ChrisUlrich
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136364
Is there a faster harddrive out there then this?
Is there a faster harddrive out there then this?
Awesome harddrive, no?
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Bodaggit23
Active Member
Weird. A 3.0 Gb/s Raptor
I thought only the VelociRaptors were 3.0
I thought only the VelociRaptors were 3.0
bomberboysk
Active Member
Yes there is a faster harddrive,the velociraptor, plust hat drve is recertified so you have higher likelyhood of problems...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136322
But the fastest drives at the moment are solid state discs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167014
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136322
But the fastest drives at the moment are solid state discs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167014
The first generation Raptors that were ~30ish GB were 1.5, the last raptors were 3.0 as are the velociraptors.
Yes, you can get 15,000+ RPM SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives.
As for twice as fast, that will depend heavily on your RAID controller, and you won't get twice the R/W speed. You may get close.
Euklid
Member
Seagate are 3.0Gb/s - 7200rpm though.
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=008762&cid=HD.443.877
zombine210
New Member
what does 'recertified' mean exactly?
how do they recertify a hard drive?
how do they recertify a hard drive?
bomberboysk
Active Member
Proabably hard drives sent in to western digital under an rma that tested "working", or drives that were almost totally rebuilt would be my guess.
zombine210
New Member
yeah, i wouldn't trust a 'rebuilt' hard drive. either it comes out flawless from the line, or it's not gonna cut it.
bomberboysk
Active Member
have you ever had to rma a hard drive with seagate? They are all refurbished hard drives, my refurb 500gb barracuda i got back from seagate when i rma'ed my drive works flawlessly. But the only thing good abut the original raptors is the seek time, as transfer rates are faster on the newer 7200rpm hard drives like the 7200.11 barracuda line and the western digital caviar black line of hard drives.
Springy182
New Member
Recertified/refurbished could mean several things.
1. Returned as "defective" and tested to ensure it works
2. A drive that's sent in as dead is tested and parts are replaced as needed (For example if the PCB's blown they'll replace the PCB, perfectly good platters)
3. A drive that's sent in as dead and it's a software error and the user returns it thinking the drive is dead
Bodaggit23
Active Member
If you're going to quote me, quote the whole post.
Eatskittens
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I wouldnt trust a reman hdd unless it was just a scratch drive or something not holding vital information.
Russian777
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bomberboysk
Active Member
yes it is faster, it has more cache, faster seek times, and faster read/write speeds than the original raptors.... Commonly known knowledge also.