Sunday, July 26, 2009

Mobile Hard Drives Reach 1 TB Capacity

WD introduced the industry's first 2.5-inch hard drive reach 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 designed for use in portable storage solutions, such as the newly released My Passport Essential SE Portable USB Drives. Other applications include select notebooks and small form factor desktop PCs, where quiet and cool operation are important. Both WD Scorpio Blue drives deliver high-performance with a 3 Gbps transfer rate.


The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the WD Scorpio Blue 1 TB drive is $249.99 USD and for the 750 GB version it is $189.99 USD.
http://www.westerndigital.com