Western Digital Goes High Density

Western Digital’s Scorpio line of 2.5-inch notebook drive platters are being manufactured to utilize the perpendicular magnetic recording method to record bits of data on the platter in a vertical manner to increase the amount of bits that can be written per square inch. When the bits are positioned vertically they take up less surface area as opposed to a horizontal organization. The Scorpio’s new platters will have a density of 80GB per platter to allow Western Digital to compete in the notebook market.

It was a wonder when WD would step up to the plate and offer these top end offerings also. Of course, pricing is not available, so it’s really a waiting game to see how they will compare to the high-end Seagate Momentus and Barracuda drives.