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Western Digital 300GB Velociraptor


velociraptor Western Digital 300GB Velociraptor

A Closer Look:

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Left Side
Corner Angle
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Front View
Installed

Thermal Image:

Because the Western Digital VelociRaptor is a 2.5″ drive encompassed in a 3.5″ IcePAK heatsink, it does not overheat very easily. Below is the thermal image provided by Western Digital:

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You’ll notice that the drive stays around 50-57 degrees Celsius. This is good for a drive, and should not get too hot, or it could destroy the fragile drive.

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  1. Dan Feinberg June 15, 2009 at 11:54 am

    I am suprised about the timing of this review. These drives have been out for quite some time. I have been running a pair of them in RAID 0 for about 6 months with the Win 7 Beta and now the Win 7 RC. The performance and stability is amazing!

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    • Dan Shannon June 15, 2009 at 3:25 pm

      This was more of a transfer of the review from our old site. It was actually the old model. We wanted to move it over so that we could reference it in an upcoming review.

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  2. Jason Dumbaugh June 15, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    Yes Dan(s). You’ll even notice this uses the old IcePak. They are great drives though!

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