The WD Blue Slim 1TB comes at an MRP of Rs 9200 which works out to Rs 9.87 per GB. WD has used their StableTrac technology, which ensures that the motor shaft of the drive is secured at both ends so as to reduce the system-induced vibrations which can be an issue with multi-platter drives. When it comes to designing slimmer drives with such high capacities, things like shock and vibration control are paramount.

The WD Blue Slim 1TB drive has a two-platter design. It comes in capacities going from 320GB all the way to 1TB. Other features are similar - 5400 RPM of rotational speed, a SATA 6Gbps interface and 16MB of cache buffer. Coming back to the WD Blue Slim drive, the 2mm additional thickness as compared to the Seagate Ultrathin Laptop drive is more than made up for with the capacity on the WD Slim drive which is 1TB (which is twice that of the Seagate drive). WD also has an UltraSlim drive which is just 5mm thin but it is targeted at OEMs as it comes with an edge connector rather than a standard SATA connector. Western Digital has named this Blue series of drive Slim, as it is just measures 7mm thin.

The front face of the WD Slim Blue drive has a large Slim moniker

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