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WD has announced two new mobile hard drives with new capacities. The highlight is a one terabyte model. The 333 GB-per-platter technology enables the new WD Scorpio Blue SATA 2.5-inch hard drives to offer mobile storage device and notebook users 1 TB capacity. A 750 GB WD Scorpio Blue model also will be available.
The WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB and 1 TB hard drives have a 12.5 mm form factor and are suited for use in portable storage solutions. Other applications include select notebooks and small form factor desktop PCs, where quiet and cool operation are important. Both WD Scorpio Blue drives deliver efficient performance with a 3 gigabits per second (Gb/s) transfer rate.
“The convergence of the growing mobile computing and digital media trends produces demand for desktop-like capacities in portable devices,” said Jim Morris, senior vice president and general manager of client systems at WD. “Our new WD Scorpio Blue drives enable people to take even more of their digital collections with them wherever they go.”
WD Scorpio Blue Features
WhisperDrive - WD’s WhisperDrive technology combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to produce a quiet 2.5-inch drive.
ShockGuard - ShockGuard technology combines firmware and hardware advancements to meet the combined shock tolerance specifications required for mobile and notebook applications.
SecurePark - Parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface, resulting in improved long-term reliability due to less head wear and improved shock tolerance.
Price and Availability
WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB drives (model WD7500KEVT) are available now through select distributors and resellers; the 1 TB capacity (model WD10TEVT) is available now configured into My Passport Essential SE USB drives. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the WD Scorpio Blue 1 TB drive is $249.99 and for the 750 GB version, it is $189.99. WD Scorpio Blue hard drives are covered by a three-year limited warranty.
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