Western Digital sent out a press release earlier today, announcing its new enterprise-class 2.5-inch SATA hard drives. The WD VelociRaptor offers 300GB of capacity and features a 10,000 rotation speed, SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache.
WD® (NYSE: WDC) announced today the WD VelociRaptor™ 10,000 RPM enterprise SATA hard drives in an enterprise-class 2.5-inch form factor for blade servers and 1U and 2U rack servers. The newest WD VelociRaptor hard drive is built for business-critical applications with enterprise-class mechanics and packs up to 300 GB of capacity into the enterprise small form factor bays, while consuming 35 percent less power than the previous-generation WD Raptor® drive.
"WD is bringing to enterprise customers what PC enthusiasts already appreciate about the WD VelociRaptor: a combination of high performance and high capacity for hard drive storage," said John Rydning, IDC's research director for hard disk drives. "WD's new WD VelociRaptor, designed specifically for the enterprise in an energy efficient 2.5-inch form factor, gives system OEMs and end users a new storage option to consider to meet growing storage requirements."
Western Digital's new VelociRaptor 2.5-inch hard drives will be available through select commercial distributors by the end of the month. If you'd like to read more, WD's entire press release can be found here.
