IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WD®, a
Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and a world leader in hard
drives, today announced the expansion of its award-winning WD
Black™ line of performance hard drives up to 6 TB capacity.
Shipping now, the 3.5-inch, 7200 RPM drive is the perfect solution
for gamers and professionals in need of high-performance desktop
systems and workstations.
WD Black hard drives combine 7200 RPM spin speed, 128 MB cache,
dual stage actuator technology, SATA 6 gigabits per second (Gb/s)
interface, and an integrated dual processor to deliver ultimate
performance in a maximum-capacity drive. The WD Black 6TB is up to
29% faster than the previous WD Black 4TB version in maximum data
rate throughput and 10% faster in PCMark Vantage.
"Combining maximum system performance with generous capacity,
the expansion of WD Black to 6 TB allows gamers, enthusiasts and
creatives to push the boundaries of personalization without
compromise," said Cindi Grace,
senior vice president of WD storage technology group. "In choosing
WD Black hard drives, WD desktop customers get the best possible
mix of capacity, performance and reliability to handle intense
desktop computing with ease."
WD Black 6 TB hard drives feature the following:
Increased Reliability –StableTrac™ Technology (2 TB
and larger models) secures the motor shaft inside of the hard drive
to increase reliability and help reduce impact due to
system-induced vibrations from other components. By stabilizing the
platters inside, the WD Black drive results in more accurate
tracking in a particular sector during read and write operations,
optimizing performance and reliability.
Increased DRAM cache – The Dynamic Cache Technology
improves caching algorithms in real time to allocate and optimize
cache between reads and writes. This movement of cache for read
data helps to reduce congestion and increase overall
performance.
Efficient dual processing – A dual-core processor offers
twice the processing capability as a single-core processor to
maximize drive performance for faster read and write speeds.
Industry-leading 5-year limited warranty – Compared to
standard hard drives, the WD Black drive endures more strenuous and
aggressive internal testing over a longer period of time, resulting
in it being backed by an industry leading 5-year limited
warranty.
Price and Availability
Available now through select distributors and resellers, WD
Black drive is covered by a five-year limited warranty.
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the WD Black 5 TB
drive (model # WD5001FZWX) is $264.00
USD and the WD Black 6 TB drive (model # WD6001FZWX) is
$294.00 USD. More information about
WD Black desktop hard drives, including terms of the limited
warranty, may be found on the company website at
http://www.wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=760.
About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and
storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the
company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and
solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and
integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing
systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as
well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD's
leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media
players and software solutions empower people around the world to
easily save, store, protect, share and experience their
content on multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is
headquartered in Irvine,
California. For more information, please visit the company's
website at www.wd.com.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of
products and services that empower people to create, manage,
experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and
manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home
entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands.
Visit the Investor section of the company's website
(www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and
investor information.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and WD Black are registered
trademarks and StableTrac is a trademark of Western Digital
Technologies, Inc.in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other marks
may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other
brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their
respective companies. As used for storage capacity, one terabyte
(TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies
depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or
interface, gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per
second.
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