Western Digital Shipping 2TB Internal Hard Drive
Maximum PC —
... . The 2TB drive carries Western Digital's GreenPower moniker, an eco-friendly designation WD claims represents a 4-5 watt savings over standard desktop drives. According to Western Digital's product page , the new drive sips up to 7.4W during read/write operations, 4W at idle, and 0.97W during sleep or standby. Other specs for the WD20EADS include a 7200RPM spindle speed and 32MB of cache. The drive sells for AU$378, which converts to about $250USD. No word yet on U.S. availability or pricing. [image]
Western Digital Announces 2TB HD
Overclockers Club news Feed —
Rumors that began appearing earlier this month about the imminent release of Western Digital's 2TB drive had the release date wrong. However, WD did make it official today by issuing a press release touting the world's first 2TB disk drive. The new drive will be part of the company's Caviar Green family and makes use of perpendicular magnetic recording technology to achieve areal densities of 400Gb per square inch on its 500GB platters. The drives feature 32MB cache and are available now at a MSRP of $299US.
WD(r) LAUNCHES INDUSTRY'S FIRST 2 TB HARD DRIVE
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WD's Eco-friendly, Cool and Quiet, WD Caviar(r) Green(tm) Drive Marks the Largest Capacity Hard Drive in the Industry
LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Jan. 27, 2009 - WD (NYSE: WDC) today announced the first 2 terabyte (TB) hard drive - the world's highest capacity drive and the latest addition to WD's popular, environmentally friendly, cool and ...
Western Digital 2TB Drive First To Hit Retail
VR-Zone Articles —
[image] WD today announced the first 2 terabyte (TB) hard drive â the worldâs highest capacity drive and the latest addition to WDâs popular, environmentally friendly, cool and quiet, WD® Caviar® Green⢠hard drive family. This new 3.5-inch platform is based on WDâs industry-leading 500 GB/platter technology (with 400 Gb/in2 areal density) with 32 MB cache, producing drives with capacities of up to 2 TB. âWhile some in the industry wondered if the end consumer would buy a 1 TB drive, already some 10 percent of 3.5-inch hard drive sales are at the 1 TB level or higher, serving demand from video applications and expanding ...
Western Digital Caviar Green 2.0TB (WD20EADS) SATA Hard Drive Review
FutureLooks :: Digital Lifestyle and Technology for the Masses —
A few weeks ago, we reviewed one of Western Digital’s flagship drives, the Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB SATA hard drive . Like WD’s top end Velociraptors , the drive was engineered and designed for desktop performance with a 7200RPM spindle speed and dual processors to share the load. As a result, it tends to be noisier like its Velociratpor brother. It also consumes more power, like its Velociraptor brother. Today, we’re going to head to the quieter and more eco-friendly side of the Western Digital family. Western Digital Caviar Green 2.0TB (WD20EADS) SATA Hard Drive Review Western Digital’s Caviar Green series ...



