WDC SATA hard drive features FlexPower technology

Western Digital Corp. (WDC) has introduced its Caviar Special Edition Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive offering, which it claims is the world's largest 7,200rpm SATA hard drive. The module features the FlexPower technology, which accepts a power connection from either the traditional EIDE power connectors or similar SATA power supplies.

The product is available in capacities of 120-, 160-, 200-, and 250GB, and an 8MB cache buffer. Data throughput is 150MBps over the SATA interface with the performance roadmap extending up to 600MBps.