You know that 3TB hard drive that Western Digital slapped into its range of My Book external units
earlier this month? Looks like it's finally ready to free itself from those shackles. WD has today announced that it's shipping the component 3TB Caviar Green drive (WD30EZRSDTL) by its lonesome, perfect for those looking to beef up their NAS drives or just add a capacious archive drive to their SSD-equipped desktop rig. The 3TB monster is hitting just under two years after the
2TB Caviar Green went official, with this guy boasting 750 GB-per-platter areal density and
Advanced Format technology. The outfit's also shipping a 2.5TB version (WD25EZRSDTL) for those who aren't quite able to swallow the full three, and both of 'em are bundled with an Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)-compliant Host Bus Adapter (HBA), which will enable the operating system to use a known driver with correct support for large capacity drives. Both units should be available to purchase from respected retailers as we speak, with the 3TB demanding $239 and the 2.5TB unit going for $189. Remember when the world's first 1TB drive in this form factor
debuted for $400? Yeah... not too shabby!
Update:
Storage Review, Legit Reviews and
Hot Hardware have put this thing through its paces, and they all seem pretty darn stoked on the performance. Though,
LR did seem to run into a few HD Tach issues, so be sure to peek that carefully.
Continue reading Western Digital ships 3TB Caviar Green 3.5-inch hard drive for $239, 2.5TB for $189
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