Akiba Spill] Western Digital HDD "WD Green" integrated into "WD Blue".

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Western Digital has announced that it will merge its WD Green series of 3.5-inch HDDs into the WD Blue series and consolidate its mainstream PC models into the WD Blue series.

With the integration of the WD Green and WD Blue series, the company's color lineup will now include WD Blue for mainstream PCs, WD Black for gamers and workstations, WD Red for NAS, and WD Purple for video surveillance systems. Purple" for video surveillance systems.

The new WD Blue 5400 RPM Class, a new model in the WD Blue series, is now in stock at stores in Akihabara. The lineup includes the 500GB model WD5000AZRZ, 1TB model WD10EZRZ, 2TB model WD20EZRZ, 3TB model WD30EZRZ, 4TB model WD40EZRZ, and 6TB model WD60EZRZ.

The specifications of the products are the same as the WD Green series, but the model numbers have been changed from "X" to "Z", such as "WD10EZRX" to "WD10EZRZ".

Prices are as follows

Western Digital "WD5000AZRZ
6,780 yen (tax included): PC Shop ARC
6,782 yen (including tax): Tsukumo eX. PC kan *retail version

Western Digital "WD10EZRZ
PC KAN *Retail version
PC Shop ARC: 7,080 yen (tax included)

Western Digital "WD20EZRZ
PC KAN *Retail version
8,280 yen (tax included): PC Shop ARC
8,280 yen (including tax): PC HOUSE TOEI

Western Digital "WD30EZRZ
10,562 yen (including tax): Tsukumo eX.
11,180 yen (including tax): PC Shop ARC
11,180 yen (including tax): PC House Toei

Western Digital "WD40EZRZ
15,680 yen (tax included): PC Shop ARC
15,680 yen (including tax): PC HOUSE TOEI
PC KAN *Retail version

Western Digital "WD60EZRZ
PC KAN: 29,138 yen (w/tax): Tsukumo eX. PC KAN *retail version
29,480 yen (including tax): PC Shop ARC
29,480 yen (including tax): PC HOUSE TOEI