Western Digital today announced that it is shipping the WD Scorpio Blue 7 mm hard drive,the latest addition to its mobile hard drive family and the 2.5-inch drive with the lowest power consumption on the market today. Specified to a best-in-class 400Gs shock tolerance, the new single-platter WD Scorpio Blue small form factor hard drives are available in 500 GB and 320 GB capacities and the drives’ compatibility with industry-standard 9.5 mm slots make them ideal storage options for mainstream notebooks as well as slimmer notebook and Ultrabook devices that require a 7 mm drive height.
The WD Scorpio Blue 7 mm 2.5-inch mobile hard drives are covered by a two-year limited warranty and are available for approximately $99.99 for 500GB capacity and the 320 GB, for $79.99.
