WD 74GB Raptor

[extreme4377]

This drive is sweet! I bought a single drive to replace my dual 160s which were in a SATA RAID 0 array and I almost feel as if I have a performance increase rather than decrease.

My first impression of this drive was a good one and when I pick it up out of the box, it was a shock to feel how heavy this thing is. It must weigh 3 or 4 pounds. Definitely a solid drive :good:

 

[extreme4377]

oops, thanks for moving my thread, I didnt see the Storage section I was lazy and didnt scroll down, my bad

 

[harrack52]

Western Digital makes very reliable drives but they're not always the fastest. The Raptor is the best of both worlds, if I had the money I'd get a couple, no doubt about it.

 

[extreme4377]

Ya, I was thinking about getting a pair of em but I didnt want to deal with the usual RAID bullshi...so I just got one and Im happier than ever

 

[ninja fetus]

wise decision

 

[Sniper]

sounds good...another upgrade to the system! :)

 

[extreme4377]

yup yup, I think my next upgrade is a DVD burner but I still have no use for one so Im holding off. Not sure what else I can do really...Ive finally got my system right about where I want it :)

 

[Sniper]

yeh, would have to agree about the DVD writer, I havent got one yet as I dont see the need yet! plus by the time I want to buy one, they should be faster! I think the current max speed is 12x or 16x? plus theres no media which burns at that speed anyway!

 

[Addis]

yeah i'd wait until dual layer drives come down in price, and go up in speed! BTW i think the drives that burn on an image onto the labels are really cool. I want one.