Rob Beschizza
Gear

Western Digital Offers Cool, Quiet 320GB Laptop Drive

What Western Digital’s latest 2.5" hard drive lacks in fancy new technology, it makes up for with extra capacity. With 320GB, it’s the biggest on the market. The Scorpio-branded drive uses SATA and whirls at 5400 RPM, with a 12ms access time. At $200, it’s not too pricey, either: 250GB models currently go for about […]

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What Western Digital's latest 2.5" hard drive lacks in fancy new technology, it makes up for with extra capacity. With 320GB, it's the biggest on the market.

The Scorpio-branded drive uses SATA and whirls at 5400 RPM, with a 12ms access time. At $200, it's not too pricey, either: 250GB models currently go for about $170. It's aimed at upgraders, judging by the tone of the press release, but it shouldn't be too long before these beasts are seen in laptops and USB externals.
Press Release [Western Digital]