"~misfit~" <> wrote in message
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> Somewhere on teh intarwebs BillW50 wrote:
>> In news:hc2u8g$ddl$,
>> Barry Watzman typed on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:33:02 -0400:
>>> 1. I didn't say that there were none
>>> 2. I did say that "here are more older drives that do draw a bit
>>> more"
>>> Two drives doesn't prove anything, either way.
>>
>> You are missing my point. First off, I don't consider drives
>> manufactured in 2005 as old drives yet, do you? I do have three newer
>> drives:
>>
>> WD1200BEVE 5400rpm 120GB (08 APR 2008)
>> WD1600BEVE 5400rpm 160GB (08 FEB 2009)
>> WD1600BEVE 5400rpm 160GB (08 FEB 2009)
>>
>> And they all say 5V 0.55A. So that is five 2.5 inch drives that all
>> use more than 500ma. And I don't have any 2.5 inch drives at all in
>> my
>> collection that uses 500ma or less. And I do use some of them in USB
>> enclosures as well. And I don't have any USB power problems from them
>> even using one USB port.
>
> Don't be any more of a dick than God made you Bill.
>
> From: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=312
>
> [And they should know right?]
>
> Current Requirements
> 5 VDC
> Read/Write 500 mA
> Idle 400 mA
> Standby 45 mA
> Sleep 38 mA
>
> That's for the 160GB. It's the same for the others. But only according
> to the manufacturer. Perhaps you know better?
>
> k'wit.
Hi Shaun. A Dick, eh? We will see who is the Dick! And I am going by the
label on the three drives and they state 0.55A like this one does. If
you can't read it, I'll take a snapshot of one of mine. Or all of them
if you want.
http://www.epelmart.com/images/all/H...0BEVE-unit.jpg
Remember Shaun, read the fine print:
"Product specifications subject to change without notice".
http://www.wdc.com/WDProducts/librar...178-771119.pdf
If they really make 500ma 2.5 inch hard drives, I don't have one yet.
And I got five 2.5 inch drives in the last four years.
> "Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day. But set fire to him and
> he's warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchet, 'Jingo'.
>> On a side note about USB power. I have two no-name DVD slimline
>> burners from China that does something interesting. When I plug them
>> into any one of my netbooks, the power blinks out for about 200ms and
>> they reboot. This doesn't happen on my Gateways. Nor does other USB
>> devices including my Samsung slimline DVD burner. So I don't know how
>> much of a surge those no-name burners draw, but it must be a lot.
>>
>>> BillW50 wrote:
>>>> Barry Watzman" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:hc24mh$cht$...
>>>>> Very few 2.5" drives draw more than 500ma. Got to newegg, or zzf,
>>>>> or the mfgrs sites and check the specs. VERY few draw over 500ma,
>>>>> because that is the limit on a USB port. There are more older
>>>>> drives that do draw a bit more. But the most I've EVER seen is
>>>>> between 800 and 900ma.
>>>>
>>>> I just popped two in and checked them. Both manufactured in 2005.
>>>> The Hitachi even says 5V 1.0A right on the label. Go figure.
>>>>
>>>> Hitachi IC25N060ATMR04-0 60GB 4200rpm ATA-100 (940ma)
>>>> Fujitsu MHV2060AT 60GB 4200rpm ATA-100 (1100ma)
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Bill
Windows7 Ultimate (build 7100)
Gateway MX6124 - 2G RAM
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