Another Monday morning, another "world's [-]est gadget." Today it's accessory manufacturer Western Digital, which is laying claim to "the world's fastest SATA hard drive." The company's new 10,000-rpm WD VelociRaptor drives boast a 35-percent performance increase over the company's previous models. The 2.5-inch drives offer 300GB of storage and a built-in heat sink.

"We created WD VelociRaptor hard drives to lead PC enthusiasts into the next era of PC and Mac storage performance and satisfy their insatiable thirst for computing speed," said vice president and general manager of the company's enterprise and business unit, Tom McDorman. "The new WD VelociRaptor delivers the greatest performance and reliability of all SATA hard drives currently on the market."

The drives will be available for Alienware's ALX systems by the end of the month. In mid-May, the drives will be available through Western Digital's site for $299.99.