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    Western Digital 1TB Scorpio Blue Hard Drive Resized Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Amber Riippa, Jul 20, 2011.

  1. Amber Riippa

    Amber Riippa NotebookReview.com Contributor

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    Amber Riippa, Jul 20, 2011
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    The article says "SATA III" (which is 6 Gb/sec). I'm certain that is a mistake and should be "SATA II" (which is 3 Gb/sec). The Scorpion Blue drives are all SATA II drives.

    As for the announcement itself: GREAT NEWS!

    I'll definitely look at this instead of the 1TB Samsung.
     
    WLT, Jul 20, 2011
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  3. thetoast

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    My... I'd love to buy a WD over a Samsung, but that's a 40% higher price... Will need to give this some thought.
     
    thetoast, Jul 20, 2011
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  4. Phil

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    WD has the brand name but the Samsung is a pretty good performer, has 5 year warranty and it's cheaper.
     
    Phil, Jul 20, 2011
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  5. gull_s_777

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    Agree..............
     
    gull_s_777, Jul 20, 2011
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    Wonder if any 1.5 TB 12.5mm hdds will be coming?
     
    darklich, Jul 21, 2011
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    And 2TB 14mm 2.5" (Seagate) hdds?
     
    ickibar123, Jul 23, 2011
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    Phil, Jul 23, 2011
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