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Definitely the fastest desktop hard disk, but pricey at £207. The non-window Raptor 150 will save you £40 if your case wont let you watch the fascinating workings Western Digital released the first Raptor in 2003, classing it as enterprise-level stor...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2011-10-04 14:19:03
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Western Digitals Raptor X is very fast - but you have to pay for all that extra speed. Like most new hard drives, this Raptor drive connects to your PCs motherboard via a Serial ATA (SATA) socket. When it first appeared in 2003, SATA looked as if i...
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The Western Digital Raptor, possibly the most talked about hard drive among the PC performance community, but why would you even consider buying a 36 or 74GB hard drive? Well, most people wouldn't, but with the introduction of the latest Raptor product...
Western Digital has by far the fastest desktop hard drive on offer, although you have to do a trade-off in storage capacity to gain the performance. The Raptor X is for the enthusiast, but the Raptor WD1500 is likely to be an attractive option for any...
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tomshardware.co.uk Updated: 2011-10-04 14:19:46
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Almost three years ago, Western Digitals WD360 Raptor drive first saw the light of day, and was greeted with cautious optimism. It was meant to be a cost effective alternative for expensive SCSI enterprise-class hard drives, but would it succeed? WD...
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custompc.co.uk Updated: 2011-10-04 14:19:51
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Western Digital had to do something radical to make the Raptor king of S-ATA disks again, and the company has delivered. However, the Raptor X cant compete with 7,200rpm disks on price. At £1.75 per GB, its expensive, even compared with 500GB disks...
Western Digital had to do something radical to make the Raptor king of S-ATA disks again, and the company has delivered. However, the Raptor X cant compete with 7,200rpm disks on price. At £1.75 per GB, its expensive, even compared with 500GB disks...
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When Western Digital first let rumours fly back some three years ago of a desktop hard drive that would operate at 10,000RPM (something that was reserved for the server market) tongues were wagging, hoping to see this come to fruition. Western Digital...
It is clear that Western Digital has introduced to the market the ultimate in magnetic storage drives, once again. The Raptor range when first introduced sold well, despite their high price per gigabyte. With the emphasis on larger storage mediums in...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated: 2014-02-26 02:01:56
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When we last looked at SSDs in June it was clear that they had reached a place where there were three main controller manufacturers; Intel, Indilinx and Samsung...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2016-12-30 01:23:59
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Western Digital officially won the heart of the enthusiast with their Raptor drives- they were the first non-SCSI hard drives that could spin at 10,000RPM and thus, produce some speedy results. It started with their 36GB version which was followed by...
As you can see from the benchmarks in the previous pages, there really isn’t much to say except that the new Raptor X is pretty damn fast. In fact, it’s the fastest SATA drive that we’ve tested. It does pretty well in synthetic benchmark...
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Western Digital may officially list the Raptor X as an enterprise-class hard drive for use in servers and such like applications but we all know better. The inclusion of a clear, see-through window in the top plate marks it strictly as a hard drive fo...
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3dGameMan.com Updated: 2011-10-04 14:18:49
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Video Review: The Western Digital Raptor X 150GB Hard Drive performs very well in a single drive configuration, but even better in a RAID0 configuration. This is really no surprise to me because I've own all the Western Digital Raptor series drives and they were stable, reliable and fast. None of these drives have ever failed. The Western Digital Raptor X 150GB Hard Drive is a perfect drive to have if you are a serious gamer or into hard drive intensive applications like video editing. Watch the vide...
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pcstats.com Updated: 2011-10-04 14:18:52
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Western Digital alleviate the storage bottleneck with the 150GB WD1500AFHD RaptorX, a serial ATA hard drive with a clear window into its inner workings.
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In the world of enthusiast PCs, no other hard drive captured the hearts of users quite like the Raptor. Starting with its first iteration at 36 GB and followed later by the 74 GB model, Raptors have clearly had the performance lead since their intro...
Both the Raptor X and the standard Raptor 150 GB are welcome upgrades from the Rapot 74 GB model we had grown so attached to. By doubling the capacity on the drives Western Digital made using the Raptor drives as a system drive even more inviting for...
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futurelooks.com Updated: 2011-10-04 14:19:14
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It has been a few years since Western Digital released the original RAPTOR drive: A 36 Gigabyte Midget with a whopping 10,000 RPM spindle speed, its essentially a SCSI drive with a SATA interface. Backed with a 5 year warranty, it was also very reli...
Its FAST!, Logical technology update to the original drive, You can see the little parts moving through the clear cover, 5 Year Warranty!...
Noise (36dBA) might be an issue for some, The Cost! But think of it as an investment.
The successor to the Raptor is finally here. With double the capacity, NCQ, a 16MB cache and a SATA connection, the RaptorX is a worthy successor. Our own experience with the drive so far has been beyond satisfaction; we do not dare to go back to usi...
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v3.co.uk Updated: 2011-10-04 14:19:19
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Two 75GB platters combine to create one of the fastest non-SCSI hard drives...
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When Western Digital first let rumours fly back some three years ago of a desktop hard drive that would operate at 10,000RPM (something that was reserved for the server market) tongues were wagging, hoping to see this come to fruition. Western Digital...
It is clear that Western Digital has introduced to the market the ultimate in magnetic storage drives, once again. The Raptor range when first introduced sold well, despite their high price per gigabyte. With the emphasis on larger storage mediums in...
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maximumpc.com Updated: 2011-10-04 14:19:27
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Though the 74GB Raptor enjoyed fame and fortune for more than a year as the world’s fastest hard drive, its low areal density and 8MB buffer allowed high-capacity 7200rpm drives to catch up—and even surpass—the mighty Raptor. WD has remedied the situat...
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Western Digital officially won the heart of the enthusiast with their Raptor drives- they were the first non-SCSI hard drives that could spin at 10,000RPM and thus, produce some speedy results. It started with their 36GB version which was followed by...
As you can see from the benchmarks in the previous pages, there really isn’t much to say except that the new Raptor X is pretty damn fast. In fact, it’s the fastest SATA drive that we’ve tested. It does pretty well in synthetic benchmark...
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If youre not that keen on the brassy clear cover, Western Digital also offers a non-windowed enterprise version for $50 less. Both drives share the same firmware and hardware. Western Digital has made some changes to the Raptor that are more than skin...
Low average seek time and fast transfer speeds; one-of-a-kind clear cover.
Expensive...
If you need a fast single SATA drive and you don’t care how much it costs, this is it. Youll dig the clear cover (and if you dont, theres a solid top version for $50 less)...
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storagereview.com Updated: 2011-10-04 14:19:48
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WD’s long-awaited update to the 10,000 RPM SATA Raptor has arrived! The family’s new bellwether ups capacity up to 150 gigabytes and claims to significantly increase performance while maintaining the line’s admirable power and noise levels. Join Sto...
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