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Western Digital Raptor 150 GB SATA Hard Drive

Western Digital Raptor 150 GB SATA Hard Drive

Quick Specifications

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  • Hard drive size 150 GB
  • Storage Hard Drive / Hard Drive Type Internal hard drive
  • Interface type Serial ATA-150
  • Form factor 3.5" x 1/3H
  • Buffer size 16 MB
  • Average seek time 4.6 ms
  • Spindle speed 10000 rpm

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"Rapotor Drive=Poor reliability"

1.5 stars  | on by carpguy

Pros

Fast access speed

Cons

Poor reliability & expensive price per GB

Summary

They are fast. But.......they are NOT reliable. I have had two fail already. Both failures were the controller boards. Sure, they were under warranty and WD replaced them. But, who needs the hassle to re-install the software. Both mine are gone to ebay heaven and good riddance. BTW if ... Read full review

They are fast. But.......they are NOT reliable. I have had two fail already. Both failures were the controller boards. Sure, they were under warranty and WD replaced them. But, who needs the hassle to re-install the software. Both mine are gone to ebay heaven and good riddance. BTW if you buy your Raptor drive as OEM and not in the retail box, the warranty is only ONE year, not five.

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"i LOVE my raptor"

5 stars  | on by ryantheraptor

Pros

very reliable i bought it back in 3/1/2007 still using 12/15/2009 in main computer. noticeablly faster than ANY 7200rpm drive (don't believe what other people say no 7200rpm drive can compare) i just checked and 5 year warranty even on oem drive

Cons

size, expensive, runs hot. bad review by carpguy

Summary

this drive gets hot, more so than 7200rpm drives, i watch my temps with speed fan and i have a couple slow moving fans in strategic locations to keep my computer cool but quiet. i suspended the drive from rubber straps to keep vibrations from transfering to the case which ... Read full review

this drive gets hot, more so than 7200rpm drives, i watch my temps with speed fan and i have a couple slow moving fans in strategic locations to keep my computer cool but quiet. i suspended the drive from rubber straps to keep vibrations from transfering to the case which makes the drive run hotter still.
i also run a good reliable power supply.
i turn my computer off when i am not using it instead of leaving on 24/7

 

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