When speccing out some existing Raptors, I was surprised to see that there was little speed benefit compared to a regular high capacity WD drive, so this is welcome news.
Agreed! The HDD is the weakest link in my most used Rig **inserts scarcism** on that oooh so coveted MS Vista 64bit system scoring. Soon as this thing hits the NewEgg, SOLD AMERICAN!!
But when Raptors came out, this was not the case. The high-density platters spinning at a lower speed can read the same amount of data now. The line was overdue for an upgrade.
When I bought my 74gb raptor 4 years (or was it 5?) ago, I didn't pay too much more than what they cost now. Those years of short load times have been well worth the premium.
I've been using a 500GB drive for a while now in my gaming PC for my least played games....but it's getting harder and harder to stick with only 74GB, (esepcially the fricking steam games sticking to the steam folder) and I'd really like to get it dual-booting Vista for when I actually need it. I think this will be a nice upgrade, but I'll wait a few months after general availability to let the price settle a bit.
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Skorpius @ Apr 21st 2008 8:44AM
When speccing out some existing Raptors, I was surprised to see that there was little speed benefit compared to a regular high capacity WD drive, so this is welcome news.
Frankenstein Black @ Apr 21st 2008 1:14PM
Agreed! The HDD is the weakest link in my most used Rig **inserts scarcism** on that oooh so coveted MS Vista 64bit system scoring. Soon as this thing hits the NewEgg, SOLD AMERICAN!!
Kamokazi @ Apr 21st 2008 11:36PM
But when Raptors came out, this was not the case. The high-density platters spinning at a lower speed can read the same amount of data now. The line was overdue for an upgrade.
When I bought my 74gb raptor 4 years (or was it 5?) ago, I didn't pay too much more than what they cost now. Those years of short load times have been well worth the premium.
I've been using a 500GB drive for a while now in my gaming PC for my least played games....but it's getting harder and harder to stick with only 74GB, (esepcially the fricking steam games sticking to the steam folder) and I'd really like to get it dual-booting Vista for when I actually need it. I think this will be a nice upgrade, but I'll wait a few months after general availability to let the price settle a bit.