WD 300GB VelociRaptor SATA Drive

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Western Digital has released a beast.  I really mean it.  Just look at that photo.  This thing will take your data, rip it apart, and spit it out faster than you can say “Mommy.”

The VelociRaptor is fast.   Really fast.  It basically crushes on every benchmarking spec.  This makes a 7,200 rpm drive look like a grandma driving in the slow lane in a construction zone.  This baby spins at 10,000 rpms, with 3Gb/s interface and 16MB cache that delivers a performance increase of 35% on the previous Raptor drives.  Come closer and look at this beast’s vitals:

Killer Speed – Er, we already mentioned it, but what the heck- repitition is the queen of learning…Built on the performance bloodlines of WD Raptor, these 10,000 RPM drives, with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and 16 MB cache deliver mind-bending performance. Not only are they 35 percent faster than the previous generation WD Raptor drives, but they also beat out all other competitors in the field.

Rock-solid Reliability – Designed and manufactured to mission-critical enterprise-class standards to provide enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments. With 1.4 million hours MTBF, these drives have the highest available reliability rating on a high capacity SATA drive.

Double the Capacity – State-of-the-art technology packs twice the capacity per disk compared to its older brother WD Raptor resulting in 300 GB of high-performance storage space in this enterprise-class 2.5-inch drive. (Not compatible with notebook computers)

IcePack™ Mounting Frame – The 2.5-inch WD VelociRaptor is enclosed in a 3.5-inch enterprise-class mounting frame with a built-in heat sink that keeps this powerful little drive extra cool when installed in high-performance desktop chassis.

Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF™) – Optimizes operation and performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.

SecurePark™ – Parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long-term reliability and increased drive protection when the chassis is moved.

5-year limited warranty

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