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Its been 2 years since the release of the 74Gb Raptor. For any one product to last so long and not to have been challenged is unheard of these days. The 74Gb-Raptor was and still is a great performer.
In any case, the Raptor 74 GB's reign at the top of the Serial ATA market had to end eventually. What better company to produce a better product than the Raptor 74 GB than the company who made the original product. Western Digital is back once again with the third generation (3G) Raptor drive, the Raptor WD1500ADFD, or as most people will refer to it, the Raptor 150. The Raptor 150 includes nearly every feature which enthusiasts have been clamoring for, including double the storage space (150 GB vs. 74 GB), double the cache (16 MB vs. 8 MB), and support for Native Command Queuing (NCQ) through the use of a new native Serial ATA controller design (previous generation Raptor drives used PATA to SATA converter chips).
Of course they are going to be expensive but this now means that having raptors for performance AND now for storage is not so insane. I for one am not abbandoning my 74k raptors just yet, but on my next build, ready for vista at the end of the year, im going to be considering these drives
Long live the 74gb raptor, you have served us all well.
In any case, the Raptor 74 GB's reign at the top of the Serial ATA market had to end eventually. What better company to produce a better product than the Raptor 74 GB than the company who made the original product. Western Digital is back once again with the third generation (3G) Raptor drive, the Raptor WD1500ADFD, or as most people will refer to it, the Raptor 150. The Raptor 150 includes nearly every feature which enthusiasts have been clamoring for, including double the storage space (150 GB vs. 74 GB), double the cache (16 MB vs. 8 MB), and support for Native Command Queuing (NCQ) through the use of a new native Serial ATA controller design (previous generation Raptor drives used PATA to SATA converter chips).
Of course they are going to be expensive but this now means that having raptors for performance AND now for storage is not so insane. I for one am not abbandoning my 74k raptors just yet, but on my next build, ready for vista at the end of the year, im going to be considering these drives
Long live the 74gb raptor, you have served us all well.
