Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) has debuted its new high capacity
400 GB Serial ATA (SATA) WD Caviar SE16 desktop-class hard drives. With
7,200 RPM spindle speed, native SATA technology and 16 MB cache, the new
desktop-class WD Caviar SE16 400 GB hard drives are ideal for graphic
design, video editing, gaming, advanced business computing and other
high- end desktop applications. The WD Caviar product family delivers
cool, quiet and high performance storage that has long made WD Caviar
the hard drive brand of choice worldwide.
Separately the company announced a 3-year warranty for its
desktop-class hard drives, including WD Caviar, WD Caviar SE and WD
Caviar SE16 -- the highest performance of the WD Caviar product family.
"From 40 to 400 GB, the WD Caviar desktop hard drive family
has long been one of the world's most popular hard drive brands
because the name has come to stand for reliability, performance and cool
and quiet operation," said Richard E. Rutledge, vice president and
general manager of WD's Computing Components Group. "WD offers
a diverse range of hard drives to satisfy the varied storage needs of
our customers -- from consumer electronics to enterprise to desktop and
notebook computing environments."
WD Caviar SE16 400 GB (Model WD4000KD)
Available now at WD's online store
(http://www.store.westerndigital.com) and from WD-authorized
distributors, the new desktop-class WD Caviar SE16 SATA 400 GB hard
drives (WD4000KD) combine a 16 MB cache with 150 MB/s transfer rate for
industry leading performance.
Suggested retail pricing is $279 USD for WD Caviar SE16 400 GB hard
drives. WD Caviar SE16 drives are covered under a 3-year warranty.
Cool Drives and Enhanced Reliability
Heat is a major contributor to hard drive wear and cool drive
operating temperatures help increase long-term drive reliability. WD
hard drives are designed to have the lowest power consumption of any
high-capacity desktop-class hard drive.
Lowering the drives' power consumption means the operating
temperature of WD Caviar drives is much cooler which provides for
enhanced drive reliability. Cool drives are increasingly important for
today's multi-drive and small-form-factor systems.
Whisper Quiet
Today's PCs, digital video recorders and gaming machines are
increasingly operated in environments where noise is less tolerated. WD
reduced WD Caviar drive noise levels to be virtually imperceptible to
the human ear in home and business environments with its WhisperDrive
technology, which features a highly efficient power driver design. To
reduce seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking
algorithms, resulting in the drive operating more efficiently when
accessing and writing data.
About WD
WD provides products and services for people and organizations that
collect, manage and use digital information. The company's core
business produces hard drives that keep users' data close-at-hand
and secure from loss.
WD was founded in 1970. The company's storage products are
marketed to systems manufacturers and selected resellers under the
Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the
company's Web site (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a
variety of financial and investor information.
Western Digital Corporation can be found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.westerndigital.com/.
For more information, call 949/672-7891.
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