Western Digital – Velociraptor 600 GB Hard Drive

Conclusion

After taking a look at all these benchmarks we come to a single question: Is the hefty price tag of $260 really worth the gains? This depends on what exactly you are looking for. SSDs will offer better performance,but the cheapest drive close to this capacity I see on newegg goes for $1319 at 512GB, which is nowhere near $260. Western Digital’s Velociraptor offers a sweet spot for those looking for performance but still need the space. And thus the simple answer to the question, is yes. The Velociraptor fills the void for relatively cheap performance/storage ratio and blows away its predecessor along with any other possible competition form the hard drive market.

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