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Next Generation WD Scorpio? Drives Employ Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Technology
Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today announced it is in volume production of its 160 GB WD Scorpio? 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives. The drives employ perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology to achieve high capacity in the small form factor. WD Scorpio drives deliver the specifications and features that meet demands specific to notebook PCs and portable storage devices, such as WD Passport?: quiet operation, high shock tolerance and low power consumption.
The new WD Scorpio drives expand the company’s breadth of 2.5-inch mobile hard drive offerings to capacity points ranging from 40 GB to 160 GB. The company entered the mobile hard drive market in Oct. 2004.
“The new WD Scorpio 160 GB drives deliver the high capacity that many mobile computing users demand with WD’s implementation of PMR technology, as well as exclusive features that result in meaningful end-user benefits,” said Jody Bradshaw, WD’s senior director and general manager of notebook storage. “With the introduction of our latest-generation WD Scorpio drives, WD offers mobile computing and portable storage customers the same outstanding quality, reliability and performance that have already earned WD a leadership position in the desktop PC market.”
About PMR
With PMR technology, the magnetization of each data bit is aligned vertically to the spinning disk, rather than longitudinally as has been the case in hard drive technology for decades. This enables more data on a given disk than is possible with conventional longitudinal recording, and provides a platform for future expansion of hard drive densities.
WD Scorpio Exclusive Features
WD's exclusive WhisperDrive? technology with SoftSeek? algorithms helps make WD Scorpio the quietest 2.5-inch drive available. Leading-edge ShockGuard? technology combines firmware and hardware advancements to protect the drive mechanics and delicate platter surface to meet the highest combined shock tolerance specifications required for mobile and notebook applications.
Additional shock protection by locking the heads off the disk is provided with DuraStep
Ramp?, which uses the most technologically advanced material available on the market to allow the drive to execute a minimum of 600,000 load/unload cycles without contamination.
Offering high performance from 5,400 RPM spin speed, WD Scorpio operates with power requirements comparable to 4,200 RPM drives to yield lower power consumption for longer system battery life and increased long-term drive reliability.
WD Scorpio mobile hard drives are offered in capacities from 40 GB through 160 GB; feature up to 8 MB cache; are available with EIDE or SATA interface; and have a three-year warranty. More information about WD Scorpio mobile drives may be found on the company’s Web site at http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=264 .
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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 close-at-hand and secure from loss. WD applies its storage expertise to consumer products for external, portable and shared storage products.
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 ( www.westerndigital.com ) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
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