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JamesB · **10,000 rpm hard drive -** 04-20-2007, 11:07 PM

I got a WD Raptor 74 gig 10,000 rpm hard drive today at Fry's.

This thing is blazing fast now!!!!!! I don't think I will be able to keep up with my PC any more.

now I can really see

the effects of the dual core CPU and 3gig of memory.

upgrade i did several weeks ago

James

JohnRushing · 04-20-2007, 11:21 PM

At first it sounded like something I do to my bike, a 10,000 rpm ride that is

.

Do they maje that thing for laptops ??????

JamesB · 04-20-2007, 11:38 PM

lol...

I think the laptop drives are only up to 7,200 rpm.

my wifes laptop was very slow. found out it had a 4,200 rpm drive in it, so i replaced it with a 7,200 rpm drive and its pretty fast now, it actually boots up in half the time now.

James

Wes · 04-21-2007, 12:18 AM

I would love a 10,000 RPM drive, but they just don't have the capacity yet. I don't think I've seen one bigger than 74Gb except for SCSI.

engstrom · 04-21-2007, 12:22 AM

Western Digital makes their 10,000 RPM raptor in a 150GB version. Still not huge, but hey, it's fast.

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/pro...89&Language=en

JamesB · 04-21-2007, 12:25 AM

there is a 150 gig 10,000 drive, but its about $240 or something.

you can look here at new egg at all the 10,000 rom internal HD's
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=10%2c000+RPM

there are some 15,000 rpm scsi drives, but those things are way to expensive for personal use

the 74 gig is perfect for a system drive. I have seperate SATA drives for all my photos and data

James

Wes · 04-21-2007, 12:33 AM

Kinda cool. One of the WD drives actually comes with a clear top so you can watch the drive in action. As if you'd want to do that.

jeffkohn · 04-21-2007, 12:35 AM

I use one of the 74GB Raptors for my OS/Apps drive and it's plenty big enough since all data is on another drive. Not the quietest drives, but they are indeed fast.

darktiger · 04-21-2007, 01:33 AM

I bought 2 150GB Raptors from Dell when they had them for $140 (most likely a price mistake). But I got both of them the very next day. Some of my friends are still mad that I did not tell them about this deal. Yes they are fast, love them...

Joe_Lorenzini · 04-21-2007, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffkohn

I use one of the 74GB Raptors for my OS/Apps drive and it's plenty big enough since all data is on another drive. Not the quietest drives, but they are indeed fast.

Same here. I have a Raptor 150 and load only XP and apps on it, no data. The thing screams. Worth every extra cent paid.