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WD's Third-Generation High Capacity Enterprise SATA Hard Drives |
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Written by Hideo
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Saturday, 28 June 2008 |
 WD today announced it is now shipping the new WD RE3 SATA hard drives, the company's latest generation of "RE" family drives. As data centers become larger and more complex, WD's third-generation high capacity enterprise SATA hard drives enhance vibration and shock tolerance and deploy new electronics to increase performance approximately 20 percent and by as much 60 percent in high-vibration environments.
"WD has continued to leverage its extensive experience gained from
previous generation enterprise drives, as well as our enterprise-class
WD VelociRaptor(tm) drives, to develop a hard drive perfectly suited
for servers, network attached storage and storage networks," said Tom
McDorman, vice president and general manager of enterprise storage
solutions for WD. "WD's RE3 family offers the best combination of
enhanced features, superior reliability, and optimum performance for
enterprise
applications."
In line with the WD RE drive heritage, WD RE3 drives feature 1.2
million hours MTBF, native command queuing (NCQ), time limited error
recovery (TLER), and an extensive and enhanced testing process to
ensure long-term reliability for demanding enterprise applications.
WD RE3 Features
* Dual processor - Twice the processing power that results in a
20 percent performance improvement over the previous generation.
* RAFF(tm) technology - Resulting in up to 60 percent
performance improvement over previous generation drives, WD's
fourth-generation RAFF technology includes sophisticated electronics to
monitor the drive and correct both linear and rotational vibration
simultaneously, in real time for maximum performance in high vibration
environments.
* IntelliSeek(tm) technology - Calculates optimum seek speeds to
lower power consumption, noise and vibration in active seek modes
without degrading performance.
* Multi-axis shock sensor - An additional third sensor has been
added to RE3 models to automatically detect the subtlest shock events
and
compensates to protect the data.
* RAID-specific, Time-Limited Error Recovery (TLER) - Prevents
drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery
processes common to desktop drives.
* Third-generation dynamic fly height - With this next
generation dynamic fly height technology, each read-write head's fly
height is
adjusted in real time for optimum reliability.
* Thermal extended burn-in test - Extended burn-in testing with
thermal cycling added to ensure only the most robust drives are
produced as RAID Edition.
* NoTouch(tm) ramp load technology - The recording head never
touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the
recording head and
media as well as better drive protection in transit.
Price and Availability
WD RE3 500 GB (model WD5002ABYS), 320 GB (model WD3202ABYS) and the 250
GB (model WD2502ABYS) hard drives are available now through select
distributors and resellers. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
(MSRP) for the WD RE3 500 GB is $119, the 320 GB is $89 and the 250 GB
is $79 USD. WD RE3 drives are covered by a five-year limited warranty.
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