WD hard drives

[wiresdown]

Should I go with a 120GB SATA($128USD) or a 36.7GB Raptor($138USD)?

 

[Davegod]

how the f are we supposed to know?

either you want 120gig on a fairly fast hdd, or 1/3 of that on a faster one.

harsh but fair

 

[wiresdown]

Whoa. I was just wondering how big of an advantage a 10K rpm HD was compaired to a 7.2K one.

 

[Slammy1]

Not really that much. Some, certainly, but not enough to make me jump up and shout gee willikers. I have an 80GB WD Caviar and a Raptor both.

 

[wiresdown]

Yeah, I didn't figure a 2.8K rpm change was a huge difference. I just wanted to make sure with some veterans. Thanks Slammy.

 

[Steven the Leech]

Not really that much.


Actually could not tell any difference, the seek times will be lower, multitasking seemed a little faster [not worth the extra money.


But, if you plan to go with sata 10k raid 0, then you will be able to tell a noticable differnce.