750gb and 1TB 2.5 inch drives now available.

[gan6660]

Western Digital has released new 750gb and 1TB 2.5 inch drives. I think they are too thick to be used internally but are in my passport form.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/27/wd-ships-industrys-first-2-5-inch-1tb-hard-drive/

 

[Heb1228]

Its good news. It'll be tech for the rest of us in 6 months or a year. I don't think 12.5 mm drives will work in MBs or MBPs.

 

[Dias]

Are they 5400rpm or 7200rpm?

 

[Maccleduff]

They are Scorpio Blues, so 5400rpm

 

[sycho]

For the record, I have a 12.5mm drive in my Late '08 Unibody, so it is likely that these will fit in all Unibodies.

 

[bugout]

They're also 12.5mm so they won't fit in most notebooks.. careful out there kids 🙂

 

[Maccleduff]

For the record, I have a 12.5mm drive in my Late '08 Unibody, so it is likely that these will fit in all Unibodies.

Do you have a 17inch MBP, as they will fit in those, but not the 15inch or 13inch MBPs.

 

[sammich]

Exactly what I've been waiting for WD! I've been waiting to have a bus powered 1TB drive forever.

Now, all I have to do is wait, a long time considering in Australia everything comes several months later.

 

[sycho]

Do you have a 17inch MBP, as they will fit in those, but not the 15inch or 13inch MBPs.

15inch.

They should fit in all MacBook Pro's now.

 

[Tilpots]

Thread title got me all excited... but I need a 9.5mm drive. 🙁

Hopefully by Christmas...😱

 

[yaddam205]

At 333GB on a single platter an ultra fast Black edition in 320 and 640 variants must be just around the corner.

 

[Michael CM1]

So at what point are SSD capacities going to catch up to HDDs? I'm guessing it'll be time for a new computer before that happens, not to mention before they're affordable. I've got 27GB free, but I worry how quickly that'll disappear if I make a few more home movies.

 

[jamesryanbell]

At 333GB on a single platter an ultra fast Black edition in 320 and 640 variants must be just around the corner.

The Black edition didn't benchmark much faster than the Blue. It was way closer than everyone thought.

 

[Gabriel GR]

My 160gb 7200rpm scorpio black is twice as fast as the hitach 5400 it replaced. A single platter 320gb sounds pretty ideal.

 

[yaddam205]

The Black edition didn't benchmark much faster than the Blue. It was way closer than everyone thought.

Yes, that's because the current gen Black 2.5's are based off 160 and 80gb platters. A single platter 320gb black will easily beat the current 500gb Blue that is offered.

 

[gan6660]

So when does everyone think they will make one that fits in a 13" MBP?

 

[firewerk]

Apparently these things aren't even 5400. Just checked on the WD site and it shows 5200:

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=685

First time I've heard of a drive of this speed...

 

[screensaver400]

I've never heard of a 5,200 RPM drive. Typically they're 4200, 5400, or 7200 (with 4200 very uncommon these days).

Typo?

 

[MacMini2009]

Will these fit in Mac Minis?

 

[Freyqq]

Apparently these things aren't even 5400. Just checked on the WD site and it shows 5200:

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=685

First time I've heard of a drive of this speed...

The sheer density of the platters should compensate for the reduced rpm speed compared to a 500 gb. Regardless, we're all going to have to wait for them to be 9.5mm anyways to use them in a mbp.

 

[The General]

Okay, so what is the definitive answer?

Will 12.5mm drives work in my 17" uMBP? I want to order two 1TB drives ASAP. I use an optibay, I know it will fit in there.

 

[Michael CM1]

So when does everyone think they will make one that fits in a 13" MBP?

Maybe by Christmas? I don't know. If what people are saying is true, I'd bet on a 640GB drive coming pretty soon. I think I'll still wait for a 350GB+ SSD to replace mine. Let the technology mature and get cheaper. I'm running out of things I can do to speed my computer up (can't replace CPU or video, RAM is maxed at 3GB), so anything to make it live longer would be spiftacular.

 

[mikes70mustang]

Will these fit in Mac Minis?

go ask in the mac mini forum

 

[madog]

Why do they even make these thicker drives that don't fit in most laptops?

I can create a 2.5" drive with 50TB that is two stories tall, but what the hell for?

 

[mikes70mustang]

Why do they even make these thicker drives that don't fit in most laptops?

I can create a 2.5" drive with 50TB that is two stories tall, but what the hell for?

UM, desktops? Non-apple laptops that arnt as thin