Western Digital

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000BLHX 600 GB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA/600 - 10000 rpm - 32 MB Buffer

• Manufacturer - Western Digital Corporation
• Manufacturer Part Number - WD6000BLHX
• Manufacturer Website Address - www.wdc.com
• Brand Name - Western Digital
• Product Line - VelociRaptor
• Product Model - WD6000BLHX
• Product Name - VelociRaptor WD6000BLHX Hard Drive
• Marketing Information -

  WD VelociRaptor drives offer an ultra-fast 32 MB cache and SATA 6 Gb/s interface and twice the capacity of previous generations. With low power consumption and cool operation these 2.5-inch drives are perfect for blade servers, workstations, and low-end servers.

• Product Type - Hard Drive
• Storage Capacity - 600 GB
• Rotational Speed - 10000 rpm
• Buffer - 32 MB
• Hard Drive Interface - SATA/600
• SATA Pin - 7-pin
• Form Factor - Internal
• Drive Width - 2.5"
• Height - 15 mm
• Width - 70 mm
• Depth - 100 mm
• Weight (Approximate) - 219 g

Western Digital Cororpation or WD as the company is commonly referred to, is a manufacturer of computer hard drives (hard disk drive). Western Digital has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit and storage products maker. Western Digital was first started April 23 1970 under the name General Digital and was first in the manufacturing of MOS semiconductor test equipment. Using startup capital from individual investors and the widely known Emerson Electric Company. Western Digital moved to Lake Forest, California USA and adopted to their current name by July 1971. Western Digital is currently without doubt one of the largest hard drive company in the world with a total revenue of US$7.453 billion and 51,000 employees, this is a far cry from a company that started making their money selling calculator chips back in the 1970s.