May 18, 2005

Western Digital Launches SATA II Drives

Western Digital launched its line of SATA II drives today. Along with an amazing 300 MB/s transfer rate, the drives will run super-cool and noise levels are reportedly below the threshold of human hearing. Well we'll know when we don't hear it.

WD Caviar SE16 SATA II hard drives combine 300 MB/s transfer rate and 16 MB cache for industry leading performance. Yes, these reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. Fast -- The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate, state-of-the-art performance for SATA drives, and 16 MB cache make the WD Caviar SE16 family the fastest desktop-class hard drives available.