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its a 2.5" drive
uses only 7 watts under load.
up to 30% faster than raptor 150
comes with a heatsink thingy to mount in 3.5" bays
7db quieter than raptor 150
1.4m hr MTBF
5 year warranty

http://www.storagereview.com/WD3000BLFS.sr

Awesome HDD 4 Sure.

I have used WD HDD's for over 5 years.

I chose them 4 their speed and super durability for streaming audio apps like Gigastudio, where the drives take major beatings over and over.

Great thing about WD is that they have such a great upgrade path once you buy into them.

I started w/ the 36GB Raptors w/ a 7,200rpm slower drive for O.S. + Apps..I then used the pair to do the O.S. + Apps chores and added the 74GB's to cover larger libraries. Then added the 150's which smoked, but their noise thankfully was muffled by the RAID cage

I will now have yet another upgrade path this Fall by using these in a RAID cage w/ the IcyDock Cooler / Silencer / Adapters.

I recently acquirred a dual RAID 1 ( 1U ) Glyph rack that will be used as a VDAT enclosure when the time comes. VelociRaptor will be perfect for that task.

http://www.westerndigital.com/

The video is way cool w/ the Jurassic park dino eye thing.


Thanks 4 A Great Link Brotha' Man Nuetron.

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3303


How 'bout this fierce Predator now.