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Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA Hard Drive

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WD740ADFD

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Designed and manufactured to enterprise-class standards to provide enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments. With 1.2 million hours MTBF, WD Raptor drives have the highest available reli... Read More


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	Title: Western Digital WD740ADFD Summary: We take a quick look at Western Digital's latest update to their 74GB Raptor drive and discover a drive that is faster at times than its Raptor 150GB counterpart.	N/A
	Title: Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74 GB Hard Drive Review Pros: The fastest ATA drive money can buy, Excellent performance, Easy to install Cons: Only available in 36 GB or 74 GB size, Expensive Verdict: What can you say about the Western Digital Raptor WD740GD that hasn't already been said? This is simply the fastest SATA drive you can buy and if speed is your thing then this is your drive. With a 10,000RPM spinal speed, 8MB of cache and a 4.5 ms seek ti Summary: The Western Digital Raptor is the world's fastest ATA hard drive. With a spindle speed of 10,000 RPM, 8 MB of cache and 4.5 ms seek time the WD74GD Raptor is faster than many IDE RAID setups and as fast as some SCSI systems.	90/100
	Title: Western Digital Raptor WD740GD	N/A
	Title: Western Digital Raptor WD740GD (SATA) Summary: The Western Digital Raptor made a quick return with a bigger, faster and badder 10,000RPM drive that comes with a total capacity of 74GB. Based on the Serial ATA interface, this baby promises better throughput and faster seek times than its predecessor.	100/100
	Title: REVIEWS: Western Digital Raptor WD740GD Hard Drive Review (9th March 2004) Pros: b>, Awesome performance!, Surprisingly very quiet for a 10k drive, Awesome performance!, Opens the door to a new breed of hard drives, Awesome performance! Cons: b>, Expensive, 74GB still a bit small Verdict: As has been the case for as long as I can remember, the common hard drive is one of the slowest components of a typical PC system. However, this ain't no common hard drive, proven by the results we've gathered in our test lab today. The drive never once s Summary: Today we are playing host to Western Digital's Raptor WD740GD 74.8GB Hard Drive which includes an impressive list of features such as 10,000 RPM, SATA connectivity and Command Tag Queuing and it is the fastest consumer level Hard Drive we've tested. We co	90/100
	Title: Western Digital Raptor WD740GD Verdict: The new Raptor is the fastest S-ATA hard disk we've seen, but it's still pricey Summary: Western Digital's latest Raptor will have you reaching for your flexible friend before you know it. Originally destined for servers, the Raptor was snapped up...	N/A

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Lowest Price

£89.18

Manufacturer

Western Digital

MAIN FEATURES

Capacity

74 GB

Interface Type

SATA

Rotation Speed

10000 RPM

Type

Internal

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Type

Internal

DIMENSIONS

Depth

10.16 cm

Height

2.61 cm

Weight

822 g

Width

14.7 cm

INTERFACE

Interface Type

SATA

PERFORMANCE

Form Factor Width

3.5"

Response Time

4.6 ms

Rotation Speed

10000 RPM

Sustained Transfer Rate

84 Mbps

Transfer Rate

150 Mbps

STORAGE

Cache memory Size

16 MB

Capacity

74 GB

WARRANTY

Warranty Information

5 Year Limited Warranty

Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA Hard Drive

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