Posted on Thursday, January 26 2006 @ 16:09 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Western Digital today announced it is shipping its new high-capacity 500 GB
Serial ATA (SATA) WD Caviar SE16 desktop-class hard drives. Providing a
half terabyte of capacity for data-intensive applications such as graphic
design, digital video editing, personal video recorders and advanced business
computing, WD Caviar SE16 500 GB drives also deliver high 7,200 RPM
performance with 300 MB/s transfer rate, 16 MB cache and Native Command
Queuing (NCQ).
"The WD Caviar family of hard drives delivers the reliability and
performance that customers expect from WD," said Don Bennett, WD vice
president and general manager of desktop storage. "The extreme capacity and
high performance of this drive address a variety of demanding applications
and expand WD's portfolio of storage products. From 6 to 500 GB, WD offers a
diverse range of hard drives to meet our customers' wide-ranging storage
needs."
WD Caviar SE16 500GB hard drives can be ordered for $349.99 USD.