Western Digital Launches VelociRaptor 300GB - The World's Fastest SATA Hard Drive

mdm-adph · Apr 21, 2008

Weer said:
Why? The 256GB SSD beats this thing so far into the ground, that you can't hear it's load, thunderous roar anymore.

Aye, but I don't have to sell my children just to get the funds to buy a VelociRaptor 300GB.

newtekie1 · Apr 21, 2008

Live OR Die said:
HERE YOU GO I DON"Y THINK THERE VERY BIG IN GB'S

Live OR Die said:
HERE'S SOME THING ELSE I FOULD

SAS =/= SATA

You can not use a SAS drive on a SATA controller. You can, however, use a SATA drive on a SAS controller.

Mussels said:
Seagates cheetahs have always been 15K even on IDE... but they just dont seem popular. i dont know why that is.

I thought all the Cheetahs were SCSI, not IDE.

Weer said:
Why? The 256GB SSD beats this thing so far into the ground, that you can't hear it's load, thunderous roar anymore.

Does it do it for $300? No, it does it for $3,000. $300 gets you about 16GB in solid state drives.

WarEagleAU · Apr 21, 2008

Very nice. About time they brought these in line with the capacities, to an extent. Price should be a tad lower though.

DaC · Apr 21, 2008

Pointless

Not much faster than Samsung spingpoint F1 of 1TB. And much more expensive.
Personally I would get 2 of 750GB on raid 0 as said by others before....
Or to burn more money, two of 1GB and smoke velociraptor.....

spearman914 · Apr 21, 2008

Whats the "Real" difference only 150 GB more?

WhiteLotus · Apr 21, 2008

jbunch07 said:
sata is just interface...they have ssd with sata interface...

this thing looks nice but i think the future of hdd is solid state imo

yea i know but i don't really know what the current disk format is called - just called SATA for the simplicity as most (well me) differentiates the two in that way.

thoughtdisorder · Apr 21, 2008

WarEagleAU said:
Very nice. About time they brought these in line with the capacities, to an extent. Price should be a tad lower though.

+1 on everything you said. Hopefully the prices will fall relatively quickly after the initial explosion of sales dies off.... :ohwell:

FreedomEclipse · Apr 21, 2008

well with a lot of SAMSUNG spinpoint hard drives starting to give the god ol' raptor a run for their money - Samsung being overly faster, 80% more bang for buck & out performs raptor in most tests its high time that WD came out with something faster to fight the opposition - sadly i have to agree - SSD's are the future - with Samsung also being in the memory market im sure they are way ahead of WD when it comes to getting out some SSD drives.

Azazel · Apr 21, 2008

price a little high for me

...id rather spend it on something else

nice though

twicksisted · Apr 21, 2008

Mussels said:
to add more to this, SATA 1 is 150MB/s and sata II is 300MB/s
Even the fastest terabyte drives these days cant keep going at 100MB/s consistently, so even these velociraptors wont break sata-1's specs - SATA-II only really has other features going for it at the moment, not speed.

whoops i put gbps

lolol...

Mussels · Apr 22, 2008

twicksisted said:
whoops i put gbps
lolol...

some of the marketing crap call it 3Gb/s for sata II. Its because the signal runs at that speed, but only 300MB/s of it is actually there/usable for data transfer (some of it is used for other things)

Drac · Apr 22, 2008

finally, since the first day i was asking myself, why the fuck isnt there a WD raptor with sata2?
but SSD are better

mab1376 · Apr 22, 2008

i cant wait to pick one up, little out of my price range atm.

ill wait till its about $200 or so.

happita · Apr 22, 2008

Oh cool, $1/gig. No thanks, I'll stick with some 500s in raid for about 25c/gig.

Mussels · Apr 23, 2008

I think the majority are waiting for 32-64GB OS drives, and 256GB general purpose drives (games etc)

Dont exactly need these for media, so a 256GB for OS and games + a few 750GB's for storage should go nicely.

