Is the WD VelociRaptor a good hard drive?

The Good The WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ offers great performance and offers 1TB of storage space. The Bad The new WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ is noticeably more expensive than regular hard drives of the same capacity.

How much does a Western Digital Velociraptor cost?

The new WD VelociRaptor comes in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacities with suggested pricing of $160, $210 and $320 respectively. The VR family includes a warranty of five years. Non-recoverable read errors per bits read – <10 in 10 16

Where is the Raptor in the WD VelociRaptor?

The Raptor is in the drive caddie on the bottom of the case along with another drive. (The other drive is mounted in the spare 5.4 bay with a 3.5 adapter.) I ran into one small problem that I was aware of but didn’t know if it would show up in this case or not.

What kind of hard drive is Western Digital Raptor?

“VelociRaptor” redirects here. For the dinosaur velociraptor, see Velociraptor. The Western Digital Raptor (often marketed as WD Raptor, 2,5″ models known as VelociRaptor) was a series of high performance hard disk drives produced by Western Digital first marketed in 2003.

Why are Western Digital Velociraptor so popular?

They combine the high spindle speed and performance of more expensive server hard drives with the cheap, simple, and consumer centric SATA connection of home user systems in a combination that enthusiasts have lapped up. The first drives were a revelation at the time of their release and they still have a dedicated fan base to this day.

Can a Velociraptor be used in a laptop?

Even when taken out of its heat-sink, the VelociRaptor can’t be used in a laptop since it’s extra thick at 16mm, compared with the 9.5mm of a traditional 2.5-inch standard hard drive. That said, it’s impressive that the drive now offers 1TB of storage space.

Western Digital’s (WD) Raptor line of performance hard drives are the stuff of legend. They combine the high spindle speed and performance of more expensive server hard drives with the cheap, simple, and consumer centric SATA connection of home user systems in a combination that enthusiasts have lapped up.