Serial ATA/150, 1.5 GBit/s, Native Command Queuing
Avg. Access Time
4.6 ms read, 5.2 ms write
Weight
1.81 lbs (822 g)
MSRP
$ 349.99 (Raptor-X) or $ 299.99 (Raptor)
Warranty
5 years
Is The Raptor The Drive For You? Check Out The Tom's Hardware HDD Charts!
If you are going to spend $ 300 on a hard drive, you might ask yourself whether the money wouldn't be invested better in buying a 400-500 GB hard drive running at 7200 RPM. Up to three times the storage capacity certainly is an argument that is worth considering, since the new Raptor looks pretty bad in terms of costs per gigabyte.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
