Why doesn't the Raptor's now include NCQ?

[Ricochet J]

The old models didn't include NCQ because the technology wasn't available. When NCQ was available HDDs that had this technology such as the Maxtor DiamondMax series (old versions) rivaled the WD Raptors eventhough the DiamondMax was at 7,200rpm. NCQ gave it the edge over the Raptor's 10k speed.

However, surely, when the scientists at Western Digital were revising the Raptor the thought of 10K speed coupled with NCQ would be a fast mofo?

I really don't understand why they didn't include NCQ!

 

[Ricochet J]

Do they? I need to re-read.

Edit:

Designed for servers and NAS/SAN systems, the drive of choice for high- performance workstation and gaming systems, the WD Raptor hard drive is a new class of drive that matches SCSI performance and reliability while providing simplified connectivity. Killer Speed - World’s fastest Serial ATA drive: 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache and 4.5 ms seek. Backed by a full 5-year manufacturer''s warranty.

- Rotational Speed: 10,000 RPM
- Capacity: 150GB
- Average Read Seek Time: 4.5 ms
- Buffer: 16MB
- Interface: Serial ATA
- 5 year manufacturer''s warranty

Nothing about NCQ!