Samsung unveiled 1 TB hard drive

The Korean electronics giant has just unveiled the first 1TB hard drive model in the world "truly environmentally friendly", saving up to half its power consumption.

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According to its ad, EcoGreen F1 hard disk drive saves 15% of electricity compared to other 1TB "low-voltage" hard drive products on the market. If compared to a traditional 1TB hard drive, its power savings are up to 50%.

Although the power consumption level has been minimized, the F1 still reaches a rotation speed of 5400 rpm, equipped with a 3Gb / s Sata interface and 32MB cache.

Users can use EcoGreen F1 as an external hard drive or an integrated hard drive for desktop computers, said TJLee, Samsung's Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

"In addition, EcoGreen F1 is the ideal hard drive for monitoring - surveillance, recording or video recording applications, which requires two most important factors: high power savings and high stability."

"Since 2003, Samsung hard drive products have complied with the Brominate Original Hazardous and Combustible Chemicals Regulations. The EcoGreen product line is designed to meet users' needs for these products. High-performance equipment but still environmentally friendly, " Lee enlisted in" promotion ".

If nothing changes, EcoGreen F1 will be available in the market in the second half of this year, although the price is quite high: 199 USD.

Clean technology is a trend that has been pursued by many tech giants recently. However, some experts predict that the idea of "clean IT" will be difficult to become large, because it requires enterprises to invest quite a lot in changing technology and production lines.

In addition, harmful chemicals, banned or restricted from use are often inexpensive substances - helping businesses save costs.

According to the latest study by environmental protection organization Greenpeace, all three of the top gaming consoles on the market today are Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft PlayStation 3 Elite all containing many dangerous substances, threatening threatens the health of users.