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Western Digital Raptor WD360GD (36.7 GB)

Western Digital Raptor® WD360GD 36.7 GB SATA Hard Drive

Seagate ST3250823AS (250 GB)

Seagate ST3250823AS 250 GB SATA Hard Drive

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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
This Seagate Serial ATA hard drive has features that are ideal for next-generation computers and low-end enterprise storage. Users benefit from a data transfer rate of 150MB/s and an improved... More
This Seagate Serial ATA hard drive has features that are ideal for next-generation computers and low-end enterprise storage. Users benefit from a data transfer rate of 150MB/s and an improved cabling that enables greater system design flexibility. Less
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Key Features   
HDD Form Factor   3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile) 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Capacity 36.7 GB 250 GB
Designation   Desktop Computer Desktop Computer
Interface Serial ATA Serial ATA
Enclosure   Internal Internal
Spindle Speed   10000 RPM 7200 RPM
Technical Features   
External Data Transfer Rate   150 MBps 100 MBps
Seek Time   5.2 ms 8 ms
MTBF   1200000 Hours -
Special Features S.M.A.R.T Technology S.M.A.R.T Technology
Average Latency 3 ms 4.17 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate   576 Mbit/s 760 Mbit/s
Sound Emission 36 dB 28 dB
Interface (Detailed)   Serial ATA Serial ATA
Buffer Size 8 MB 8 MB
Other Features   
Platform   PC PC
Brand Western Digital Seagate
Package Qty. 1 1
Dimensions   
Height 0.99 in. 1 in.
Depth 5.79 in. 5.79 in.
Width 4.02 in. 4 in.
Weight 1.54 lb. 1.4 lb.
Warranty   
Warranty 5 Years 5 Years
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 20720247 81835315
UPC 718037106717 2000010197552
Release Date May, 2003 November, 2004
Product MPN   
MPN WD360GD ST3250823AS
 
Consumer Reviews
Western Digital Raptor WD360GD (36.7 GB)
Western Digital Raptor® WD360GD 36.7 GB SATA Hard Drive
From $45.00
Seagate ST3250823AS (250 GB)
Seagate ST3250823AS 250 GB SATA Hard Drive
From $33.74

Product Review Summary

4.1
Based on 12 user reviews
75% recommend this product
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nad_masters
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More like a Cheetah

bynad_masters Jul 13, 2004
32 Helpfuls 33 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
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 »

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The (second) Fastest non-scsi Drive available

bypsykosis_fc Apr 2, 2004
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
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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Product Review Summary

5.0
Based on 2 user reviews
100% recommend this product
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Consumer Reviews

193

Seagate SATA Drives Keep Raising the Bar...

bypaulphoto Aug 22, 2005
75 Helpfuls 76 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros low heat, low noise, good throughput all-around, slightly better performance than...
Cons Reaching an advertised 150MB/s is still a long way to go...
Recommended it? Yes

Recently, Seagate Barracuda SATA generation explodes with impressive option on storage capacity. Not long ago, I used to view that a hard drive with 120GB or 160GB would be more than enough for my data-storage need. Of course, it was true, because back then I mostly used my hard disk drive for... Read full review »

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Spacious Inexpensive 100 ATA Parallel Interface Hard Drive

bypeterdmar Feb 25, 2006
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Quiet and fast for a parallel interface ATA hard drive
Cons Should not be installed on computers lacking Windows XP or 48 bits LBA support
Recommended it? Yes

This spacious 250 GB quiet Seagate hard drive was purchased to use as my secondary drive to provide me with extra storage on my second computer. When formatting it I've divided it into two petitions so if I want to, I can install Windows XP on the first petition and used the second petition for... Read full review »

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