WD(R) Introduces New Family of 7200 RPM 2.5-Inch Hard Drives for Fast Notebook Systems and Portable Storage Devices
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Monday, June 2, 2008 7:58 AM
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LAKE FOREST, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Digital
Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today announced it is now shipping its new line of WD
Scorpio(R) Black 7200 RPM 2.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives for
high-performance notebook computers and portable storage devices. Available in
capacities up to 320 GB, WD Scorpio Black hard drives are designed with
ruggedness, reliability, and data-protection features that actively monitor
and protect valuable data.

The WD Scorpio Black family of hard drives is destined for use in OEM
notebook systems as well as by users who want to upgrade the speed and
performance of their current notebook system. As one of the fastest and most
efficient hard drives on the market, WD Scorpio Black drives combine
desktop-class 7200 RPM spin speed with a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache
to deliver maximum notebook performance.

"In today's busy and on-the-go lifestyle, notebook systems play an
increasingly pivotal role in the home office and are relied upon to
efficiently run sophisticated applications," said Jim Morris, WD's vice
president and general manager of mobile storage. "High performance,
high-capacity hard drives are a key ingredient to notebooks as system
manufacturers continue to add data-hungry features that allow users to fully
benefit from the latest computing technologies."

With the introduction of its latest-generation WD Scorpio drives, WD
further expands the company's portfolio of 2.5-inch hard drives and continues
to offer mobile computing and portable storage customers the same outstanding
quality, reliability and performance that have earned the company a leadership
position in the desktop and notebook markets.


WD Scorpio Black Exclusive Features
-- IntelliSeek(TM) -- IntelliSeek technology calculates optimum seek
speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
-- SecurePark(TM) -- WD's SecurePark technology 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.
-- ShockGuard(TM) -- WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive
mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks during shipping and handling
and in daily operation.
-- Free-fall Sensor -- As an added layer of protection, if the drive (or
the system it's in) is dropped while in use, WD's free-fall sensor
detects that the drive is falling and, in less than 200 milliseconds,
parks the head off the disks to help prevent damage and data loss.
-- WhisperDrive(TM) -- WD's exclusive WhisperDrive technology combines
state-of-the-art seeking algorithms that result in one of the quietest
2.5-inch drives on the market.



Pricing

WD Scorpio Black hard drives will be available at select distributors and
resellers. MSRP for the WD Scorpio Black hard drives are up to $249.00 USD
(depending on capacity and features). More information about WD Scorpio Black
hard drives may be found on the company's Web site at
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=477.


About WD

WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides
products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and
use digital information. The company produces reliable, high-performance hard
drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. WD applies its
storage expertise to consumer products for external, portable and shared
storage applications.

WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are marketed to
leading systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the
Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the
company's Web site (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of
financial and investor information.


Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and WD Scorpio are registered trademark
in the U.S. and other countries and ShockGuard, WhisperDrive, SecurePark and
IntelliSeek are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All other
trademarks herein are property of their respective owner.


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SOURCE Western Digital Corp.


 
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