A look at the popular raptor hard drive
Western Digital is one of the most popular and most well known makers of hard drives, and the Raptor hard drive is one of Western Digital's top selling models. The Western Digital Raptor offers an excellent combination of high speed, great reliability and value price, all backed up by one of the leading names in the world of computer technology and computer hard drives. The Raptor is an SATA hard drive, and it runs at a fast 10,000 RPM, making it a good choice not only for the home computer user but for the business class user as well. The Raptor is built using an enterprise class mechanical platform, along with the standard SATA interface for easy installation and excellent performance. This allows the Raptor to provide that highly sought after combination of speed, performance, reliability and low overall cost of ownership. The Western Digital Raptor hard drive is available in a number of different capacities, but two of the best selling are the 36 gigabyte and 74 gigabyte models. The speed, reliability and versatility of the Raptor means that many companies have used it as an alternative to higher priced and more maintenance intensive SCSI drives in their business enterprise environments. In fact, the Western Digital Raptor hard drive is the fastest SATA hard drive currently on the market, featuring a speed of 10,000 RPM and a low average seek time of 4.5 milliseconds. The Western Digital Raptor comes complete with a generous 8 MB of cache for superior performance, and it includes Western Digital's Ultra 150 Command Queuing technology. This innovative technology is designed to optimize the sequence of data hard drives from the host to the Raptor, providing for better performance in a number of common enterprise applications. The Raptor has also been designed according to the high standards for quality customers have come to expect from Western Digital, and the drive comes with a full five year warranty. In addition, it is rated at a very high 1.2 million hours MTBF (mean time between failures). This combination of superior speed, great reliability and low seek time make the Western Digital Raptor hard drive a great choice for file servers, application servers, mail servers, NAS systems and SAN systems. In addition, the Western Digital Raptor is a great choice for high end workstations and for 3D and gaming applications where speed and reliability are needed. Those concerned about the security of their data will be glad to know that this Western Digital hard drive uses the Data Lifeguard™ data protection system. This exclusive set of features includes an environmental protection system, superior protection from shocks, and an embedded error detection and repair system that can detect and repair errors in real time. This data protection technology provides a way to find, isolate and repair problems and concerns before they can spread, keeping the data on the drive safe and secure for many years. Those in the market for a high quality, high speed SATA hard drive for home or business would do well to give the Western Digital Raptor hard drive a look. There are many hard drives on the market, but the combination speed, performance and reliability found in the Raptor is not often seen in drives of this price range.
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