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Part Number: HD-WD1500AHFD Regular price:$279.00On Sale:
WD Raptor X 3.5in SATA Internal Hard Drive WD1500AHFD, 150 GB, 10000 RPM, 16 MB Cache, Crystal-Clear Len, Supports NCQ and RAFF
From the secret performance labs at WD comes the revolutionary WD Raptor X SATA hard drive, the first ever drive with a view. Offspring of the immensely popular WD Raptor, fastest SATA drive on the planet, WD Raptor X focuses a large, crystal-clear lens on the drive to let you see into the inner workings and witness the drive in action.
Sounds simple? It's not. With over two years of research and development behind it, the WD Raptor X is engineered to compromise nothing. At 10,000 RPM spin speed it delivers the killer speed of its illustrious parent, doubles the capacity to 150 GB, and provides enterprise-class reliability. This is the ultimate hard drive for PC performance enthusiasts everywhere.
Features:
Crystalline polycarbonate lens - provides clarity, structural integrity, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, durability and chemical neutrality necessary for the highest performance and reliability.
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) - increases data transfer in high-performance multi-processor, multi-threaded environments.
Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF ) - optimizes operation and performance when drives are used in vibration-prone multi-drive systems. Patent pending.
5-year Warranty - nothing has been compromised in quality and reliability to manufacture these unique hard drives. WD is proud to back them with our enterprise-class 5-year warranty.
Specifications:
Rotational Speed: 10,000 RPM (nominal).
Buffer Size: 16 MB.
Average Latency: 2.99 ms (nominal).
Contact Start/Stop Cycles: 20,000 minimum.
Seek Times:
Read Seek Time: 4.6 ms. Write Seek Time: 5.2 ms (average).
Track-To-Track Seek Time: 0.4 ms (average).
Full Stroke Seek: 10.2 ms (average).
Transfer Rates:
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA): 1.5 Gb/s (Max).
Buffer To Disk: 84 MB/s (Sustained).
Formatted Capacity: 150,039 MB.
Capacity: 150 GB.
Interface SATA: 150 MB/s.
Actuator Type: Rotary Voice Coil.
Number of Platters: 2.
Bytes Per Sector: 512.
User Sectors Per Drive: 293,046,768.
Servo Type: Embedded.
Limited Warranty: One year from invoice date with Directron.com. 5-year from invoice date with Manufacturer. 30-Day money back from receiving date with 15% restocking fee for non-defective returns on current market price. No credit or refund after 30 days. Customer is responsible for returning defective products including DOA due to manufacturer unless testing is paid before shipping. (dxy032006)
Notes:
(1) Hard drives should be installed by professionals or experienced PC users. (2) This 3.5" hard drive will not fit into most note books. (3) If you intend to install this drive in a 5.25" bay, you'll need a hard drive mounting kit. (4) 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Available capacity will be less. Reported capacity will vary.