WD 40 gig special edition

[BWM]

WD has quietly added a 40 gig version of their special addition lineup, the WD400JB. Not earth shattering news, I know, but I'm sure that folks on a tight budget and those who don't want or need larger capacities will be interested.

http://www.westerndigital.com/products/Products.asp?DriveID=36

 

[Bartender]

WD has quietly added a 40 gig version of their special addition lineup, the WD400JB. Not earth shattering news, I know, but I'm sure that folks on a tight budget and those who don't want or need larger capacities will be interested.

http://www.westerndigital.com/products/Products.asp?DriveID=36

It came out with the WD800JB.

 

[BWM]

It came out with the WD800JB.

Interesting. I don't recall it being on WD's site until this week. A single platter version of the 400BB was introduced around the time of the 800JB however.

 

[LiamC]

Bay Em Vay,

How do you tell the single platter version apart from the two platter?

I'd like to see a test on this beast v the JB and two platter number

 

[BWM]

Bay Em Vay,

How do you tell the single platter version apart from the two platter?

I'd like to see a test on this beast v the JB and two platter number

I found out direct from WD:

From: WDC Support <support@wdc.com>
To: BWM
Subject: Re: WDC: TECHNICAL - IDE (KMM334861V33011L0KM)
Date: Friday, April 19, 2002 9:22 AM

Hello Brad,

Thank you for contacting Western Digital. You can tell if the drive has 40 GB per platter by
looking at the tenth character in the model number. Example:

WD400BB-XXDEA0

The "WD400BB" part indicates the drive is a 40 GB 7200 RPM ATA-100 drive.

The "XX" can be any combination of two numbers and is not important.

The "D" indicates the drive is a 40 GB per platter.

If I can be of further assistance, please let me know.

Regards,

Steve W.
Customer Service and Support
Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com

 

[Bartender]

It came out with the WD800JB.

Interesting. I don't recall it being on WD's site until this week. A single platter version of the 400BB was introduced around the time of the 800JB however.

It was on their retail list.

 

[LiamC]

BMW, thanks