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Western Digital Raptor® WD360GD 36.7 GB SATA Hard Drive

Hitachi Deskstar® T7K250 250 GB SATA Hard Drive

12 reviews

From $45.00 | 2 stores

1 review

From $41.00 | 5 stores

Product Description

To meet the demands of enterprise storage, Western Digital is the only company to combine an enterprise-class hard drive with the SATA interface to meet all the demands of the enterprise... More

To meet the demands of enterprise storage, Western Digital is the only company to combine an enterprise-class hard drive with the SATA interface to meet all the demands of the enterprise environment - reliability, performance, and reduced cost. Serial ATA is poised to replace Parallel SCSI in the mid-range, but only if there's a drive that can meet the performance and reliability requirements of that market. That drive is the WD Raptor! The WD Raptor is a new class of hard drive that matches SCSI performance and reliability and provides simplified connectivity, all at 30 percent less cost than Parallel SCSI drives. Less

The Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 extends the company's long-standing tradition of performance leadership. Hitachi's standardized features in desktop solutions enable fast transfer... More

The Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 extends the company's long-standing tradition of performance leadership. Hitachi's standardized features in desktop solutions enable fast transfer rates, low power utilization and quiet acoustics. These features combine to make the Deskstar T7K250 ideal not only for standard PC systems but also for ATA entry-servers, personal video recorders and other non-PC computing requirements.Hitachi is dedicated to provide a breadth of hard disk drive solutions to satisfy all of today's demanding computing needs. Less

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Key Features

HDD Form Factor

3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)

Capacity

36.7 GB

250 GB

Designation

Desktop Computer

Interface

Serial ATA

Enclosure

Internal

Spindle Speed

10000 RPM

7200 RPM

Technical Features

External Data Transfer Rate

150 MBps

300 MBps

Seek Time

5.2 ms

8.5 ms

MTBF

1200000 Hours

Special Features

S.M.A.R.T Technology

Average Latency

3 ms

4.17 ms

Internal Data Transfer Rate

576 Mbit/s

843 Mbit/s

Sound Emission

36 dB

28 dB

Interface (Detailed)

Serial ATA

Serial ATA • Serial ATA II

Buffer Size

8 MB

Other Features

Platform

Brand

Western Digital

Hitachi

Package Qty.

Dimensions

Height

0.99 in.

1 in.

Depth

5.79 in.

5.75 in.

Width

4.02 in.

4 in.

Weight

1.54 lb.

1.41 lb.

Warranty

5 Years

Miscellaneous

Product ID

20720247

24423833

UPC

718037106717

4046443010363

Release Date

May, 2003

Product MPN

MPN

WD360GD

0A31636

Consumer Reviews

Western Digital Raptor® WD360GD 36.7 GB SATA Hard Drive

From $45.00

Hitachi Deskstar® T7K250 250 GB SATA Hard Drive

From $41.00

Product Review Summary

4.1

Based on 12 user reviews

75% recommend this product

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Consumer Reviews

595

More like a Cheetah

bynad_masters Jul 13, 2004

32 Helpfuls 33 Helpfuls

Pros Fast, quiet (for a 10k RPM drive)

Cons Small capacity, gets very hot, expensive

Recommended it? No

Why the name "Raptor"? It isn't huge. It's fast! Why not a Cheetah? Oh, I think we just infringed on Seagate's trademark. :) Crap... Well, enough with the Sienfeld-like observations.

I would NOT have picked these up if they weren't at least highly discounted, and during Fry's Electronics... Read full review »

The (second) Fastest non-scsi Drive available

bypsykosis_fc Apr 2, 2004

16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls

Pros Fast. Excellent warrantee. Fast. No, I mean *really* fast.

Cons expensive. Hot. Makes your other hard drives feel pathetic.

Recommended it? Yes

It's been a fun ride in the desktop hardware bix these past few years, and it's pretty interesting to see how speed and technology have incrementally advanced. Most of my current business centers around "performance" desktop machines, specifically custom gaming rigs and it's been that way since the... Read full review »

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Bought Two for Home PVR / Backup Server / NAS

bydjsepinions Oct 19, 2005

9 Helpfuls 10 Helpfuls

Pros Quiet, Powersaving, Cool

Cons Configuration of advanced features requires DOS boot, pricing games with Sata I versus II

Recommended it? Yes

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