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)
After taking a look at all these benchmarks we come to a single question: Is the hefty price tag of $260 really worth the gains? This depends on what exactly you are looking for. SSDs will offer better performance, but at the $260 getting a good one ...
You'll notice during our performance analysis that we've specifically not compared the VelociRaptor to an SSD, and this is because, while they're both forms of high-performance storage, we don't feel the two can be fairly compared. It'd be like comparing...
Abstract: The original Western Digital VelociRaptor 300 GB was a much-vaunted breakthrough in hard drive technology. Its combination of two high-density platters in a small form factor and a super-fast spindle speed not only delivered blistering seek times, but....
Abstract: At 10,000 rpm, the Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX drive certainly spins faster than the competition. But do faster rotations per minute translate into faster performance? VelociRaptor drives have been out for two years; PC World Labs tests, ho...
There’s a fine line between buying an SSD drive and buying a fast HDD of the same general size. The rule of thumb is that you can potentially buy 4 or even 5 Western Digital Velociraptor drives for the price of a single 512GB SSD drive. Or alternativel...
Fast read speeds and very fast write speeds, Impressive capacity for such a speedy drive
Slower than some budget SSDs at booting Windows, Expensive compared with Seagate's Momentus XT hybrid hard drive
Affordable SSDs and hybrid hard drives steal some of its thunder, but this drive packs tons of speedy storage and impressive write speeds for far less than similar-capacity SSDs. ...
Abstract: The fastest consumer hard drive just got a little faster. The latest VelociRaptor—a 2.5-inch drive with a 3.5-inch heatsink around it—is up to 22% speedier at reading data, according to our in-house tests. It’s also up to 8% faster ..
Abstract: The new VelociRaptor further redeems itself with its enterprise-class reliability technology—it can theoretically withstand about 12 times more power cycles now. Really, if you need to add a mass storage unit to a rig with an SSD boot drive, especially for video editing, a VelociRaptor (or two) should be on your ..
In the days before SSDs, the VelociRaptor was the drive that raised the cost per GB ceiling. These days, the 600GB drive almost seems like a bargain. Have a look:Cost Comparison of Modern HDDs/SSDsDrive Capacity Price Cost per GigabyteWestern Digital Velo...
