Western Digital has raised the ceiling on 2.5-inch notebook hard drives by releasing the 640GB Scorpio Blue. Previously capped at 500GB, the 640GB Scorpio Blue is one of the first 2.5-inch hard drives to be released. It sports a pair of 320GB platters and runs on 30% less power compared to previous Scorpio Blue drives. WD’s HD technologies come with the new drive, including WhisperDrive for silent operation, ShockGuard to protect the drive from bumps, and IntelliSeek technology for optimum seek speeds.
The 640GB Scorpio Blue is now shipping with an MSRP of $149.
Western Digital has just announced a new 2TB capacity hard drive for their Caviar Black line of performance drives. The top-of-the-line Caviar Black drive sports a fast 7200rpm motor, a large 64MB cache, dual processors, and dual actuators (for more accurate head placement)—all of which help speed up the performance on a drive that sports four 500GB platters. The Caviar Black also features a 3Gb/s SATA II interface in a 3.5-inch form factor for fitting into desktops.
The 2TB Caviar Black hard drive is now available for $299.
