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Raspberry Pi Gets Affordable, Power Efficient 314GB Hard Drive On Pi Day

Posted by timothy on from the sum-of-the-parts dept.

Mickeycaskill writes: Western Digital has released a had drive optimized for the Raspberry Pi. The 314GB drive, released on Pi Day (3/14), costs $31.42 for a limited time and promises to be more reliable, power efficient and easier to use with the computer than other storage. The company, which also has a 1TB drive, says the unit has been designed to coordinate with the Pi's own power systems in order to minimize energy use without affecting the maximum data transfer rate on a USB connection. The Raspberry Pi Foundation says the new drive will stimulate the development of storage-hungry projects.

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  1. Approximate Pi Day by Roger+W+Moore · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually for the rest of the world surely 22/7 is close enough to be used as Pi day.

  2. Re:Kind of expensive for 300GB by Pseudonymous+Powers · · Score: 4, Funny

    Found the virgin!

    Playing "Find the Virgin" on Slashdot is a lot holding an Easter-egg hunt on a 100-acre intensive factory-style chicken hatchery.

  3. Re:Silly Americans. by Roger+W+Moore · · Score: 3, Funny

    By the way, the Declaration of Independence was signed "July 4, 1776". I think we'll be keeping that, thanks.

    Yes, but rather ironically you typically refer to it as the "4th of July" don't you?

  4. Re:Silly Pedantics by viperidaenz · · Score: 4, Funny

    My calendar has 31 pages with 12 months on each page, you insensitive clod.

  5. Re:economics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    And you think that I have a bad memory!