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  • james · 1 year ago
    In my case, the "world's most eco-friendly external drive" is my desktop's old hard drive, slapped in a $20 no-name external case. Every time I upgrade my main machine, the drive gets replaced.

    There is nothing environmentally friendly about the hard drive mechanism inside this box - it's the same old toxic device that everyone else is lugging around.
  • Greg Chaffins · 1 year ago
    The drive seems to be more of a gimmick (bamboo?) than anything really helpful. A smaller physical drive would be much more energy efficient, using less power. This big drive still apparently requires a seperate power supply, since it would draw too much from a standard USB port. Almost shameful to call it green.