{"id":1361,"date":"2009-07-30T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2009-08-07T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T14:00:22","slug":"wd-ships-industry%e2%80%99s-first-1-tb-mobile-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/wd-ships-industry%e2%80%99s-first-1-tb-mobile-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"WD SHIPS INDUSTRY\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S FIRST 1 TB MOBILE HARD DRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>New Drives Offer the Highest Capacities to Date For Mobile Storage Applications and Notebooks<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuala Lumpur \u00e2\u20ac? 30 July 2009 <\/strong>&#8211; WD (NYSE: WDC) today announced two new mobile hard drives that reach new capacity extremes. The highlight is a one terabyte model \u00e2\u20ac? the industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highest-capacity 2.5-inch drive available. Industry-leading 333 GB-per-platter technology enables the new WD Scorpio<sup>\u00c2\u00ae<\/sup> Blue\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 SATA 2.5-inch hard drives to offer mobile storage device and notebook users an enormous 1 TB capacity. A 750 GB WD Scorpio Blue model also will be available.<a href=\"http:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WD_WD-Scorpio-Blue-750GB-1TB_A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1363\" title=\"WD_WD Scorpio Blue 750GB &amp; 1TB_A\" src=\"http:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WD_WD-Scorpio-Blue-750GB-1TB_A-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"WD_WD Scorpio Blue 750GB &amp; 1TB_A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WD_WD-Scorpio-Blue-750GB-1TB_A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WD_WD-Scorpio-Blue-750GB-1TB_A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WD_WD-Scorpio-Blue-750GB-1TB_A-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inertz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/WD_WD-Scorpio-Blue-750GB-1TB_A.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB and 1 TB hard drives have a 12.5 mm form factor<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> and are ideally suited for use in portable storage solutions, such as the newly released My Passport\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Essential\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 SE Portable USB Drives. Other applications include select notebooks and small form factor desktop PCs, where quiet and cool operation are important. Both WD Scorpio Blue drives deliver high-performance with a 3 gigabits per second (Gb\/s) transfer rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The convergence of the growing mobile computing and digital media trends produces demand for desktop-like capacities in portable devices,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said <strong>Margaret Koh<\/strong>, <em>WD Director of Sales, Asia South<\/em>. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our new WD Scorpio Blue drives enable people to take even more of their digital collections with them wherever they go and, realizing the value of their data, back up their notebooks on their My Passport drives.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>WD Scorpio Blue hard drives offer high-performance, low power consumption and cool operation in portable applications.\u00c2\u00a0 They are designed with WD features to be reliable and shock resistant while also delivering industry-leading capacity and performance.<\/p>\n<p>WD Scorpio Blue Features<\/p>\n<p>-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>WhisperDrive<\/strong>\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 &#8211; WD&#8217;s exclusive WhisperDrive technology combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to produce one of the quietest 2.5-inch drives available.<\/p>\n<p>-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>ShockGuard<\/strong>\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 &#8211; Leading-edge ShockGuard technology combines firmware and hardware advancements to meet the highest combined shock tolerance specifications required for mobile and notebook applications.<\/p>\n<p>-\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <strong>SecurePark<\/strong>\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Price and Availability<\/p>\n<p>WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB drives (model WD7500KEVT) are available now through select resellers; the 1 TB capacity (model WD10TEVT) is available now configured into My Passport Essential SE USB drives. The manufacturer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s suggested retail price (MSRP) for the WD Scorpio Blue 1 TB drive is RM 899.00 and for the 750 GB version is RM 689.00. WD Scorpio Blue hard drives are distributed by Achieva Technology Sdn Bhd, eSys Distribution Sdn Bhd, Genuine C &amp; C (M) Sdn Bhd and Servex (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. and are covered by a three-year limited warranty. More information about WD Scorpio Blue mobile hard drives may be found on the company&#8217;s Web site at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.wdc.com\/en\/products\/Products.asp?DriveID=685.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> 750 GB and 1 TB models are 12.5 mm high and may not be compatible with all notebook systems. Consult system specifications for maximum allowable drive height before attempting to install.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About WD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WD, one of the storage industry&#8217;s pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users&#8217; data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products.<\/p>\n<p>WD was founded in 1970. The company&#8217;s storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital\u00c2\u00ae and WD\u00c2\u00ae brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company&#8217;s Web site (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westerndigital.com\/\" target=\"new_window\">www.westerndigital.com<\/a>)<strong> <\/strong>to access a variety of financial and investor information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Drives Offer the Highest Capacities to Date For Mobile Storage Applications and Notebooks Kuala Lumpur \u00e2\u20ac? 30 July 2009 &#8211; WD (NYSE: WDC) today announced two new mobile hard drives that reach new capacity extremes. 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