Western Digital working on 20,000 RPM Raptor

polonyc2 · 06-06-2008, 02:14 PM

According to several sources close to the hard drive industry, Western Digital is working on a 20,000 RPM Raptor hard drive to combat the increasing pressure from SSD manufacturers

our sources said that the drive will be ‘silent’ – that’s the last thing I would have expected from a drive with platters spinning at 20,000 RPM. Western Digital is apparently working on silencing the beast by improving the housing technology, which will now not just act as a heatsink, but also as a noise cancelling device...

bit-tech.net | Western Digital working on 20,000 RPM Raptor

SRTDodge05 · 06-06-2008, 02:19 PM

20,000? What to the 15,000rpm drives?

XJ. · 06-06-2008, 02:37 PM

Yeah, I'm not sure why they are not going to 15K rpm drives - they already have the technology from their SCSI drives. 20K rpm - what are they going to be 1.8" drives???

SRTDodge05 · 06-06-2008, 02:39 PM

I bet the time WD gets the 20,000rpm drives working there will be cheaper SSD drives out there.

Rickwell · 06-06-2008, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRTDodge05

I bet the time WD gets the 20,000rpm drives working there will be cheaper SSD drives out there.

Plus the cost of WD drives will probably be to high for most People.Looks like a battle is about to begin

fvbounty · 06-07-2008, 10:19 AM

Talk about access times and loading gaming levels this would ROCK!

XJ. · 06-07-2008, 11:42 AM

Heck, I'd be happy with a veloci-raptor (hmm, think I'll go put one in my Newegg Fall08 wish list!).

Kimbo · 06-09-2008, 08:43 AM

bring it baby...

/not really/
for sale: one slightly used 150gb raptor going cheap...
/not really/

jaketerminate · 06-09-2008, 12:08 PM

I think Itll probably be cheaper than an SSD compared to size for the price.

bajo · 06-10-2008, 06:46 PM

yup.. bring it !

sorrow · 06-11-2008, 01:55 PM

Good luck WD! (:

06-06-2008, 02:14 PM	#1
polonyc2 Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	Western Digital working on 20,000 RPM Raptor According to several sources close to the hard drive industry, Western Digital is working on a 20,000 RPM Raptor hard drive to combat the increasing pressure from SSD manufacturers our sources said that the drive will be ‘silent’ – that’s the last thing I would have expected from a drive with platters spinning at 20,000 RPM. Western Digital is apparently working on silencing the beast by improving the housing technology, which will now not just act as a heatsink, but also as a noise cancelling device... bit-tech.net \| Western Digital working on 20,000 RPM Raptor __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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06-06-2008, 02:37 PM	#3
XJ. Back at the Zone! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NH, USA Posts: 6,365	Re: Western Digital working on 20,000 RPM Raptor Yeah, I'm not sure why they are not going to 15K rpm drives - they already have the technology from their SCSI drives. 20K rpm - what are they going to be 1.8" drives???
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