WD has announced that it is now shipping 750 GB of storage capacity in a standard-height 2.5-inch notebook hard drive, the industry’s highest capacity to date in this form factor. Designed for mainstream notebook computers, the WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB hard drives utilize WD’s leading 375 GB-per-platter areal density and Advanced Format technology.
An ideal solution for notebook computers and other portable devices whose users require extreme capacities in a small package, extended battery life and cool, reliable  operation, the WD Scorpio Blue 750 GB hard drive is also one of the quietest 2.5-inch drives on the market.
“WD continues to lead the market with capacity points that enable consumers and business professionals to store large quantities of data and rich media content,” said Sushil Bandi, Country Manager for the Indian Subcontinent, Western Digital. “Our leading power efficiency, achieved without compromise to performance, is another example of the added features and value that our customers have come to expect from WD.”
The WD Scorpio Blue features a whole lot of technologies that are unique to WD. This includes the Advanced Format Technology that has been pioneered by WD and adopted by other drive manufacturers to increase media format efficiencies, thus enabling larger drive capacities. WD's exclusive WhisperDrive technology combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market. Leading-edge ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. Lastly, WD's SecurePark technology parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down, and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long-term reliability due to less head wear, and improved non-operational shock tolerance.Â
