WD joins fray with thin 750GB notebook drive
updated 09:35 am EDT, Tue March 30, 2010
WD Scorpio Blue tops 750GB in slim size
Western Digital today joined the ranks of those making thin 750GB mobile drives with an upgrade to the Scorpio Blue. Like its Toshiba cousin, the 2.5-inch SATA II drive fits its 750GB into two platters and can fit into a typical 9.5mm (0.37in) height used by most notebooks, including thin-and-lights. Most slimmer notebook drives have stopped at 640GB.
The drive carries 8MB of cache and uses the new Advanced Format for its recording, which puts data in larger blocks and provides more usable space on a given disk for those with Macs or newer Windows operating systems. It ships today and will cost $149 as a retail upgrade; PC builders should also integrate it into portables in the near future.
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