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WD Raptor X 150GB Hard Drive

Utilizing a high-speed SATA interface, the 150GB WD Raptor X is engineered with a large, crystal-clear lens on the drive to let you see into its inner workings and witness it in action. The lens also providesrovides clarity, structural integrity, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, durability and chemical neutrality necessary for the highest performance and reliability. Couple that with the drive's Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for increased data transfers in high-performance multi-processor, multi-threaded environments and Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF ) for optimized operation and performance in vibration-prone multi-drive systems, you have a drive that will perform when you need it the most.

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Product Specifications for

WD Raptor X 150GB Hard Drive

More Info
URL	http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=190

Performance
Rotational Speed	10000 RPM
Host Transfer Rate	150 MBytes/sec
Access Time	4.6 ms
Cache Size	16 MB

Warranty
Warranty Information	5 Year Limited Warranty

Dimensions
Depth	5.79 in
Weight	1.81 lbs
Width	4.0 in
Height	1.02 in

General
Internal/External	Internal
normalized-Access Time	4.6
normalized-Rotational Speed	10000
normalized-Capacity	150000
normalized-Cache Size	16
Form Factor Width	3.5 in

Interface
Interface Connection	Serial ATA - 7 pin
Interface Type	SATA (Serial ATA)

Storage
Capacity	150 GB

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Most recent User Reviews for

WD Raptor X 150GB Hard Drive

Reviewed by: Arzhang

10-29-07

Duration of ownership:

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.
Reviewed by:

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.
Reviewed by: Mason Storm

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).
Reviewed by: alinki

06-04-06

Duration of ownership:

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.
Reviewed by: jrparri

04-12-06

Duration of ownership:

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.