http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/ Engadget Comments for Western Digital busts out two-platter 640GB 3.5-inch hard drives http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
But since no one pays retail, it probably will be when it hits your favorite e-tailer.]]>Mar 19th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
http://www.chiefvalue.com/product-_-productdetails.cv_-_item--CE00153939010060
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On a more on topic note, Samsung's SpinPoint series is reportedly using similar capacity platters for a 2 platter 500 GB drive (the other 166 GB is disabled), and a 3 platter 1 TB drive.]]>Mar 19th 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
320*4=1280]]>Mar 19th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
That doesn't stop some people. Just leave it outside the slot and possibly use longer cabling.]]>Mar 19th 2008 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
Eating bacon makes Baby Moses cry, but I still do it.]]>Mar 19th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
Every other day, you see a news of more GBs being stuck into the same size. You have to wonder, how much more can you cramp into a small disks like that?]]>Mar 19th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
It's been available for a while.

I've actually just ordered one from Newegg yesterday!]]>Mar 19th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

I may buy one.]]>Mar 19th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

Thats why it got delisted, FOOL!]]>Mar 19th 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 19th 2008 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/western-digital-busts-out-two-platter-640gb-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Mar 20th 2008 1:11AM