Barracuda XT, Barracuda, Barracuda Green, DiamondMax and other desktop SATA and IDE drives

[alokep]

Whats the difference between the "regular" ST2000DM001  and the "green" ST2000DL003 ?

The specs seem to be the same on Amazon.  I couldn't even find the ST2000DL003 on Seagate's Barracuda product page !?

The http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/barracuda/specs/ page seems to indicate that ST2000DM001 spins at 7200 rpm but other pages show it spinning at 5900 rpm.

I'm confused.

Could someone please tell me the difference between ST2000DM001 vs. ST2000DL003?

Any recommendation on which one to buy (ST2000DM001 is $10 cheaper).

Thanks.

Aloke

[Cantbecanit]

7200 RPM vs 5900 RPM

Green drives aren't very good, so pick the DM.

[alokep]

Whats wrong with the green drives?  Specifically the 2 TB Barracuda's?

[Cantbecanit]

They just don't seem to last long, it's the top Seagate model for early death and even WD has issues with their greens, as slave drives I think they are about where they are designed for, as boot drives buyer beware, and as raid drives totally unsuitable.

[fzabkar]

Barracuda Green Product Manual (ST2000DL003):
http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/disc/manuals/desktop/Barracuda%20Green/100649225b.pdf

Barracuda Gen 14 Product Manual (ST2000DM001):
http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/support/docs/manual/desktop/Barracuda%25207200.14/100686584d.pdf

I find that the following Google search filters yield the best results:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ST2000DM001+OR+ST2000DL003+filetype%3Apdf+OR+filetype%3Adoc+%22manual...

The following document explains the new model numbering system (IMHO the older one was much better):

New, Simplified Seagate Model Numbers:
http://www.seagate.com/files/docs/pdf/en-GB/marketing/st-model-number-cheat-sheet-gb.pdf