Testseek.co.uk have collected 73 expert reviews of the Western Digital 3.5 inch VelociRaptor SATA600 WD-HLHX Series and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 3.5 inch VelociRaptor SATA600 WD-HLHX Series.
May 2010
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The editors liked
Great compromise between capacity and performance
Not too far behind an SSD in real-world apps
600GB capacity
Pluses
Excellent performance in practice
Only minimally down on SSDs
Very good access times (for an HDD)
At last a large capacity VelociRaptor (600 GB)
The editors didn't like
Pricey for a conventional hard disk
Minuses
The SATA3 interface isn't used as performances are within the SATA2 limits (good news for those who only have SATA2)
Pluses, Excellent performance in practice; only minimally down on SSDs, Very good access times (for an HDD), At last a large capacity VelociRaptor (600 GB)
Minuses, The SATA3 interface isn't used as performances are within the SATA2 limits (good news for those who only have SATA2), Slight whistling, due to rotation speed
Great compromise between capacity and performance, Not too far behind an SSD in real-world apps, 600GB capacity
Pricey for a conventional hard disk
Western Digital's answer to SSD speed is its spinning platter hero, the VelociRaptor, and now it's got capacity too with 600GBs of storage space.Want storage performance though? Get an SSD.Sounds simple, but there is a snag. Solid state drives are stil...
For its slight performance boost and greater endurance rating, the VelociRaptor may yet hold appeal. But if you're buying this to max out your SATA-600 rig other models offer more gigs for your quid, and comparable performance, too. Melissa J Perenson...
Western Digital's 600GB VelociRaptor arrives a long two years after its 300GB predecessor, and the new product doesn't disappoint. Once again, a hard drive carrying the Raptor name claims the crown for being the fastest desktop hard drive available. There...
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Published: 2011-02-09, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Abstract: WD sends in a Velociraptor with a SATA 6Gb/s interface…Mighty big teeth with Mighty fast drive (for a mechanical drive) with the mighty SATA III interface. Enterprise class drives are used in environments which requires access 24/7 and fast enough access...
The "which drive" conflict has raged for a long time. The self-same people who thought the original VelociRaptor was too expensive for the tiny capacity then moved on to complaining how Solid State Drives are too expensive for their tiny capacity.As someo...
Abstract: Our WD6000HLHX drive is the latest update and brings the maximum capacity up to 600GB. (Its predecessor topped out at 300GB.)Retailing for US $329 or $0.55 per gigabyte the VelociRaptor is an expensive buy. WD's own 7200rpm 1TB Black Edition drive reta...
Abstract: The Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB and VelociRaptor 600GB are two of the fastest SATA hard drives money can buy. HDD performance almost always comes at an acoustic price, but are these drives quieter than the predecessors, and do their speed/capacity...
The Western Digital Velociraptor is the fastest hard drive we have currently reviewed and it still proves that in many cases, hard drives are still faster than SSDs and the ever increasing size of SSDs still has not matched that capabilities and capaci...
