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Western Digital Raptor WD360GD (36.7 GB)

Western Digital Raptor® WD360GD 36.7 GB SATA Hard Drive

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 (400 GB)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 400 GB SATA II 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
Barracuda 7200.9 is a member of the Seagate 3.5-inch family of high-capacity desktop drives targeted at mainstream and high-performance PCs and advanced storage applications. The product... More
Barracuda 7200.9 is a member of the Seagate 3.5-inch family of high-capacity desktop drives targeted at mainstream and high-performance PCs and advanced storage applications. The product enables OEMs and system builders to qualify one family of drives from a premier provider for a wide range of storage applications. 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 400 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 300 MBps
Seek Time   5.2 ms 11 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 -
Sound Emission 36 dB -
Interface (Detailed)   Serial ATA Serial ATA II
Buffer Size 8 MB 16 MB
Other Features   
Platform   PC PC
Brand Western Digital Seagate
Package Qty. 1 1
Dimensions   
Height 0.99 in. 1.02 in.
Depth 5.79 in. 5.79 in.
Width 4.02 in. 4.02 in.
Weight 1.54 lb. 1.54 lb.
Warranty   
Warranty 5 Years -
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 20720247 28130504
UPC 718037106717 763649002407
Release Date May, 2003 -
Product MPN   
MPN WD360GD ST3400633AS
 
Consumer Reviews
Western Digital Raptor WD360GD (36.7 GB)
Western Digital Raptor® WD360GD 36.7 GB SATA Hard Drive
From $45.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 (400 GB)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 400 GB SATA II Hard Drive
From $71.00

Product Review Summary

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Based on 12 user reviews
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Consumer Reviews

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 »

32

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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Consumer Reviews

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The SATA II is here....

bypaulphoto Mar 30, 2006
68 Helpfuls 69 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros large storage space, quiet operation, large buffer 16MB
Cons data transfer rate not much better than its predecessor
Recommended it? Yes

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3400633AS: New Features and ...

The Barracuda 7200.9 SATA II 400GB is the new generation of SATA hard drive by Seagate. This generation has a long list of family member, which includes 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 200GB, 250GB, 300GB, 400GB and 500GB. It is important... Read full review »

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