VELOCIRAPTOR drive?

vian_siu · 19 Oct 2009 at 12:21

is this worth it? how is the performance compare to a samsung spinpoint f3 or a ssd drive?

vian_siu · 19 Oct 2009 at 16:56

well i cant afford a ssd. i heard from some reviews the newer version of the Velociraptor is quite quiet. so i was just wondering is it worth the money to invest in one

vian_siu · 20 Oct 2009 at 20:55

so the conclusion is 74gb ones are crap and 150gb,300gb ones are worth getting? i am not gonna raid thes, but how much performance gain from a unraid Velociraptor compare to raid 0 samsung spinpoint f3? as one of these cost as much as three spinpoints!

vian_siu · 20 Oct 2009 at 21:21

i know its a noob question but i heard you need two idential hd to raid them, but can you still use the space on both hd? or would one gone to waste?

vian_siu · 22 Oct 2009 at 14:16

QuantumX said:
OK, interesting thread, seems there are some people who say a single 300gb Raptor is good but as others have mentioned at around £160 you could get two F3 and raid 0.

For me the questions is which is fastest acting as your main OS / Apps drive. as i'm currently building a new system i already have a intel x25m SSD on order but that is for my WoW mutliboxing i and dont want my apps or OS on it...

if i were to get this, it would be my main drive for os, apps, games, etc