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04-06-10, 10:19 AM #1
Anandtech: Western Digital's New VelociRaptor VR200M: 10K RPM at 450GB and 600GB
Western Digital's New VelociRaptor VR200M: 10K RPM at 450GB and 600GB
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We first laid eyes on Western Digital's Raptor line of 10K RPM desktop hard drives in 2003. The drives were only 36GB in size, but man were they fast. Since then Western Digital has increased capacity, decreased physical platter size (3.5" to 2.5"and overall driven performance up. With the last VelociRaptor dating back to 2008, the line was overdue for an update.</p>
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Meet the new VelociRaptor:</p>
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<img alt="" src="http://images.anandtech.com/doci/c3636/trio_575px.jpg" /></p>
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Available in 450GB and 600GB capacities at $299 and $329, respectively, the new VR200M keeps the formula mostly unchanged but sees a performance boost thanks to increasing platter density. Can it restore faith to the VelociRaptor line? Read on to find out.</p>
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3636/w...50gb-and-600gb
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04-07-10, 12:27 AM #2Re: Anandtech: Western Digital's New VelociRaptor VR200M: 10K RPM at 450GB and 600GB
I am still running a Raptor. Perhaps it is time to upgrade!
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04-07-10, 06:17 PM #4
Re: Anandtech: Western Digital's New VelociRaptor VR200M: 10K RPM at 450GB and 600GB
I've had my V-Raptor running hard for two years,now, without a hiccup. Flawless.
I'm wondering what these new ones are gonna go for? I don't think I would pay more than $300 for a HDD.....these days,that is getting into decent SSD $. When the V-Raptor came out,it was easier to get the big-bucks for a high-performance HDD,but those days are over.
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04-09-10, 07:57 AM #7
Re: Anandtech: Western Digital's New VelociRaptor VR200M: 10K RPM at 450GB and 600GB
On a semi-related note,I got a little inside info from a friend the other day....he works for Seagate.
They will be releasing (later this year) a hybrid drive that is supposed to beat the Raptors. It will be a standard HDD,but it also has a flash drive integrated. It will use both the platters and the flash to make an extremely fast HDD. It sounds like a pretty good idea to help bridge the gap until SSDs come down to the real World in terms of pricing. Faster than a standard HDD,but cheaper than a quality SSD.
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