Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB
Western Digital came late to the game with their 500 GB drive, but finally introduced it early this year to a minimum of fanfare. Despite having been on the market for nearly six months, the drive has hardly been noticed by the usual large review and news sites. The attitude seems to be that this drive is just another 500 GB, 7,200 RPM drive of which nothing special is expected. Ho hum.
It may be that Western Digital is aware of this. They have kept the usual our-drive-is-faster-than-your-drive marketing to a minimum; only one of three self-described "Key Features" relates to performance. The other two are about how cool and how quiet the drive is.
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