The latest 1TB SE Elements drive no longer has a standard SATA interface. True?

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NOTE FOR 1TB: The latest 1TB SE Elements drive no longer has a standard SATA interface. I took apart a drive today (date on drive is 06 APR 2010) and found that the USB port is now integrated to the drive itself and instead of a SATA interface there are 12 ATA-style pins that are covered by the LED. So if you want 1TB internally in your laptop, look elsewhere.

There is no way to get them internal?

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Hi,

If you need a internal drive for laptop, please see the link below to see the options that WD has available.

http://support.wd.com/product/download.asp?level1=7&lang=en

Those are the ones that WD recommend to use internally on laptops and surveillance systems.