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anyone have a WD raptor?

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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Max Windu
Which Maxtor 7200rpm is faster than the raptor, the 36 or the 74gig....

i believe it was the 200 or the 300gb

this was in a 2 drive RAID 0 configuration.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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I think I read a review of the 16Meg Cache 7200 vs the 74Gig Raptor (drive for drive, no RAID) and they traded blows but the Raptor squeeked out ahead by a little. The performance edge compared to the additional space wasn't really justified though. I forget how much more the larger drive cost.
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