This seems like an unbelievable jump in storage capacity – though something tells me it’s probably only the beginning. Western Digital has just begun offering a 2 Terabyte 7200 RPM SATA hard disk via Australian online retailers. Billed as eco-friendly the drive reduces power consumption up to 38 percent and saves on average 4 to 5 watts as compared to competitors’ drives. Pricing is $429 AUD (about $280 US) and so far availability seems limited to the land down under though US can’t be far behind.
IntelliPower™ – A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and cache size designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance.
IntelliSeek™ – Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
IntelliPark™ – Delivers lower power consumption by automatically unloading the heads during idle to reduce aerodynamic drag.
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) – Employ PMR technology to achieve even greater areal density.
StableTrac™ – The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.
