Western Digital Black Product Overview - Page 1

WD Black²™ Dual Drive Introducing the WD Black² dual drive, a revolutionary storage device that is specifically designed for the modern enthusiast whether you are a creative pro, gamer or PC builder. WD Black² is the fusion of a fully accessible solid-state drive for your operating system and a generous capacity hard drive for personal data and large files. It is the must-have upgrade solution for your single drive PC, fueled by the power of two and inspired by you. INTERFACE SATA 6 Gb/s MODEL NUMBER WD1001X06XDTL FORM FACTOR 2.5-inch CAPACITY 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD Product Features The power of two WD has redefined the PC with the next big thing in ultra-fast performance storage. The WD Black² dual drive is an evolutionary approach to a compromised solid-state and hybrid storage market. It is the musthave upgrade solution for your single drive PC, fueled by the power of two and inspired by you. Inspired by you Your requests to make PC life better, faster and more fun have been heard. We took the challenge and made it our mission to design a solution that delivers the ultimate PC experience. The WD Black² dual drive solves your storage limitations and adds true high-performance SSD speed to your PC. The WD Black² dual drive is the drive you were waiting for, inspired by and created specifically for enthusiasts like you. Massive mobile capacity The WD Black² dual drive offers a lower cost-per-gigabyte advantage over the solid-state competition. With a generous 1 TB capacity hard drive, WD Black² also features a fully accessible 120 GB solid-state drive. The result is the world's first 2.5-inch dual drive storage solution. Professional performance WD Black² is built by fusing two world-class storage devices together into one dual drive to create the ultimate PC experience. Boot up faster to your operating system with the speed of SSD at your fingertips. WD Black² features innovative 20nm NAND flash with remarkable power efficiency that are poised to redefine what is possible in the storage industry. SSD performance can degrade when total capacities are reached, which is a major concern for SSD users. We built our dual drive solution to solve this problem. You can move your larger data onto the 1 TB hard drive, ultimately extending the life of the MLC NAND and maintaining optimal performance. It's just what you've been asking for and it's finally here. Compatible Our revolutionary WD Black² dual drive is designed for use in most 9.5 mm 2.5-inch drive bays. Shift_Technology™ WD Black² Shift_Technology is race-ready from the starting line with enhanced firmware and improved algorithms for faster performance and data management. This allows you to migrate larger data files to the hard drive and provides your SSD with less system drag, which increases the overall endurance and mileage of the SSD. With less caching involved, there's less time waiting and more time enjoying the things you love to do most. Finesse of perfection WD Black² combines agility and reliability in an evolutionary dual drive form factor. Advanced firmware and intelligent algorithms assist in heightened performance, resulting in cooler temperatures with nearly inaudible operation. You take the control With WD Black² the decision is yours. Safer than using an SSD as your only primary storage device, now you are enabled to save your data on the 1 TB hard drive, or split data between both. Duplicate the data of your SSD onto the hard drive and remove the need for large cloud storage or expensive third party plans. Take full control and manage the location of your personal data. Industry-leading 5-year limited warranty Relentlessly dedicated to your data, the WD Black² dual drive carries the same industry-leading 5-year limited warranty as WD's other performance storage drives. WD Black™ drives are a reflection of the innovation and passion of our engineers, and they undergo more strenuous and aggressive testing over a longer period of time than conventional storage options. Applications ƒƒVideo and photo editing, graphic design, and other power computing applications. ƒƒWD Black² dual drives are tested and recommended for use in notebooks, all-in-one PCs, thin client PCs, gaming PCs and other small form factor PC systems.* * WD dual drives are designed and tested for use in specific applications and environments. This ensures that your dual drive is compatible with and functions properly in your application. Our dual drives are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship in the system for which they were designed. Use in systems other than for what the dual drive was designed could result in compatibility problems that affect proper function, unrelated to material and/or workmanship defects. For best results, be sure to select the appropriate product for your application by consulting our product spec sheets on our website at www.wd.com or by calling our customer support line where we would be happy to help you through the selection process.