Thank you western digital

Cheekykid · 9 Jun 2008 at 12:47

My ADFD-16MB cache, 74GB raptor gone **** up last week and I asked for a replacement. Went to WD website completed a form and couple of days later i got my new raptor. Top class support. The reason i want to thank WD is because this raptor is the 160GB

model (WD1600ADFD). I had no idea 160GB existed. I thought the next model is 150GB. Oh well....off it goes to an auction site

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PhillyDee · 9 Jun 2008 at 12:54

I think its an OEM drive. Something like that. Same as the 74gb/80gb models. Nice one.

Greenlizard0 · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:03

Last week? Lol where on earth is my drive gone then? I sent a 500GB AAKS back halfway through May and have heard diddly squat.

JimAroo · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:29

Greenlizard0 said:
Last week? Lol where on earth is my drive gone then? I sent a 500GB AAKS back halfway through May and have heard diddly squat.

Looks like another Victim to the mail Monster.

Greenlizard0 · 9 Jun 2008 at 15:31

JimAroo said:
Looks like another Victim to the mail Monster.

Urgh, unbelievable. I'm thinking that too. I always religiously keep my postal recepts but this time I think I threw it away in haste

wesley · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:23

u sure its 10K rpm driver, not 7.2K rpm ones?

helmutcheese · 9 Jun 2008 at 16:34

wesley said:
u sure its 10K rpm driver, not 7.2K rpm ones?

WD or more so DELL (who they are OEM'd for) Claim the 160GB SATA300 Raptor.

Its still SATA150 though and WD specs show this.

Cyber-Mav · 10 Jun 2008 at 16:59

sure its not the new single 150gb platter raptor drive? would be good to run a bench on it.

helmutcheese · 10 Jun 2008 at 17:45

100% sure, There is no newer 150GB mentioned by WD yet only by a Mod here.

Google 160GB+Raptor or even SATA300+Raptor and you will get many results normally Dell or other OEM's.

Slackworth · 10 Jun 2008 at 18:06

There is definitely a 160GB Raptor available. It is a special part code available to Dell only although OcUK can source this drive if people are interested.

It is based on the old drive rather than the new VelociRaptor.

crazyDAJT · 10 Jun 2008 at 22:37

Greenlizard0 said:
Last week? Lol where on earth is my drive gone then? I sent a 500GB AAKS back halfway through May and have heard diddly squat.

looks like the Raptor's are faster in more ways than expected.

Cheekykid · 11 Jun 2008 at 21:56

wesley said:
u sure its 10K rpm driver, not 7.2K rpm ones?

it is 10k

b0rn2sk8 · 11 Jun 2008 at 23:47

I much prefer the way that you get replacement hard drives and monititors, it just makes returning items so much easier.

For those that dont know:

You fill out a form on their website, put in you card details, and they send you a new drive. When you recieve this new drive you return the old one to them in the same packaging with a new address sticker on it. Obviously if you dont return the old drive within the given time frame your card gets charged.

It reduces the time that you are without your hadware.

fonetech · 12 Jun 2008 at 08:12

I sent my wd drive back 5 weeks ago and yet to hear anything bar they said they recieved it 3 weeks ago which is a complete lie because i sent it by special delivery