Raptor - Worth it? - Page 2

GWillakers · 10-03-2007, 09:35 PM

1) My 74GB Raptor is just as quiet as my other drives.

2) When I bought it (maybe 2 years ago) there were no 7K drives out there
that could possibly compare. Though now I expect there are 1 or 2
with 16MB cache closing in.

3) The raptors spindle speed give them a great advantage,
But the real beauty of this drive is often overlooked... its seek time
If I remember right it is in the neighborhood of 4 ms while other drives
are twice as long.

4) Large drive caches can speed things up a bit, but I think not as much so the first time files are accessed. (Which occurs upon bootup)

SpeedDMN · 10-04-2007, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by k0NG0

SpeedDMN: who do you think invented HDDs? Gophers at IBM, that's who!

Apologies for the digression, Peter.

Humm... Maybe they are smarter then I thought..

lol sorry about the OT as well Peter, but more on the subject, as long as you have an otherwise fast system, HDD's are often the bottle neck. My laptop for example with a wimpy 5200 spindle speed is unquestionably the major lag in the machine. The HDD light just about stays locked on and you can tell that's what your waiting for. I chose bigger over faster and if I could go back I would have got the smaller 7200. I assumed my HP dv9000t supported RAID and I could just add another later since it has 2 bays, but it does not. Pays to read I guess..

PeterT · 10-04-2007, 09:00 AM

Thanks everyone! I'm going for the Raptor.

tkbalt · 11-19-2007, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Thanks everyone! I'm going for the Raptor.

What is your experience with the Raptor. The 74MB is supposed to be slightly quieter than the 150. I have 2 74's (one as boot, the other as storage) and am very pleased - they do not seem to be any louder than the WD 80's I am running in other systems. And they are certainly faster.

bajo · 02-18-2008, 07:45 PM

A lil' refresher for an ole thread.. just going to get a Raptor X, the seethrough panel model, and add it to my new Seagate 1TB, we'll see if it boosts the gaming as well...

oh, and it's $174.99 too

fvbounty · 02-18-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by tkbalt

What is your experience with the Raptor. The 74MB is supposed to be slightly quieter than the 150. I have 2 74's (one as boot, the other as storage) and am very pleased - they do not seem to be any louder than the WD 80's I am running in other systems. And they are certainly faster.

One thing for sure the 150gig raptor is way noiser than the 74gig raptor.....I love my 320 gig wd 16mb drive you can't hear it at all....

traveler · 02-18-2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajo

A lil' refresher for an ole thread.. just going to get a Raptor X, the seethrough panel model, and add it to my new Seagate 1TB, we'll see if it boosts the gaming as well...

oh, and it's $174.99 too

I can't quite figure out the see through panel thing. If the drive is in a drive cage than you can't see the see through window. Or is there a hard drive set up where you can?

bajo · 02-18-2008, 11:15 PM

.. just came back from BBuy..here..!

*polonyc2* · 02-18-2008, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajo

.. just came back from BBuy..here..!

bajo!! I can see your reflection!

bajo · 02-18-2008, 11:28 PM

yup - I suck, need to shave.. love those come-as-you-are quick trips to my fav pc stores too, no need to dress up amongst the geeks

!

traveler · 02-19-2008, 01:25 AM

Nice pix!!!

And, nice drive!

Will we be able to see the drive read/write head in action after you put it in your case?

traveler · 02-19-2008, 01:30 AM

I see RoHS on the drive label. Is that good or bad?

bajo · 02-19-2008, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traveler

Nice pix!!!

And, nice drive!

Will we be able to see the drive read/write head in action after you put it in your case?

I see RoHS on the drive label. Is that good or bad?

I'm looking at the action now !.. nice show, under 2 usb spot lights !

It's good... WD complies with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC of the. European Parliament, which is effective in the EU since 2006..

traveler · 02-19-2008, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bajo

I'm looking at the action now !.. nice show, under 2 usb spot lights !

[snip]

Oh. OK. Is your Raptor video up on YouTube yet?

bajo · 02-19-2008, 01:54 AM

lol trav, I dont do u-tube...

10-03-2007, 09:35 PM	#16
GWillakers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 165	Re: Raptor - Worth it? 1) My 74GB Raptor is just as quiet as my other drives. 2) When I bought it (maybe 2 years ago) there were no 7K drives out there that could possibly compare. Though now I expect there are 1 or 2 with 16MB cache closing in. 3) The raptors spindle speed give them a great advantage, But the real beauty of this drive is often overlooked... its seek time If I remember right it is in the neighborhood of 4 ms while other drives are twice as long. 4) Large drive caches can speed things up a bit, but I think not as much so the first time files are accessed. (Which occurs upon bootup)
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10-04-2007, 09:00 AM	#18
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02-18-2008, 07:45 PM	#20
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,152	Re: Raptor - Worth it? A lil' refresher for an ole thread.. just going to get a Raptor X, the seethrough panel model, and add it to my new Seagate 1TB, we'll see if it boosts the gaming as well... oh, and it's $174.99 too __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x200GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6001SP1
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02-18-2008, 11:15 PM	#23
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,152	Re: Raptor - Worth it? .. just came back from BBuy..here..! __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x200GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6001SP1
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02-18-2008, 11:28 PM	#25
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,152	Re: Raptor - Worth it? yup - I suck, need to shave.. love those come-as-you-are quick trips to my fav pc stores too, no need to dress up amongst the geeks ! __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x200GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6001SP1
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02-19-2008, 01:25 AM	#26
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 17,930	Nice pix!!! And, nice drive! Will we be able to see the drive read/write head in action after you put it in your case?
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02-19-2008, 01:30 AM	#27
traveler Where to next? Join Date: May 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 17,930	I see RoHS on the drive label. Is that good or bad?
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02-19-2008, 01:54 AM	#30
bajo C1eaner Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: TX, USA Posts: 17,152	Re: Raptor - Worth it? lol trav, I dont do u-tube... __________________ USA "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." Duke (The Shootist) Gigabyte_AGP_LGA775, PentiumD960_dual core 3.6GHz, SapphireHD3850_AGP512MB_DDR2, WD RaptorX 150GB SATA_clearTop_16MB + Seagate 1TB SATA_32MB, CorsairDominator 2GB 8500_1066MHz, Dell 24" 2408WFP *AGP +DVIx2 +HDMI +DisplayPort +USB2x4, XPproSP3 Inspiron9400 17"uxga CentrinoC2duoT7600_2.39GHz_685MHz 4GB Micron6400@800_675_400MHz GeForceGo7900GSMobileForce_M6Enhanced_256MB 2x200GbSATA_7200rpm_16MBcache Vista hp, VistaP6001SP1
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