Western Digital Velociraptor
When it comes to gaming hard drives there really has only been one. The Raptor series from Western Digital has dominated the market for some time now. Their most recent Raptor is the 300Gb 10k RPM Velociraptor may be a little aged at over 1 1/2 years but still is a force to be reckoned with. Today I have the chance to see how the Velociraptor performs against other solutions including the SAS drives we have tested in the past and SSD’s. Will the top name in gaming hard drives still hold its weight?
WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA HDD WD3000HLFS @ Benchmark Reviews
Considering the state of the global economy, along with local recession and unemployment, performance computer builders have had to make some difficult decisions. It’s not easy to convince enthusiasts that they should invest their money in mechanical hard disk products in the age of Solid State Drives, especially when performance favors SSD’s almost two-fold. But the cost of high-performance HDDs has remained very affordable, and the capacity is ever-expanding. In this article, Benchmark Reviews tests the 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Disk Drive against a large field of high-performance storage solutions.
WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA HDD WD3000HLFS @ Benchmark Reviews
