Further, like most drives, the WDGD has quietly received tweaks and revisions here and there. Readers have wondered for some time whether the esteemed Raptor line would receive a capacity upgrade or whether the series, as lauded as it was by the enthusiast community, would eventually fade away and remain only in fond memories. Since its inception, the Raptor has always officially been positioned by WD as an inexpensive alternative to the SCSI-based drives that dominate the server landscape.
Thus far, however, the Raptor has met with only limited success in its declared target market. Given the intricacies of its distribution network, WD claims that it is impossible to offer precise figures regarding where Raptor drives actually end up. The firm briefly flirted with distribution of the relatively expensive drive through retail superstores. Further, the latest versions of the WDGD sport tweaks to single-user speed at the expense of a little server performance.
When planning the third-generation Raptor, WD sought a way to acknowledge the gaming market while still preserving the brand in the enterprise. Regarding the latter, the company hopes the third time truly is the charm. This time around, the Raptor will enjoy some advantages not accorded to its predecessors.
The Raptor is no longer beholden to dedicated SATA infrastructure and instead may be positioned as an inexpensive alternative that remains directly compatible with the SAS world.
Cosmetically speaking, the Raptor X pays homage to the DIY crowd that enjoys things such as clear PC cases with… well, a transparent cover.
Both units receive 24 hours of factory burn-in are backed by 5-year warranties. As attractive as the concept may sound to enthusiasts, the two different versions do not feature significantly differing firmware. Creating and maintaining two code bases would increase overhead and product prices that would not proportionally translate into better performance.
Here at least, differences really do extend only skin deep. The latest Raptor, of course, features a 10, RPM spindle speed. Claimed average read seek time also remains unchanged at 4. The firm indicates that this may change as the relevant ICs continue to develop. In fact, as time goes by, it becomes more and more apparent that the Raptor WD and Caviar WD spring from the same basic design.
This time around, thankfully, TLER ships disabled by default and may be enabled via a utility for installations that would benefit from the feature. The high sample size permits a much more accurate reading than most typical benchmarks deliver.
Due to differences in read and write head technology, seeks involving writes generally take more time than read accesses. The figure typically represents the highest sustained transfer rate a drive delivers.
The figure typically represents the lowest sustained transfer rate a drive delivers. For more information, please click here. The Raptor WD weighs in with a measured average read access time of 8.
Subtracting 3. WD claims 4. The older WDGD, by contrast, manages a 4. Due to its 75 GB platters, the WD achieves an outer-zone maximum transfer rate of Against SATA drives featuring higher densities but lower spindle speeds, the newest Raptor easily leads the pack. Scores decay gracefully as data moves towards the inner tracks thanks to an aggressive zoning pattern. At In the end, drives, like all other PC components, should be evaluated via application-level performance.
Over the next few pages, this is exactly what we will do. Read on! Applications include Adobe Photoshop v7. FarCry, a first-person shooter, remains infamous for its lengthy map loads when switching levels.
In keeping with the trend of clear side covers and visible PC internals, the new Raptor features a transparent crystalline polycarbonate window on the cover. This design allows the inner workings of the head and platter assembly to remain visible while the drive is in motion without the risk of electrostatic discharge and contamination. Both drives share the same firmware and hardware.
Western Digital has made some changes to the Raptor that are more than skin deep. The buffer size has also doubled from 8 to 16MB. Overall Review: I'm goint to try and get another one and try out another RAID-0 array to see how they perform together.
So far, outstanding performance from this one drive Pros: Drive runs fast! Clear cover is pretty neat to watch. Good benchmarks with HDTach. Good OS drive! The fact that its 1. Not a problem if your building a gaming rig, but if you want a quiet PC its annoying. Also, unless you have a funky case set up you won't see the top of the drive, so the window is useless for a lot of installations. Pros: Can you believe this awesome silk bag comes with a harddrive in it?
When I run out of silk boxers, this doubles as a cod-piece. Overall Review: Its a good bag, I dont know if its worth what they are charging for it though. Pros: This is as fast as it gets. I love how it looks inside too since it has a nice window on top ;. Overall Review: The new VelociRaptor series just got announced couple of days ago. GET the new one!!! There's no need to get RaptorX any more Overall Review: they're more fragile than the sata drives.
I had to rma 1 already. Nonetheless, I'm buying another 1. Pros: Purchased: July Status: Still running strong as primary boot drive. Since I installed this drive, I have only reformatted once, and that was voluntary. There has been absolutely no trouble, and it is still runnin' like a champ!
I don't know what else to say, except, thank you, Western Digital, for making such and excellent piece of hardware. Cons: If you've owned Seagates, get ready to be slightly annoyed by hearing a hard drive again. I do have my shuttle case with the drive sitting on the table 2 feet in front of me, but it is still pretty loud for a drive. Overall Review: Buy it for the speed.
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