WD to launch 10k rpm serial ata-150 drives feb 11  | | 
February 7th, 2003, 01:56 PM
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| WD to launch 10k rpm serial ata-150 drives feb 11
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/story.html?id=1044471776
here is the story from xbit labs.....which to me is a great tech site.
Western Digital company was the first to unveil a 7200rpm desktop HDD. WD was the first to offer 8MB buffer on desktop intended hard disk drives. Apparently, WD will be the first company to produce the first ever 10 000rpm HDD for desktop computers on the 11th of February this year. With the announcement next Tuesday WD will strengthen its market positions by continuing to bring technologies previously found in servers destined products to consumers data storage market.
The new line of WD’s HDDs will offer 8MB buffer, Serial ATA-150 interface and the glamour 10 000rpm fluid dynamic bearing motors! According to this Japanese web-site, WD plans to offer 5 year limited warranty on the HDD with MTBF of 1.2 million hours. I wonder how much one such baby is going to cost…
The new HDDs are going to offer significant performance improvements over the present generations of hard disk drives and WD itself is going to earn plenty selling such hi-tech devices to hardware enthusiasts.
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February 10th, 2003, 12:08 AM
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cool! Like you said, though, I'm wondering how expensive it'll be.
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February 10th, 2003, 12:11 AM
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sounds like a great product. ive been planning to get an 8mb buffer 7200rpm drive, but now i think ill wait a little longer  maybe ill have the $$ to buy one in a year or two hahahaha
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February 10th, 2003, 04:11 PM
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February 13th, 2003, 12:03 AM
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Love the idea of SATA. I can't wait until they become commonplace. | |
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February 13th, 2003, 12:21 AM
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wasn't Seagate supposed to be 1st on the market with their sata drives? I've been checking websites, but no luck on when?
What do they mean by enterprises only will have 1st units. That mean big businesses, dot.com's and that sort of thing?
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February 13th, 2003, 12:36 AM
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huki:
I just got a catalog in the mail from www.Harddrive.com (?) advertising the Seagate 120GB / 8MB cache 7200rpm Serial ATA drive for $185. It was on the cover, and I haven't had a chance to see if it was available.
Not a bad price for new technology.
Site has it at $209 + $10 for a 15-pin serial ATA to 4-pin power adapter ; catalog says $185. "ETA 2/14"
- Bill
WD 10,000rpm "MTBF 1.2 million hours" - eat your heart out IBM Deathstars!!
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