The 150 gig Velociraptor is a 2.5 inch drive in a 3.5 inch heatsink/
mounting bracket.
I think they are pretty close to the same thing..
Everything seemed a bit snappier, but I got used to it in just a
couple of days so it 'seems'
normal once again. ;)
On Nov 27, 2008, at 4:48 PM, Winterlight wrote:
At 03:44 PM 11/27/2008, you wrote:
I went from a 74 gig Raptor boot drive to the new VelociRaptor 150
gig
for my boot drive.
if I'm not mistaken the 150 isn't the same as the new version = 300GB.
But do you notice a difference when running windows, or anything
other then booting.
The rest of the box is the same as it was..
In informal tests, XP boots 12 seconds faster now, and Vista boots 15
seconds faster than before....
On Nov 27, 2008, at 1:49 PM, Stan Zaske wrote:
This might interest you.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260
Winterlight wrote:
Here are the specs for my old SATA 1 RAPTOR = 74GB
Data Transfer Rate (maximum)
- Buffer to Host 1.5 Gb/s max2
Average Read Seek 4.5 ms (average)
Track-to-track Seek3 0.6 ms (average)
Full Stroke Seek3 10.2 ms (average)
Average Latency 2.99 ms (nominal)
Rotational Speed 10,000 RPM
Buffer 8 MB
And here are the specs for the new 300GB Raptor I am thinking about
getting to install OS and programs on.
- Buffer to Host 3.0 Gb/s max2
Average Read Seek 4.2 ms (average)
Track-to-track Seek3 0.7 ms (average)
Full Stroke Seek3 8.5 ms (average)
Average Latency 5.5 ms (nominal)
Rotational Speed 10,000 RPM
Buffer 16 MB
OK the new one is faster, but a lot faster? the latency number
shows a big improvement but the others maybe 10 or 15 percent
improvement. I wonder if it is worth spending 200 bucks to upgrade.
Or am I not getting something?
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