WD VelociRaptor 600GB RAID review
AIDA64 and PC Mark Vantage
Published: 2nd November 2010 | Source: Western Digital | Price: £212 |
AIDA64
AIDA64 gives us very similar results to those we started at with HD Tune. The Kingston SSD Now V+ is very consistent across every single test.
The Western Digital VelociRaptor naturally suffers because of the slower speeds you obtain as you reach the edges of the physical disk. The start and middle of the disk are very close but there is a sharp drop-off when the head makes it to the outside. Definitely demonstrating that keeping your hard-drive under about 60% full and well defragged can have big performance benefits.
PC Mark Vantage
Away from the hypothetical performance, does the real-world actually give us the same results? We all know that what can be achieved in a homogenised world is far different from the speeds we can obtain out there at the front-lines.
Sadly this proves to be the case here with the VelociRaptor RAID setup proving pretty much the equal of the single drive, whilst the SSD is miles away in the distance, over the horizon, with its feet up sipping coffee.
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
Before SSDs there was the Western Digital VelociRaptor. With price per GB seemingly stable, it's time to revisit the HDD performance King. Continue Reading |
There still alot of people who would still buy them as they are becoming cheaper
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Originally Posted by dipzy
They still pretty amazing drives, i got a 120gb ssd for my operating system, 300gb velociraptor for my programs and games also a 2tb sata drive for my music and HD Video's |
Work well?
I am thinking of setting my system up the same way.
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Originally Posted by yggdrasil
How dose that setup work for you? Work well? I am thinking of setting my system up the same way. |
I would recommend a setup like this to everyone
I got to much data to fit on a 600GB drive
5.5TB to much 
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Originally Posted by yggdrasil
I just would use it for large programs, games and what not and the SSD for windows and smaller programs. I got to much data to fit on a 600GB drive 5.5TB to much |
? that a lot of data, you would need 3 x 2tb drives or more for storage But my OS is slow as heck so this 600GB 10k RPM drive would serve nicely next to a Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60GB SSD
since I'm a Western digital fan and Mushkin seems promising
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
Before SSDs there was the Western Digital VelociRaptor. |
I'm not sold on these drives. I would rather buy 4 Samsung F3 and raid them.
WD need to get with the times and get some SSD going. Infact what better way to progress the Raptor than to bring out an SSD that trumps everything else?
Sadly WD lately are reminding me of Jack Horner in the movie Boogie Nights. They seem to be refusing to get with the times and it's odd Bryan mentioned VCR because WD are living in the VCR age.
It will cost them eventually. By the time they do release a SSD (and let's face it they're going to have to) the entire world will come down on them like we all did on Nvidia for a bitterly dissapointing start with the 4 series (above all price was the deciding factor on that one, at least now they're cheap enough to ignore all the flaws).
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Originally Posted by yggdrasil
I got one 1tb, one 1.5TB and 2x 2TB. But my OS is slow as heck so this 600GB 10k RPM drive would serve nicely next to a Mushkin Callisto Deluxe 60GB SSD since I'm a Western digital fan and Mushkin seems promising |
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