Western Digital VelociRaptor 300 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 2.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 10,000 RPM SATA II WD3000GLFS

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Product Features

SATA 3 GB/s; 16 MB Cache
Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
300 GB Capacity
10,000 RPM Spindle Speed

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Product Description

"Engineered for maximum speed WD VelociRaptor, the newest member of our unique class of 10,000 RPM SATA hard drives, combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that is up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother. Key Features & Detailed Specifications: Average Latency 5.5 ms, Warranty 5 Years, Formatted Capacity 300 GB, Form Factor 3.5""-internal, Spindle Speed 10000 rpm, Compliant Standards RoHS, Interface Type SATA 3G, Cache/Buffer Size 16MB (Read: Adaptive & Write: Yes) and Average Seek Time 4.2 ms, User Sectors Per Drive -- 586,072,368. More Details >>

Customer Reviews

Very Fast Drive, very bad packaging
I can't say allot on HDD, its fast and doing the job.

Take in consideration these important factors:

1- it's not exactly 3.5" HDD size, it's non standard HDD size almost 2.5" however it's thicker fitted in heat sink to make it almost 3.5", however it's slightly bigger and can be a problem in installing it, depends on your PC case. More >>
Victor M. Mitri

fast hard drive system
I built my PC with one of these drives and then added a second to form a RAID 0 set. To say the least, I'm extremely pleased with the result. More >>
Anthony M. Forte

Good when they work..
I purchased a case of 40 of these drives for 20 servers (RAID 1) in my datacenter. I had 6 fail within the first 3 months of operation. More >>
Brian Reigle

Fast
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GrumpyOne

Raptor is the way to go for serious performance and general use as it is a long term lasting HD
Firstly, I would never consider getting anything but the Raptor hard drive for any new computer I was going to be serious about(as in gaming and main rig) I usually prefer to pair it up and go "RAID 0" as it is a pretty solid drive and doesn't take damage so performance can be gained and you need not sacrifice it for "RAID 1" these things do not fail!(with proper front cooling). More >>
Cap'n Matt

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