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Old 02-19-2008, 02:03 AM   #31
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wow.. interesting design & research info..!

YouTube - #830 - Western Digital Raptor X 150GB Hard Drive

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Old 02-19-2008, 03:27 AM   #32
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Old 02-19-2008, 04:15 AM   #33
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I'm lovin' it.. and the racing car sound too..!
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Old 02-19-2008, 08:06 PM   #34
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Old 02-19-2008, 09:15 PM   #35
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Yes, just defrag once a week and the raptor really does fly. The price/peformance suXors - but I still think it worth it as a boot drive.
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Old 02-19-2008, 09:25 PM   #36
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the 150 GB Raptor's are way too loud for my tastes...the 74/36 GB Raptor is much more quiet and the better choice
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I'm lovin' it.. and the racing car sound too..!

But still ... Is there a way to mount the drive in a case so one can watch it in action?
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Old 02-20-2008, 12:37 AM   #38
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But still ... Is there a way to mount the drive in a case so one can watch it in action?
in some cases you can mount the hard drives vertically, maybe that's the way to watch it spinning
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Old 02-20-2008, 01:19 AM   #39
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in some case you can mount the hard drives vertically, maybe that's the way to watch it spinning
Right, tho I'll just make a hole in the top cover... raptor sits on top of a 1tb barracuda..





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So you can display it! Nice!

What case is that bajo?
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Old 02-20-2008, 02:30 AM   #41
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It's my 8 yrs old antec giant steel pup .. came with 300w ps, now got the antec neoh 550w modular
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the 150 GB Raptor's are way too loud for my tastes...the 74/36 GB Raptor is much more quiet and the better choice
I only notice it on seeks, but that could be due to the two 120mm, not silent, fans I having running to cool the case (makes me want to go back to H2O).
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I only notice it on seeks, but that could be due to the two 120mm, not silent, fans I having running to cool the case (makes me want to go back to H2O).
I find that in idle mode, my 150 is quieter than my 74.

However, during seeks the 150 is a little "harsher." But I also have a pretty quiet system - I don't think I would notice it as much if I had loud fans.
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Hey Bajo we where the same socks!
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Oh God, yeah.. no matching needed, all white with sneakers, only the holes are different !
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