WD's 2nd Gen GP: More Speed, Less Power

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Access Time And I/O Performance

Considering the 5,400 RPM spindle speed, the average access time of 14.8 ms is excellent—there are many 7,200 RPM drives that take more time to locate and access data.

The I/O performance is average, which is okay since this drive wasn’t designed to power servers.

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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