ALX Desktops and MJ-12 Workstations Now Loaded with Western Digital’s New High-Speed WD Raptor 150GB Hard Drive
Alienware — the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook, media center, server and professional systems — is now offering the new high-speed WD Raptor 150GB hard drive on ALX desktops systems and MJ-12 desktop workstations. The new WD Raptor’s 10,000 RPM spin speed makes it the fastest 150GB hard drive available today.
The WD Raptor 150GB hard drive is backed by a next-generation SATA interface and 16MB cache to ensure high-speed storage transfers, and also boasts advanced vibration tolerance for maximum reliability. With an extremely fast 4.6 ms average seek time, the WD Raptor 150GB hard drive allows Alienware users to retrieve files quickly and have fast access to their data while still being able to take advantage of a large storage capacity.
“Alienware strives to put the most powerful technology in customer’s hands to dramatically improve how they work and play, said Frank Azor, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Alienware’s Worldwide Product Group. “Alienware systems equipped with WD Raptor 150GB hard drives are ideal for gamers, creative professionals, and other power users wanting both blazing-fast response times and an expansive amount of storage.”
“WD is pleased to be the hard drive manufacturer of choice for Alienware’s ALX and MJ-12 systems,” said Hubbert Smith, WD’s director of enterprise marketing. “When configured into a powerful Alienware system, the WD Raptor 150GB drive is the ultimate hard drive solution for demanding applications such as digital video production, computer aided design and high performance gaming.”
About Alienware
Alienware offers unique and award-winning technology products that incorporate state-of-the-art components, innovative engineering and design, and unprecedented customer service. Alienware has been recognized by INC 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the US, won the Shoppers’ Choice Award as the Best Performance Desktop by Computer Shopper’s reader survey and also received a PC Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award in its 18th Annual Reader Survey. Alienware systems are available direct within the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, and will soon be offered in other locations around the Pacific Rim. For more information, please visit www.alienware.com/WD150 or call 1-800-ALIENWARE (254-3692).
