WD Raptor 150 GB Internal Hard DriveSATA/150 - 10000 rpm - 16 MB Buffer - 3.5" - MPN: WD1500ADFD See Product Details
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Items In SSD & Hard Drives You Might Be Interested InProduct Details of WD Raptor 150 GB Internal Hard DriveDescription Some hard drive companies design desktop-class drives with the SATA interface. To meet the demands of enterprise storage, WD is going one better. WD is the only company combining a 10,000 RPM enterprise-class mechanical platform with the SATA interface to meet all the demands of the enterprise environment reliability, performance, and reduced cost. Quick Glance Internal/External: Internal Interface: SATA/150 Drive Width: 3.5" Drive Type: Hard Drive Capacity: 150000 Rotational Speed: 10000 Cache Size: 16 Summary Product Title: WD Raptor 150 GB Internal Hard Drive Manufacturer: WD Lowest Price: $97.00 Power Score: 4.0 | 12 Reviews Storage Capacity: 150 GB Interface Interface Type: SATA/150 Interface Connection: Serial ATA - 7 pin Performance Drive Type: Hard Drive Rotational Speed: 10000 rpm Cache Size: 16 MB General Internal/External: Internal Form Factor Width: 3.5" Dimensions Weight: 1.81 lbs Dimensions: 1.03" Height x 5.79" Width x 4" Depth Warranty Warranty Information: 5 Year Limited More Info URL: Manufacturer Link Additional Specifications Compatible Drive Bay Height: 1/3H SATA Pin: 7-pin Drive Height: 1/3H Drive Width: 3.5" Reviews on WD Raptor 150 GB Internal Hard Drive
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jayhall0315
- Jan 8, 2006
The Bar By Which All Others Will Be Judged Has Just...Strengths: Repeat after me, Fast, Fast, Fast!, 95% of the performance of 15,000 RPM SCSI drives without the SCSI headaches, 16 MB buffer, 4.6 ms seek time Weakness: Price is still high at $200, 150 GB is on the smaller end compared to current 1 TB monster drives, Raptor X is louder than regular 150 or 75 GB Raptors, SSD drives may soon eclipse the Raptors (Jan 6th, 2008) Every few months one of the five or so large drive manufacturers (Western Digital, Maxtor, Hitachi, etc) comes out with a new hard drive claiming revolutionary advancements. This crap is almost never true, but with the 150 GB Raptor we finally have a drive that trys to live up to some of its billing. If you are an enthusiast, power user, rich or just plain hate the slow boot times...
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deadsoulz
- Jan 17, 2006
Fastest Sata drive I have ever tested.Strengths: Speed, reliability, great raid drive. Weakness: Though 150 gigs is a big jump from the previous 74 gig raptor drives, the size is still its only weakness. Western Digital does it again. They release an update to the fastest Sata drive on the market, which was overdue, but well worth the wait. These drives are up to any task you can throw at them.
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MacAddictedForever
- Sep 29, 2006
Great drive!Strengths: Fastest SATA, less expensive than similar speed from SCSI Weakness: Makes a good small random read/write for boot, not for huge files I have been using this drive in a RAID 0 as a boot drive on my PowerMac G5 for quite some time with a Firmtek SATA PCI card to bypass the native SATA. (Newer Mac Pro's won't need the PCI card.) The speed and 300GB storage size is very ideal and FAST! With my huge collection of movies, tv shows and music from iTunes, the response of these RAID O Raptor drives is awesome. I would advise one Rator...
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roberto1
- Mar 23, 2006
Raptor Hard DriveStrengths: SATA, 10000 rpm, 16MB Weakness: price At this point in time, Western Digital is the only hard drive manufacturer that has all the bells and whistles, ie. SATA, 10000 rpm, 16 MB and decent capacity(150 GB)for this class of enthusiast hard drive. It is pricey though.
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hivenetsolution
- Sep 13, 2006
sucks.Strengths: nothing Weakness: all of data crushed I heard this maker's HDD was horrible. it became true to me. I have slightly one year old 150gb HDD. but Oneday, all of data is gone even though I tried to use restore program to back up. Do not buy. you will suffer, I have another HDD for more 3 years. still working good. I become to know why they put third party HDD recovery service on their web site.
By anonymous - Dec 25, 2006
Happily increasing production on the homefront since...Strengths: Having read the reviews during the 1st two quarters of 2004, I could wait no longer and purchased my Raptor for my home PC (running WIN XP Pro), and have been "pleased as punch" ever since. Weakness: Haven't noticed any so far - over two-and-a-half years you may recall, from above. The only regret I can provide is that I started out "small" with a 36GB model. ;-) But as Western Digital has now decided that it's about time to produce a "heavyweight" model - 150GB - I'm thinking that if I have enough from my tax return, it may be time to acquire a little more storage/speed. I work in the civil engineering design field, and so using AutoCAD's Land Enabled Map to open a 48MB...
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garrek99
- Jun 3, 2008
Way TOO LoudStrengths: It's a normal HD, not that different from other good quality 7200 RPM 16BM cache HDs. Weakness: LOUD, LOUD, LOUD. It performs well but just not that much better than a good 16Mb cache 7200RPM hard drive. You would definitely be better off with 2x160GB 7200RPM HDs in RAID and it would be cheaper too. Regret purchasing because it is super loud. It screams like a dying pig. SiSoft Sandra benchs show that there are some 7200RPM HDs that out perform this drive and everything and anything in RAID kicks this HD's...
reviewgist.com - Dec 27, 2009
ReviewGist for Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150 GB SATA Hard Drive
Performance is Average according to 5 Hard Drive experts. -- "Western remarkable performance thanks"-pcstats.com -- "more reliable SATA 150"-compreviews.about.com -- "This is a 10000 rpm drive and has a 16MB buffer."-reviews.cnet.com Read more to find expert opinions on more features like Technology, Noise, etc. Top
testseek.com - Oct 31, 2008
Western Digital Raptor 150GB SATA150 WD1500ADFD
Testseek.com has collected 12 expert reviews for Western Digital Raptor 150GB SATA150 WD1500ADFD and the average expert rating is 90 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions. Top
silentpcreview.com - Nov 30, -0001
WD Raptor 150GB: New Revision, New Noise?
Our feelings towards Western Digital's Raptor line have not changed significantly with this new revision. It is still a very quiet drive at idle (perhaps even a little quieter than before), but it is marred by noisy seeks that go with the drive's high-performance status. Chances are, if you're in the market for the best performing desktop drive available, the seek noise may be something you have... Top
tomshardware.com - Nov 30, -0001
In its new 10,000 RPM Raptor drive, Western Digital improved the technology, doubled the capacity to 150 GB, and added a clear cover option. It hammers single drive competitors, of course, but can it stand up to a RAID 0 setup consisting of two 7,200 RPM drives? Top 
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Quality Consumer Level Performance
Strengths: High Speed, SATA, Decent Storage.
Weakness: Size and Price
I've had this fella tooling along in a rather oversized performance machine. It's been a bit over a year now of running this hard for anywhere from 6-14 hours every day without a hitch. It can produce a bit more noise then a normal hard drive that one might be used to, but that is the trade off of the higher speed performance this drive provides, and it is certainly a noticeable increase in...
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