"Western Digital's 7200 RPM, 20 GB-per-platter hard drive is the type of component that allows Dell to deliver cutting-edge, high-performance systems to its customers," said Stephan Godevais, Dell vice president of consumer and small business products. "Working with leading suppliers like Western Digital helps Dell as we continually strive to stay ahead of the performance curve with our Dimension desktop systems." The WD Caviar 7200 RPM, 20 GB-per-platter model is a two-platter design with as many as four heads. It will be available in 10, 20, 30 and 40 GB capacities. The drive's Ultra ATA/100 high-speed interface, 8.9 ms seek time and 2 MB buffer enhances desktop computer performance. Users will benefit from the new WD Caviar 7200 RPM hard drive's 20 percent increase in performance, compared with its previous generation product, according to benchmarking tests completed in Western Digital's Functional Integrity Testing Laboratory. "We designed the new WD Caviar 7200 RPM's predecessor, a 10 GB-per-platter platform, in ways that looked ahead to the need for fast progression in areal density," Steve Campbell, senior vice president of research and development for Western Digital's hard drive business,said. "This enabled us to very rapidly leap from 10 GB-per-platter/ATA 66, to 10 GB-per-platter/ATA 100, and now to 20 GB-per-platter/ATA 100. The extendable product platform design will streamline development time for subsequent product generations. Western Digital's SoundLogic acoustic technologies progress in step with areal density and performance for the new WD Caviar 7200 RPM hard drive. The new model is one of the quietest hard drives in its class, producing only 30 db in idle mode and 30.5 db in seek mode -- important in all environments and critical in audio/video applications. Just as with all Western Digital hard drives, the 7200 RPM, 20 GB-per-platter model incorporates the company's Data Lifeguard data protection features, including Shock Guard, which provides outstanding shock and vibration protection to further preserve data integrity without compromising performance. Other Data Lifeguard features protect end-user data by automatically detecting, isolating, and repairing possible problem areas on the hard drive before data loss occurs. Source: Western Digital Corp. Web: www.wdc.com |
