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Old 21st Apr 2008, 10:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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If PC enthusiasts had a hall of fame for hardware, Western Digital's Raptor hard drive would be a shoo-in. Storage-related products are usually a little short on sex appeal, but the Raptor has become an icon—a testament to what it means to be an enthusiast.

Like many enthusiast legends, the Raptor started with enterprise-class hardware designed for corporate server rooms. Western Digital, a plucky desktop drive maker with no background in SCSI hardware that dominated the enterprise scene at the time, came to bat with the world's first 10K-RPM Serial ATA hard drive. The original Raptor didn't usurp the enterprise crown from well-established SCSI players, but its performance blew away every other Serial ATA hard drive on the market. What's more, the Raptor plugged into standard desktop motherboards, delivering near-SCSI performance without the need for expensive expansion cards.
Review: Western Digital's VelociRaptor VR150 hard drive - The Tech Report - Page 1
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good to know they are catching up on the size available.

but these 10krpm hard drives are expensive it puts me off from buying them.
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Old 22nd Apr 2008, 02:58 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Woah.. Must get us one of these drives to test!!
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good to know they are catching up on the size available.

but these 10krpm hard drives are expensive it puts me off from buying them.
same here, no money for such luxury..

I guess we can only drool @ benchmarks
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10K RPM SATA?! And in 2.5"... wowersz!
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10k rpm sata drives ain't new.

for example, the RaptorX which was launched more than 2years ago:
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I'm still using WD740...
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10k rpm sata drives ain't new.

for example, the RaptorX which was launched more than 2years ago:
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Yeah, they aren't new but progress on the 10K RPM is still pretty slow.

They will need to reduce the thermal output and power consumption as well as increase the platter size and capacity before it can really go mainstream.
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Yeah, they aren't new but progress on the 10K RPM is still pretty slow.

They will need to reduce the thermal output and power consumption as well as increase the platter size and capacity before it can really go mainstream.
true... but I think before the 10krpm can hit mainsteam, they will be replaced by SSDs.
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true... but I think before the 10krpm can hit mainsteam, they will be replaced by SSDs.
I don't think 10k rpm will hit mainstream...
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