Western Digital Working On a 20,000 RPM Drive
MrKaos writes “Western digital seems to be preparing for the onslaught of SSD drives set to impact its market by developing a 20,000 rpm hard drive. Similar to the VelociRaptor line of drives, the new drives are speculated to be offering lower capacity as a tradeoff for faster seek and write times.” This report out of Taipei is the only word on the rumored WD 20K drive. It’s said to be a 2.5″ drive in a 3.5″ enclosure, for efficiency of cooling — the arrangement the Register enjoyed poking fun at when the 10K drive was upgraded last month.
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