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WD Raptor 160GB 3.0GB/s SATA 10,000RPM HD - Anyone try it yet?

echoout said:
That's what I'm using as my system drive. Works fine. Very snappy.
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Cool. When did this drive actually come out? Did you by any chance own a Raptor 150GB 1.5GB/s drive and test this drive against that?
 
They sure snuck this baby in under the radar...what I really want is a standard size 300gig raptor. If they can do it in a 2.5in drive, you know they can make it in a regular form factor. Probably with better heat displacement too.
 
I've always read that 10K drives are really loud, compared to their 7K counterparts. I value silence over speed. Is the 10k drive loud?
 
RAID0 destroys the Raptor any day. Just back up.

2 500GB WD drives are $100 - $120, RAID0 them for 1TB of space and more speed than a raptor could ever hope to have.
 
m1stake said:
RAID0 destroys the Raptor any day. Just back up.

2 500GB WD drives are $100 - $120, RAID0 them for 1TB of space and more speed than a raptor could ever hope to have.
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Not necessarily RAID 0 will lower your already higher seek time. Raptor drives however have very low seek times and low latency, which makes them far faster than RAID0.
 
This drive isn't new... Its the OEM version of the 150GB Raptor.
The retail versions are 150GB; Western Digital produced (produces) a special version for Dell and perhaps others at 160GB. Take a look at Dell's website and configure an XPS tower - you'll see the 160GB 10,000RPM option.
 
xraydoc said:
This drive isn't new... Its the OEM version of the 150GB Raptor.
The retail versions are 150GB; Western Digital produced (produces) a special version for Dell and perhaps others at 160GB. Take a look at Dell's website and configure an XPS tower - you'll see the 160GB 10,000RPM option.
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How is it the OEM version when there is an OEM version itself of the 150GB Raptor drive on newegg? It's possible that it could be the 160GB customized for Dell, but the 150GB and 160GB have different specs.

Raptor 150GB SATA 1.5GB/s 10,000RPM - 169.99 OEM price or Retail version on sale at BB

Raptor 160GB SATA 3.0/GB/s 10,000RPM - 149.99 OEM price
 
asencif said:
How is it the OEM version when there is an OEM version itself of the 150GB Raptor drive on newegg? It's possible that it could be the 160GB customized for Dell, but the 150GB and 160GB have different specs.

Raptor 150GB SATA 1.5GB/s 10,000RPM - 169.99 OEM price or Retail version on sale at BB

Raptor 160GB SATA 3.0/GB/s 10,000RPM - 149.99 OEM price
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Yes, its a special version made for Dell.
 
WD Raptor 160GB 3.0GB/s SATA 10,000RPM HD - Anyone try it yet?

I haven't tried it yet because it doesn't exist.
its actually called:
WD Raptor 160GB 3.0Gb/s SATA 10,000RPM HD

If you didn't know that 3GB/S is actually 10 times faster than the drive really goes, which 3Gb/s = 300Mbps.
Capital B is overstating what it really is.:(
 
I played with one in a friend's Mac Pro. I tried booting from his OEM hdd and the Raptor. Leopard booted a little faster, but otherwise I didn't notice much of a difference. If you're doing video, it's a great alternative to having to go with ultra-scsi, but otherwise not worth the increase in cost/lower drive size IMO (in comparison to another 160gb, sure, but in comparison to a 750gb 7.2Krpm? The increase is barely noticeable)...
 
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