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Western Digital Raptor 150 GB SATA Hard Drive

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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 relatively expensive at around $290.Its maximum internal data transfer rate of 102 MBps is moderately fast, compared to the typical hard drive.Its burst transfer rate (which is how fast the drive moves data already in its cache into your computer) is 150 MBps.This is a 10000 rpm drive and has a 16MB buffer.

Specifications: Hard drive size: 150 GB ; Interface type: Serial ATA-150 ; Enclosure type: Internal ; See full specs

Price range: $185.00 - $398.95 check prices

CNET product brief

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 relatively expensive at around $290.Its maximum internal data transfer rate of 102 MBps is moderately fast, compared to the typical hard drive.Its burst transfer rate (which is how fast the drive moves data already in its cache into your computer) is 150 MBps.This is a 10000 rpm drive and has a 16MB buffer.

Pros: Has a 16MB buffer.Also, this hard drive spins at 10000 rpm.This is faster than the average hard drive on the market today, but is to be expected for a hard drive of this price.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: A workstation class hard drive, suited for enterprise level data storage and transfer.

Value: Despite its relatively expensive price, this hard drive has good features for the money.On the other hand, you would usually pay about 20% less to get a workstation class hard drive with a comparable data transfer rate.

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"Rapotor Drive=Poor reliability"

by carpguy on May 4, 2008

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