WD has recently announced that it is
now shipping WD Velociraptor 450GB and 600GB hard drives, the next
generation of its 10,000 RPM SATA family of hard drives. The new WD
Velociraptor hard drive is designed for blade servers,
high-performance PCs, Mac computers, professional workstations, as
well as 1U and 2U rack servers that require a balance of high
performance and capacity.
The WD Velociraptor hard drive is built
with enterprise class mechanics that provide 24x7 durability under
high-performance demands and packs up to 600GB of capacity into a
2.5-inch enterprise form factor. The product is also available in the
IcePack enclosure, a 3.5-inch mounting frame with a built-in heat
sink, a factory customization that fits the drive into a standard
3.5-inch system bay and keeps this powerful drive extra cool when
installed in a high-performance desktop chassis and 3.5-inch HDD form
factor enterprise chassis.
“WD is a leader in performance and
reliability of enterprise SATA hard drives. Demand for performance
combined with an increase in capacity continues to rise and WD is the
leader in this category. WD customers can rely on the new WD
Velociraptor to deliver high performance under the harshest
conditions, while continuing to keep user data safe,” said Sushil
Bandi, Country Manager-Western Digital India.