WD Introduces World's Only See-Through-Top Hard Drives at CES Las Vegas8 January 2006
LAS VEGAS, CES Booth No. 70059/Sands Expo & Convention Center, Jan. 5, -- Engineering a vision on PC performance never accomplished before, Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today introduced the world's only manufacturer-produced clear-top hard drive, WD Raptor(R) X (http://www.wdraptorx.com). The unique 10,000 RPM Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives feature 150 GB capacity, 16 MB cache and Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for peak performance. Beginning today, a demonstration of the new WD Raptor X drive will be available at CES Las Vegas (WD Booth No. 70059/Sands Expo & Convention Center).
WD is responding to widespread popularity among performance enthusiasts of the unmatched performance of the original enterprise-class WD Raptor. The company designed the WD Raptor X to perform at the highest levels like its predecessors, as well as display a radically progressive style for PC and Mac owners who modify or enhance their computing systems, thrive on high-performance gaming or otherwise demand the most extreme components available.
"Created exclusively for performance enthusiasts, WD Raptor X delivers what they want most -- maximum performance and plenty of flair, in addition to the proven quality and reliability WD's customers worldwide have long relied on," said Tom McDorman, vice president and general manager of enterprise storage for WD. "Maintaining these high WD standards while designing the ground-breaking, one-of-a-kind clear lens design represents a technological accomplishment that we are excited about delivering to these passionate PC enthusiasts, who are continually tricking out their systems."
As the only major component inside a PC with moving parts, all hard drives until now have been sealed with a solid metal top. WD Raptor X features a large clear lens embedded in the top through which the read and write action of the drive's head and disk assembly can be viewed while the drive delivers data, audio and video content and games to PC and Mac(R) performance enthusiasts in just milliseconds.
While introducing several new materials into the drive's critical structure, the only acceptable result for WD's engineering team was to maintain the unparalleled performance that WD Raptor offered the computing industry, as well as the high reliability customers have come to expect from WD.
The new WD Raptor X hard drives feature NCQ for optimum random I/O performance. WD Raptor X drives also employ RAFF(TM) (Rotary Accelerometer Feed Forward) technology, which protects drive performance from rotational vibration created by fans and other hard drives that rob performance.
WD Raptor X drives feature:
-- 10,000 RPM
-- 150 GB capacity
-- 1.5 Gb/s external data rate
-- NCQ
-- 4.6 ms average seek time
-- 16 MB cache
-- 5-year warranty
WD Raptor X Availability & Pricing
WD Raptor X 150 GB (model WD1500AHFD) hard drives are expected to be shipping in volume this quarter. Estimated retail pricing for WD Raptor X is $349.99 USD. WD Raptor X will be available soon on the company's online store (http://www.westerndigital.com), where customers can take advantage of free standard shipping.
Additional information, photos and a video about WD Raptor X hard drives may be found at http://www.wdraptorx.com.
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company produces reliable, high-performance 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 leading 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.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to expected volume and shipping dates for WD Raptor X. The forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations, and actual results may differ materially as a result of several factors, including: changes in the availability and cost of specialized product components; supply and demand conditions in the hard drive industry and business conditions generally; and other risks and uncertainties listed in WD's recent SEC filings, including its Form 10-Q for the first fiscal quarter of fiscal 2006. WD undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or for any other reason.
Western Digital and WD Raptor are registered trademarks and WD, the WD logo and RAFF are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks herein are property of their respective owner.
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