Testseek.com have collected 81 expert reviews of the Western Digital 3.5 inch VelociRaptor SATA600 WD-DHTZ Series and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 3.5 inch VelociRaptor SATA600 WD-DHTZ Series.
June 2012
(83%)
81 Reviews
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The new VelociRaptor does reclaim its title as world's fastest client hard drive, and I do appreciate the fact that WD hasn't raised prices on the drive in the past two years either. Compared to any 3.5" drive on the market today, the new VR is significan...
The VelociRaptor 1TB is easily the fastest mechanical hard drive we've tested. In addition to offering the highest sequential transfer rates, it delivers best-in-class access times. The VelociRaptor's 10k-RPM spindle speed deserves much of the credit, an...
Published: 2012-04-16, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com
We found the latest incarnation of the Western Digital VelociRaptor to be an solid economical alternative to pricey, large capacity SSDs while offering some admirable performance numbers. Still, with hard drive prices already inflated, it will be int...
Fastest HD Yet, Nearly Double The Capacity Of Previous VelociRaptor, SATA 6G Support, 64MB Cache, 5-Year Warranty
High Cost Per GB Versus 7200RPM Hard Drives, SSDs More Affordable Then Ever
The WD VelociRaptorWhen we first tested the WD VelociRaptor 600GB drive a couple of years back, we began our conclusion with this statement: “The landscape in the PC storage space is very different today than it was when the original VelociRaptor launche...
Sequential transfer speeds measuring 206MB/s read and write, Improved random access over 600GB VelociRaptor, Excellent thermal dissipation and lower power consumption
Fell behind in our HTPC trace
The Western Digital 1TB VelociRaptor showed substantial gains over the prior 600GB VR. WD retains the crown for fastest SATA hard drive on the market while bumping capacity by 400GB; providing a very appealing value proposition for those who want a blend...
High performance. 3.5- and 2.5-inch form factors (although far too tall for a laptop drive). 5-year warranty
Noisy. Losing relevance in the face of SSDs
Western Digital's Velociraptor is still the king of mechanical hard drives. But in the face of ever-dropping SSD prices, it finds itself at a time of decreasing relevancy....
Over the last decade or so, Western Digital has made a name for their VelociRaptor line as the premier solution for customers who want to stick with a spindle-based storage solution but want a high level of performance as well. However, the limitation ...
