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Western Digital Announces 200 Gig Drives

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the pr0n-glorious-pr0n dept.

twilightzero writes "Video capture fanatics and pr0n moguls, rejoice! Today marks the official release of the Western Digital 200 GB hard drive! Never again run out of space for your X-10 video stream of the neighbor's house! See the graphic, specs, and press release. This also marks the release of WD drives using fluid dynamic bearings rather than the old BB type." The glorious march of technology continues forward, and digital video fans rejoice. Update: 07/26 03:34 GMT by M : Headline corrected. Taco's at a conference, cut him a little slack.

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  1. Maxtor = Fluid, WD=200mb by simetra · · Score: 2, Redundant

    I noticed the Fluid bearings thing on newegg.com on a Maxtor, 40gb drive, earlier today.

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  2. Re:Differences? by x136 · · Score: 2, Redundant

    I recently bought a Maxtor D740X drive, but as it turns out, it's the ball bearing version. This thing is loud. I have to shut the computer down at night now. (It'd be great if Linux could spin it down...) I've talked to others with the same drive but with liquid bearings. They say it's almost dead silent.

    Oh well, that's what I get for buying the cheapest hard drive I could find. :)

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