Western digital, company , released in April the fast 300- GB disk velociRaptor and already prepared other models will lower capacities , This 3,5 inch disk made from 2,5 plates is faster than the majority of SATA- disks 3,5 for desktop PC, including the series raptor WD1500 with the same frequency (10 thousand rp/min). Therefore our associates decided to compare the 300- GB version with the 146- GB SAS- disks. For the HDD test (more precise, three 300 - GB velociRaptor) associate decided to use the controller areca PCIe X8 for the RAID 5 regime
The obtained results already show that the new WD is up to 33% faster than WD1500 . In this case its price remains within the limits between the standard SATA- disks and high-end SAS- devices. Related Products :
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