Western Digital Raptor 150 GB SATA Hard Drive

Description: The Western Digital Raptor 150 is a 150GB, workstation class hard disk drive.Compared to other workstation class hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $225.Compared to a typical hard drive, its maximum internal data transfer rate of 102 MBps is moderately fast (this is the rate at which the drive actually reads data from the disk surface).Its burst transfer rate is 150 MBps.This is a 10000 rpm drive and comes with a 16MB buffer.

Pros: Has a 16MB buffer, which is larger than some similarly priced hard drives.Also, this hard drive has a 5 year warranty, which is considerably more favorable than some similarly priced hard drives.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Ideal for those who need an industrial strength storage solution. Fits in a standard 3.5" drive bay.This drive accepts not only a SATA power connector, but also an IDE power connector, making it easier to install in conventional PCs (it still requires that you install a Serial ATA controller card, of course).

Value: Overall, this hard drive has good features for the money.

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• Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.
• Part Number: WD1500ADFD

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - Internal hard drive
• Width 4 in
• Depth 5.8 in
• Height 1 in
• Weight 1.8 lbs

• Hard Drive

• Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
• Capacity 150 GB
• Interface Type Serial ATA-150
• Buffer Size 16 MB
• Features FlexPower, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Time-Limited Error Recovery (TLER), Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF)
• Compliant Standards S.M.A.R.T.

• Performance

• Drive Transfer Rate 150 MBps
• Internal Data Rate 102 MBps
• Seek Time 4.6 ms (average)
• Track-to-Track Seek Time 0.3 ms
• Average Latency 2.99 ms
• Spindle Speed 10000 rpm

• Configuration

• Bytes per Sector 512

• Reliability

• Mean time before failure 1,200,000 hour(s)
• Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors 1 per 10^15
• Start / Stop Cycles 20,000

• Storage Controller

• Type None

• Storage Controller (2nd)

• Type None

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x Serial ATA-150 - 7 pin Serial ATA
• Compatible Bays 1 x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
• Compatible Slots x None

• Miscellaneous

• Compliant Standards RoHS, Lead-Free

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & support type 5 years warranty
• Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 5 years

• Environmental Parameters

• Min operating temperature 41 °F
• Max operating temperature 131 °F
• Operating humidity range 5 - 95%
• Vibration Tolerance 3 g @ 10-300 Hz (operating) / 5 g @ 10-300 Hz (non-operating)
• Sound emission 39 dBA
• Max operating altitude 10000 ft

Western Digital Corp.

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• Website: http://www.wdc.com/