2.5" 250GB 5400RPM SATA HDD

Not to be outdone by Fujitsu which recently announced its 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM MHY2 BH Series notebook HDDs, Western Digital today announced its new 250GB Scorpio notebook HDD.

Western Digital's 250GB Scorpio takes full advantage of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) and features a Serial ATA interface. Spindle speed for the new drive is a respectable 5400RPM.

Other features of the new Scorpio drive include IntelliSeek technology which improves seek performance, WhisperDrive to ensure near-silent operation and ShockGuard technology to protect the drive in the event of shock/jostling.

"The 2.5-inch market continues to be a major focus for WD, and this 250 GB WD Scorpio drive represents our second-generation PMR platform," said Jim Morris, Western Digital's VP and GM of notebook storage.

"The WD Scorpio 250 GB hard drive is a direct result of the significant investments WD has made in proprietary head technologies as well as significant system level feature innovation. With the introduction of our latest-generation WD Scorpio drives, WD continues to offer mobile computing and portable storage customers the same outstanding quality, reliability and performance that have earned the company a leadership position in the desktop PC market."

The new Scorpio WD2500BEVS drives are available now from Western Digital's online store for $199.99 USD.

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