A lot of WD 5400RPM drives are actually 7200RPM unfortunately. https://arstechni...

		dragontamer on Oct 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An ode to the 10,000 RPM Western Digital (Veloci)R... A lot of WD 5400RPM drives are actually 7200RPM unfortunately. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/09/western-digital-is-t... Basically, WD decided if was cheaper to just make 7200 drives and sell some mislabeled as a '5400 class' drive.