WD is now shipping in volume its WD Caviar SE16 640 GB
3.5-inch hard drives based on 320 GB-per-platter
technology.
The WD Caviar SE16 640 GB drives deliver high
performance with their extreme areal density, 3 Gb/s
transfer rate, and Native Command Queuing (NCQ). Its
two-platter design promotes cool, quiet operation in a
high-capacity drive.
"The 640 GB capacity point will be an important one for
our desktop customers, and WD is leading high-volume
shipments to the channel and OEM customers," said Don
Bennett, general manager and vice president of WD's
desktop business unit. "Two-platter hard drives have
always been the perfect balance of value, capacity and
performance for many of our customers. Today's common
two-platter drives are limited to 500 GB, but we are
expanding capacity by 28 percent on the same design with
WD's leading technology heads and disks."
The 320 GB-per-platter technology is being deployed
across WD's desktop, enterprise, consumer electronics
and external hard drive product lines, including
additional capacity points, throughout this calendar
year.
WD Caviar SE16 640 GB (model WD6400AAKS) hard drives may
be ordered on the company's online store
(www.shopwd.com) and through select distributors and
resellers. Manufacturer's Suggest Retail Price (MSRP)
for the WD Caviar SE16 640 GB is $139.99 USD.