System Name	Jupiter-2
Processor	Intel i3-6100
Motherboard	H170I-PLUS D3
Cooling	Stock
Memory	8GB Mushkin DDR3L-1600
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1050ti
Storage	512GB Corsair SSD
Display(s)	BENQ 24in
Case	Lian Li PC-Q01B Mini ITX
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair 450W
Mouse	Logitech Trackball
Keyboard	Custom bamboo job
Software	Win 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Finished Super PI on legendary mode in only 13 hours.

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	Pandemic 2020
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	Q6600 @3.6
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
Cooling	Xigmatek S1283
Memory	8gb Crucial Red Tracer
Video Card(s)	ASUS TOP HD 4850 512
Storage	Seagate 160GB 7200.11 / 320GB 7200.10 / 500GB 7200.11 / 1TB 7200.12
Display(s)	17" AOC
Audio Device(s)	ESI Julia -> Zero DaC -> Senn HD650
Power Supply	550W Seven team

System Name	Mine \| Dad + Mom
Processor	E8500 E0 Wolfdale @ 4.6GHz 1.5V \| E2180 M0 Allendale @ 3.0GHz 1.3V
Motherboard	Asus Maximus Formula (X48) w/ Rampage BIOS \| Asus P5Q Pro (P45)
Cooling	Xigmatek Rifle HDT-S1283 w/ SFF21F Fan \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory	G.Skill Pi Black 2x2GB 1.02GHz CL5 \| OCZ Reaper 2x2GB 1.05GHz CL5
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 4870X2 2GB 820/1020MHz \| Sapphire 4850 1GB 700/1100MHz
Storage	WD VR 150GB 10K RPM + WD 500GB 7.2K RPM \| WD 200GB 7.2K RPM
Display(s)	Acer P243WAID 24" 1920x1200 LCD \| Acer V193W 19" 1440x900 LCD
Case	Cooler Master HAF 932 Full-Tower \| Antec Twelve Hundred Mid-Tower
Audio Device(s)	Fatal1ty Xtreme Gamer w/ Z-5500 5.1 \| On-Board Audio w/ S-220 2.1
Power Supply	PC Power and Cooling 750W Non-Modular \| Corsair HX-520W Modular
Software	Windows Vista Home Premium X64 \| Windows Vista Home Premium X64
Benchmark Scores	Not Wasting Time!

Western Digital Launches VelociRaptor 300GB - The World's Fastest SATA Hard Drive

mdm-adph

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

WarEagleAU

Bird of Prey

DaC

spearman914

New Member

WhiteLotus

thoughtdisorder

New Member

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Azazel

Guest

twicksisted

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Drac

mab1376

happita

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

System Name	Vintage
Processor	i7 - 3770K @ Stock
Cooling	Scythe Zipang II
Memory	2x4GB Crucial DDR3
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970
Storage	M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
Display(s)	Samsung SM223BW 21.6"
Case	Generic
Power Supply	Corsair HX 520W
Software	Windows 7

System Name	DarnGosh Edition
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32-38-38-96
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\| 2x 2TB WD SN770 (Gaming)\| 2x 2TB Crucial BX500\| 2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	PC
Processor	i7 9700KF
Motherboard	MSI Z390 A PRO
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3000mhz
Video Card(s)	PALIT RTX 4070 Dual 12Gb
Storage	2X Crucial MX500 2TB SSD, Samsung 850 pro 512gb SSD
Display(s)	DELL C34H89x 34" Ultrawide
Case	Corsair Obsidian 550D
Audio Device(s)	Audioengine A5+ Speakers
Power Supply	Corsair RM750
Mouse	Logitech G403
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	My Current Desktop
Processor	i9 12900KF
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI
Cooling	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 360
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6400 F5-6400J3239G16GA2-TZ5RS
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 FE
Storage	SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung G80SD
Case	Fractal Design Torrent White
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Bifrost2
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Razer Basilisk v3 pro
Keyboard	Keychron Q6 Max (brown)
Software	Win 11 Pro

Processor	i5-7600k
Motherboard	ASRock Z170 Pro4
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO w/ AC MX-4
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 2400 Corsair LPX Vengeance 15-15-15-36
Video Card(s)	MSI Twin Frozr 1070ti
Storage	240GB Corsair Force GT
Display(s)	23' Dell AW2310
Case	Corsair 550D
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-760XP2 Platinum
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit