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10-29-07
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Strengths: Fast
Weaknesses:Loud
Overall Evaluation: This hard drive is fast and transmits data at a high rate. Windows loads very fast. I like the low access times compared to other drives. The only drawback is its loud noise.
01-04-07
Duration of ownership: 1 Months
Strengths: Fast, no problems running two of these in Raid 0, looks tight in the right cases
Weaknesses:Expensive for the amount of space, Louder than most other sata hard drives.
Overall Evaluation: Raid 0 with these makes everything run very snappy. I would recommend them to enthusiasts and those seeking the best. There are a few cases out there that show these off like my Thermaltake does. There was still a little modding involved to get the window to be seen. Vibration dampening was a nice touch for these hard drives.
11-17-06
Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks
Strengths: As fast as everyone says they are
Weaknesses:Only the price
Overall Evaluation: I have to agree that the window on the shell is pretty pointless; I've never seen anyone mod their case so that the tops of their drives could be seen. You'd do better to save the $50 and buy the standard Raptor 150. But there's no denying the performance. I put two in a RAID0 array, and although written specs may suggest that won't make much difference compared to just one of these, by itself, I find the performance notably better. It's amazing how much faster these are, even when compared to my old setup (four Raptor 37s in a RAID0 array).
06-04-06
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Strengths: This excellent hard drive does it all. The Raptor does is it all and does it well!
Weaknesses:None to note at this time.
Overall Evaluation: I have two of these sexy drives in raid -0. I love them!! They are the best built drives on the market not to mention their speed. I plan on getting six more as soon as a week from now. Save for them you will not be disappointed.
04-12-06
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Strengths: Everything you found in the old raptor and more.
Weaknesses:Costly, of course. (Same $$/gbs as Raptor, but 150gb instead of 74)
Overall Evaluation: This HD is built for those people who are obsessed with performance, but need more than 74gb. That's all it's for. If you think you need 300gb on a 10krpm performance RAID set-up, then you're missing the point.With a transfer-rate of over 1gb/sec, this beast kicks the pants off pretty much everything else. RAIDed or not, SATA2 or not.On the other hand, I'm only giving it 3 stars for pointlessness. Why do you need more than 74gb if you're only using this for your OS and a few games? IMHO you're better off grabbing 2 regular raptors in RAID 0 and a third storage drive.
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