NewEgg has the Western Digital VelociRaptor 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive for $180 - $20 off with coupon code EMCLVLN38 [Exp 7/8] - $20 rebate [Exp 7/12] = $140 with free shipping. Average seek time of 4.2ms, average write time of 4.7ms and an average latency of 3ms.
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#1
bsg75 - Posted 3:01 am PDT 07/3/09 (372 Posts)
Pretty good deal, the 74GB ones were almost $100 not too long ago.
#2
juan213 - Posted 4:20 am PDT 07/3/09 (97 Posts)
Fast drive
#3
metallist - Posted 7:32 am PDT 07/3/09 (90 Posts)
I paid a whole a lot more for the 74GB pair a long ago... but it STILL too expensive. Esp considering that Samsung F1s give compatible performance... Maxtor are milkin' it for to the last penny
#4
revenant - Posted 8:49 am PDT 07/3/09 (205 Posts)
these are nice and fast, but the new larger drives are so close to them in performance that it's a pretty tough sell these days... the WD blacks a better bang for your buck imo.
#5
raffa - Posted 8:50 am PDT 07/3/09 (281 Posts)
I paid $200 for the 150GB Raptor 2 years ago. Very fast, but I think they should be priced less than $140 now
#6
crv_rave - Posted 2:48 pm PDT 07/3/09 (416 Posts)
Agreed; not to mention how hot these will run... not worth it.
#7
mgchan - Posted 3:38 pm PDT 07/3/09 (151 Posts)
Got a 74 gb drive a few years ago when SATA was just getting started. It was nice and fast, but now I'd rather have a big quiet Seagate. I did use it for HD recording in my HTPC but these days most drives can handle that already.
#8
brandonbear - Posted 7:05 am PDT 07/4/09 (59 Posts)
Fast? Yes... but mine sounds like a Squirrel on meth.
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