Is this a WD "Blue" drive null

No, this is a WD 'Green' drive. It is intended for storage. If you are looking for a primary or boot drive, this is not the best choice. It is designed to 'spin down' after a short period of non-use to conserve power. For a boot drive, look to the WD Black or Blue drives.

On the retail box that I bought from a Best Buy store, there's a sticker indicating this is a WD Green drive with 64 MB cache.

The 3TB Mainstream is a 5400 RPM hard drive (previously Green). Western Digital got rid of the Green label and merged them with the original 7200 RPM (up to 1TB) Blue drives. They explain it on their website.

No. This is the "Green" model. It uses less power, spins slower, and goes to sleep frequently. Its intended for occasionally accessed data, not for use as your main drive. HOWEVER, WD does provide tools to disable the sleeping function if you plan on using it frequently. Drives have a limited number of times they can wake before failing. Many tech reviews show that "Green" performance is only slightly behind "Blue" performance - the amount too small to tell without measuring.

No. It's a Green Drive. The only place I found the info was on a sticker attached to the front of the box. BTW, the difference is that that 'Blue' Drives spin faster and tend have less latency, while 'Green' drives are designed for quieter operation and larger capacity.

look for a dot on the box it,s colored

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No, this is a WD 'Green' drive. It is intended for storage. If you are looking for a primary or boot drive, this is not the best choice. It is designed to 'spin down' after a short period of non-use to conserve power. For a boot drive, look to the WD Black or Blue drives.
Answered by Anodyne 10 years ago
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Actually it is a "green" drive
Answered by Cilla 10 years ago
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No, this is a WD Green drive
Answered by LhasaDad 11 years ago
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On the retail box that I bought from a Best Buy store, there's a sticker indicating this is a WD Green drive with 64 MB cache.
Answered by Agent 11 years ago
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The 3TB Mainstream is a 5400 RPM hard drive (previously Green). Western Digital got rid of the Green label and merged them with the original 7200 RPM (up to 1TB) Blue drives. They explain it on their website.
Answered by tomr 9 years ago
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No
Answered by FANUM 11 years ago
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No. This is the "Green" model. It uses less power, spins slower, and goes to sleep frequently. Its intended for occasionally accessed data, not for use as your main drive. HOWEVER, WD does provide tools to disable the sleeping function if you plan on using it frequently. Drives have a limited number of times they can wake before failing. Many tech reviews show that "Green" performance is only slightly behind "Blue" performance - the amount too small to tell without measuring.
Answered by BipolarExpedition 7 years ago
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No. It's a Green Drive. The only place I found the info was on a sticker attached to the front of the box. BTW, the difference is that that 'Blue' Drives spin faster and tend have less latency, while 'Green' drives are designed for quieter operation and larger capacity.
Answered by Windamyre 10 years ago
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No its the Green
Answered by Barry 10 years ago
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look for a dot on the box it,s colored
Answered by thaines 10 years ago
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