Western Digital Corp. has announced its new 2.5-inch 320GB SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives, WD Scorpio WD3200BEVT, which offers high-performance, low power consumption and cool operation, making them ideal for notebooks and other portable devices.

“Consumer demands for high capacity storage are stronger than ever. WD is again leading the industry by delivering high quality, high capacity product to the market with the introduction of its new WD Scorpio 320 GB hard drive,” said Campbell Kan, vice president of mobile computing business unit, Acer Inc. “WD understands the increasing storage requirements of the notebook market, allowing Acer to introduce high-capacity notebook solutions that meet our customer’s ever-growing demands.”

WD Scorpio Exclusive Features:

• WhisperDrive — WD’s exclusive WhisperDrive technology combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield the WD Scorpio 320 GB as one of the quietest 5400 RPM, 2.5-inch drives available.
• ShockGuard — Leading-edge ShockGuard technology combines firmware and hardware advancements to protect the drive mechanics and platter surface to meet the highest combined shock tolerance specifications required for mobile and notebook applications.
• IntelliSeek — Another unique WD Scorpio 320 GB feature is its IntelliSeek technology, which calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration. For a demonstration on IntelliSeek, visit the WD Web site at http://www.wdc.com/en/flash/index.asp?family=intelliseek.

WD Scorpio 320 GB drives (model WD3200BEVS) are available on the company’s online store (www.shopwd.com). More information about WD Scorpio mobile drives may be found on the company’s Web site at http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=377.

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