Western Digital Debuts 250GB Notebook Drive

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Western Digital Debuts 250GB Notebook Drive

Slimy on 21 May 2007 - 17:03 · 9 comments & 3438 views

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Not to be outdone by its competitors in pushing the maximum capacity of notebook hard disk drives, Western Digital has announced that it is shipping its 250GB Scorpio, a 5400 RPM 2.5-inch HDD intended for notebook computers. The hardware costs $199.99 and uses perpendicular magnetic recording to achieve the high bit-density. Western Digital has also employed special features to make the drive quiet, use less power and run at cooler temperatures: “ShockGuard” firmware and hardware protects the drive from failure if it’s jolted and “IntelliSeek,” calculates optimum seek speed of the read/write head actuator, to help reduce noise and power.

News source: PC World

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#1 lawtai on 21 May 2007 - 17:05

heh, this might be worth looking into as I need to replace a laptop HD.

(1 reply) #2 Tokar on 21 May 2007 - 17:16

7200RPM version somewhere down the line maybe?

#2.1 lawtai on 21 May 2007 - 18:17

Quote - (Tokar said @ #2)

7200RPM version somewhere down the line maybe?

Yea getting a 7200RPM version would be even better.

(2 replies) #3 PureLegend on 21 May 2007 - 17:17

This would do nicely in the Santa Rosa Macbooks.

#3.1 roadwarrior on 21 May 2007 - 17:41

It would be nice in my Mac mini as well!

#3.2 bluarash on 21 May 2007 - 18:15

Is this drive a hybrid disk (i.e. supports large flash cashes)?

#4 Express on 21 May 2007 - 17:17

Hope they release it with an interface thats compatible with my T60p

(1 reply) #5 xploit1030 on 21 May 2007 - 19:27

My first thought was about upgrading my PS3. But they didn't mention if it is SATA (I just assume it would be).

#5.1 Hawkeye on 22 May 2007 - 05:15

I think you'll find your answer right here.

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