Western Digital (WD), the leading hard disk drive manufacturer, has introduced the world's first manufacturer-produced clear-top hard drive - WD Raptor® X. The unique 10,000 RPM Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives feature 150 GB capacity, 16 MB cache and Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for peak performance. The product will soon be available in the Middle East market.
The launch of WD Raptor X follows the widespread popularity of the original enterprise-class WD Raptor among performance enthusiasts. The new product has been designed to achieve the high performance levels of the WD Raptor drives, as well as display a radically progressive style for PC and Mac owners who modify or enhance their computing systems, thrive on high-performance gaming or otherwise demand the most extreme components available.
“The enterprise-class WD Raptor had proven immensely popular among performance enthusiasts, which influenced us to further build on the platform to launch the see-through top WD Raptor X,” said Tom McDorman, Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage for WD.
"WD Raptor X has been created exclusively for performance enthusiasts, and delivers maximum performance, in addition to the proven quality and reliability traditionally associated with WD hard drives. Maintaining these high WD standards while designing the ground-breaking clear lens design represents a major technological accomplishment," McDorman added.
As the only major component inside a PC with moving parts, all hard drives until now have been sealed with a solid metal top. WD Raptor X features a large clear lens embedded in the top through which the read and write action of the drive's head and disk assembly can be viewed while the drive delivers data, audio and video content and games to PC and Mac performance enthusiasts in just milliseconds.
WD Raptor X hard drives feature NCQ for optimum random I/O performance and employ RAFF™ (Rotary Accelerometer Feed Forward) technology, which protects drive performance from rotational vibration created by fans and other hard drives that affect performance.
Additional information about WD Raptor X hard drives may be found on the company's website at: www.wdraptorx.com.
About Western Digital (WD):
WD, one of the storage industry’s pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company’s core business produces reliable, high-performance hard drives that keep users’ data close-at-hand and secure from loss.
WD was founded in 1970. The company’s storage products are marketed to leading systems manufacturers and selected resellers under the Western Digital and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company’s website (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
