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Reviews for WD Raptor X 150 GB Internal Hard DriveSATA/150 - 10000 rpm - 16 MB Buffer - 3.5" - MPN: WD1500AHFD
$95.00 - $225.00
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jrparri
- Apr 12, 2006
- Not for storage, but thanks for the extra gbs...Strengths: Everything you found in the old raptor and more. Weakness: Costly, of course. (Same $$/gbs as Raptor, but 150gb instead of 74) This HD is built for those people who are obsessed with performance, but need more than 74gb. That's all it's for. If you think you need 300gb on a 10krpm performance RAID set-up, then you're missing the point. 41% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
Reply by member: SupReSeller
Apr 23, 2006 I'm not sure you know what you're talking about...this drive is considerably faster than the 74gb raptor...do your research.
Reply by member: jrparri
Apr 23, 2006 "With a transfer-rate of over 1gb/sec, this beast kicks the pants off pretty much everything else. RAIDed or not, SATA2 or not." Learn to read, and from now on don't waste my time with BS posts.
Reply by member: SupReSeller
May 8, 2006 "This HD is built for those people who are obsessed with performance, but need more than 74gb. That's all it's for. If you think you need 300gb on a 10krpm performance RAID set-up, then you're missing the point."
Reply by member: jrparri
May 15, 2006 I'm not sure exactly why some adolescents believe that posting underthem equates to an attack on the size of their genitalia or something. But, since now it's sort of fun....
Reply by member: SupReSeller
Jul 21, 2006 Well kid...since you felt the desire to continue this quarrel, I'd like to point out that I now own one of each of the 150gig raptors in a dual raid setup, and it is improved performance. FYI I can barely see the tiny needle move in normal light without my blacklights on. However my other new system is running dual 7200rpm 8mb WD caviars, and Oblivion games load in about 6 seconds. :-) So as I said before, unless your system can keep up, there's really no point in wasting the cash. You will barely see the need for raptors this fast unless you like to be the first one into a game of Doom3. Both of my 64 bit systems now trump yours. Like I said before newbie, eat your egg.
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Mason Storm
- Nov 17, 2006
Very satisfying performanceStrengths: As fast as everyone says they are Weakness: Only the price I have to agree that the window on the shell is pretty pointless; I've never seen anyone mod their case so that the tops of their drives could be seen. You'd do better to save the $50 and buy the standard Raptor 150. But there's no denying the performance. I put two in a RAID0 array, and although written specs may suggest that won't make much difference compared to just one of these, by itself, I find the performance notably better. It's amazing how much faster these are, even when compared to my old setup (four Raptor 37s in a RAID0 array). 33% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
alinki
- Jun 4, 2006
The best out there!!Strengths: This excellent hard drive does it all. The Raptor does is it all and does it well! Weakness: None to note at this time. I have two of these sexy drives in raid -0. I love them!! They are the best built drives on the market not to mention their speed. I plan on getting six more as soon as a week from now. Save for them you will not be disappointed. 25% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Arzhang
- Oct 29, 2007
A fast driveStrengths: Fast Weakness: Loud This hard drive is fast and transmits data at a high rate. Windows loads very fast. I like the low access times compared to other drives. The only drawback is its loud noise. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By anonymous - Jan 4, 2007
Raptor X, the enthusiast\\\\\\\'s drive.Strengths: Fast, no problems running two of these in Raid 0, looks tight in the right cases Weakness: Expensive for the amount of space, Louder than most other sata hard drives. Raid 0 with these makes everything run very snappy. I would recommend them to enthusiasts and those seeking the best. There are a few cases out there that show these off like my Thermaltake does. There was still a little modding involved to get the window to be seen. Vibration dampening was a nice touch for these hard drives. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
reviewgist.com - May 23, 2010
ReviewGist for Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150 GB SATA Hard Drive (Retail Version)
Performance is Average according to 2 Hard Drive experts. -- "Western remarkable performance thanks"-pcstats.com -- "high rotational speed"-pcstats.com -- "high performance"-pcstats.com Read more to find expert opinions on more features like Technology, Noise, etc. Top
testseek.com - Oct 31, 2008
Western Digital Raptor X 150GB SATA150 WD1500AHFD
Testseek.com has collected 19 expert reviews for Western Digital Raptor X 150GB SATA150 WD1500AHFD and the average expert rating is 83 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions. TopAdvertisement  
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Very hot. Literally. Maybe it's burnin' rubber.
Strengths: SPEED. 16mb buffer, 10K rpms. SATA. Quality. Window is neat. I have this and the ADFD version in Raid0 and they work great but...
Weakness: COST. Not SATA2. Runs VERY hot, about 50-55C. Kinda loud too, recommend rubber seating for sound absorbtion.
For some reason these other two think their review is better. Show me some love?
Here's mine.
If you can't see the clear window inside of your computer I'd recommened getting the 1500ADFD without the clear cover instead. Save yourself $50.
Raptors are fast, but expensive...If you're on a budget I'd take a look at WD's 16mb cache 7200rpm Caviars. I have them in my SLI system and they work great. I dropped two 150 gig raptors into my X-Qpack for lan parties. Woot!
You should be able to get TWO 7200rpm HD's in a raid-0 setup for considerably less. That's kinda close to the same performance and twice the storage for half the cost of one of these puppies. Of course if you want extra assurance that you won't lose your data in the rare event that one of your drives fail, you may want to consider mirroring as well, which would take 4 drives, 2 for use and 2 for backup.
As Paris Hilton, or any of you silly Californians (sorry I'm from the east/midwest =P )would say, "That's hot." That can be taken two ways, it's for sure a kick-butt, "hot" piece of hardware. It's speedy. But it's also hot. I mean HOT. Make sure you have very good ventilation and a hard drive cooler wouldn't hurt either.
That concludes my review. Just a quick note if you're trying to set up raid and are running 64 bit, you may need to hit F10 to set up your raid array, and then F6 as you're entering windows setup to add 64 bit drivers from a floppy. You can probably get those off the CD that came with your motherboard or from the motherboard manufacturer's website. Have fun gaming all.
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Apr 23, 2006
Who was the silly person who got on all the comps in the college lab and gave me thumbs down on my review? LOL I included EVERYTHING I could think of that you might want to know! Do your own research!