The 7200 models spin faster, have lower latency (can bounce around the drive faster), but provide less data per transfer.What this means is, if you need a drive as your primary "program" drive, which will be doing frequent drive access and bouncing all over the place, doing work with many smaller files, then you'll want a drive with lower latency such as the 7200. On the other hand, if you just need a large storage drive for storing many large files, for example movies or other huge files, then a 5400 drive would be perfect.Look at it this way, say you have a lot of small piles of leaves in your yard, and you need them bagged. If your bagger was a 7200, it could go from one pile to the next much faster than a 5400 could, but its performance benefits will be best with smaller piles. A 5400 would work best with fewer much larger piles.SPEED SUGGESTION:If you're concerned about overall speed and want this drive, once you have the majority of your files in place, run a good defrag tool every now and then to help keep all the files in sequence. This prevents the drive from having to bounce around so much. Also, WD provides a file alignment tool which you can use. They suggest using it once you have everything setup the way you want it. The link for this tool is on their website, and on the label of the drive.MY USAGE OF THIS DRIVE:The WD20EARX has so far, (a week into things), been very good to me. If you're curious about model designations, here's a couple of examples to help you while you search for your drive:EARX - The SATA 6gb/sec (600MB/sec) interface (backwards compatible with slower SATA slots)EARS - The SATA 1.5gb/sec (150MB/sec) interfaceI'm using this as both a boot drive and a data drive, something I don't usually do but for my use I want only one drive in the system. It's going to store about 1.5tb of data, mostly in only a few files which are mostly 8-10gb in size each. Latency wasn't a concern for me, so the slower Green drive didn't bother me. Boot times and program loading has actually been surprisingly fast, faster than my other Green drive.System: Shuttle XPCMotherboard: SN95G5 - 2.6ghz Athlon64 - 2gb ddr2 ramInterface: SATA 1.5gb (150MB/sec)OS: Windows XP Pro SP3Boot Speed: ~10 seconds (Once POST ends until I have a working desktop)From the time the bootloader engages until the time I'm at a working desktop, it's about 10 seconds. Shockingly good performance for a green drive. Your experience may vary.PROS:* Large capacity, low price thanks to Amazon Prime* Western Digital has a good reputation and warranty* This newer generation green drive seems to be much better than the previous, including a redesigned PCB and power traces* Full backwards compatibility with older SATA interfaces* Includes a jumper spot in case you need to manually set SATA speed or go into technicians mode* Lower power consumption, temperatures and sound signature, if that matters to youCONS:* Still worried about how the last few Green drives wentOTHER THOUGHTS:* My past experience makes me uncomfortable with the Green drive movement, but I'm hoping they've worked out the kinks in this new redesign and will post any updates..* Be aware that Windows XP will not be able to use a single partition larger than 2tb. Windows Vista or 7 will handle larger than 2tb at a time ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Need Space - Perfect, need speed too, add a SSD... *by on Reviewed in the United States September 30, 2011* This is a reliable, quite, cool running, LARGE SATA III HD. I used this drive for WMC (Windows Media Center) PVR. I needed a lot of hard drive space but needed it to stay really cool and quite in a small case. If you want speed (like I did) put a small SSD drive in your system for the operating system, then use the WD Green drive for storage space.Something to consider: The 2.5 ad 3TB WD Green drives use a little bit more wattage (heat) and have a little faster transfer rate. Download the spec sheet from Western Digital for more information on this.Just in case you're trying to do the same thing, I have listed my recently built media center parts list.My system build (works great)(Photo's included)-- SilverStone Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX HTPC Computer Case GD05B (Black)-- Gigabyte AMD GA-A75M-UD2H (rev 1.0) Mother board-- AMD A8-3850 APU with AMD Radeon 6550 HD Graphics 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core-- Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (PC3 12800)-- OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE60G 2.5" 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive-- Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB SATA III Hard Drive - WD20EARX-- Pioneer Internal 12x Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer BDR-206DBK-- AmuletDevices remote control and IR Receiver-- Antec (Neo HE650)(NeoPower 650) 650 Watt Power Supply-- IOGEAR Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 long years did it in *by on Reviewed in the United States January 15, 2019* I bought this drive back in 2013. It finally bit the dust around the start of the new year in 2019. After letting Windows try to "repair" it on boot and ultimately failing, I figured it was time to replace the thing. Before heading onto the online stores in search of a replacement, I decided to write this review.I never had problems with it to be honest. Installed easily, though just a tiny bit more difficult given the size. First time format to be able to use it was easy, worked right after. I'm an avid computer user, I'm on the computer for more than eight hours a day on most days. Not only that but this drive was my main source for data storage and gaming. I can't even begin to fathom how many long hours I played from this drive, but just doing quick math from my Steam account logged gaming hours (installed on this drive of course), it was easily 2000+ hours.With the last of its breath, I'm using recovery software to salvage what I can from it. It has had a long service, from many hours on, writing and reading to moving from chassis to chassis as I upgraded parts for my gaming PC. ## Frequently Bought Together - WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache (WD20EARX) (Old Model) - SAMSUNG 870 EVO SATA III SSD 1TB 2.5” Internal Solid State Drive, Upgrade PC or Laptop Memory and Storage for IT Pros, Creators, Everyday Users, MZ-77E1T0B/AM - BENFEI SATA Cable III, 3 Pack SATA Cable III 6Gbps Straight HDD SDD Data Cable with Locking Latch 18 Inch Compatible for SATA HDD, SSD, CD Driver, CD Writer - Black --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1867359-wd-green-2-tb-desktop-hard-drive-3-5-inch](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1867359-wd-green-2-tb-desktop-hard-drive-3-5-inch) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-09-14*