WD on Par With Toshiba for 750GB 2.5-Inch HDD ($149)
But first to ship
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on March 31, 2010 at 2:41 pmWD is now shipping 750 GB of storage capacity in a standard-height 2.5-inch notebook hard drive – the industry’s highest capacity to date in this form factor. Designed for mainstream notebook computers, the WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB hard drives utilize WD’s leading 375 GB-per-platter areal density and Advanced Format technology.
An ideal solution for notebook computers and other portable devices whose users require extreme capacities in a small package, extended battery life and cool, reliable operation, the WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB hard drive is also one of the quietest 2.5-inch drives on the market.
"WD continues to lead the market with capacity points that enable consumers and business professionals to store large quantities of data and rich media content," said Jim Morris, WD’s senior vice president and general manager of Storage Products. "Our leading power efficiency, achieved without compromise to performance, is another example of the added features and value that our customers have come to expect from WD."
Features of the WD Scorpio Blue include:
- Advanced Format technology – Technology being pioneered by WD and adopted by other drive manufacturers to increase media format efficiencies, thus enabling larger drive capacities.
- WhisperDrive – WD’s exclusive WhisperDrive technology combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market. These algorithms also optimize the way a drive seeks for data, which significantly improves power consumption.
- ShockGuard – Leading-edge ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks.
- SecurePark – WD’s SecurePark technology 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 non-operational shock tolerance.
- Fast and efficient – Ultra-fast 3 gigabits per second (Gb/s) SATA interface speed yields performance fit for demanding mobile applications.
- Tested for compatibility – WD performs extensive tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in its FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.
Price and Availability
WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB (model WD7500BPVT) hard drives are shipping now through select distributors and resellers. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the WD Scorpio Blue 750 is $149.00 USD. WD Scorpio Blue hard drives are covered by a three-year limited warranty.
Comments
Toshiba was the first to
announce
and WD is the first to ship 750GB 2.5-inch HDD with 9.5mm height. The
Japanese firm said sample shipments will start from April, 2010,
probably few days after WD that releases its unit one day before the end
of March... Tiny lead.
Both devices have the same specs: two disks,
four heads, 5,400rpm, 12ms average seek time, 8MB buffer, 4K
byte-per-sector, 3Gb SATA. The WD model is just heavier, 150g, compared
to 105g for Toshiba.
The price is going to make the difference. Scorpio Blue 750 GB costs $100 in Europe. No price has been announced by
Toshiba.
In 4Q09, WD was the leader in notebook HDDs shipped in front of
Toshiba/Fujitsu, and then Seagate, Hitachi GST and Samsung. We are
waiting for fast reaction of Seagate - at 640GB -, Hitachi GST - always
at a maximum of 500GB but with 7,200rpm rotational speed - and finally
Samsung - at 640GB - the fifth and last actor in this sector.
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