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)
In the end, there is no doubt we have a new king of the hill. It may not win every single benchmark, but it certainly wins the majority and without a doubt scores convincing wins in areas that consumers are keen to notice. With a capacity of 600GB, th...
One distinction is that the VelociRaptor is aimed at high end servers (it's rated for 1.4 million hours mean time between failure) as well as high end PCs, including gaming-centric models, where every bit of extra performance boost may be appreciated ...
Published: 2010-05-03, Author: Vincent , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: When it comes to fast storage, Western Digital aren’t willing to accept that the only way forward is a solid state drive. Instead, they’re pushing forward with the VelociRaptor series, a range of traditional platter-based hard-drives spinning at high s...
Abstract: When Western Digital released the original 300GB, 10,000-rpm VelociRaptor hard drive almost two years ago, ExtremeTech declared: "If you want the fastest rotating hard drive for desktop PCs, then you'll want the VelociRaptor." At the time, the drive—wh...
We were very impressed with the new VelociRaptor 600 GB: it was between 25% and 30% faster than VelociRaptor 300 GB. Of course if you want something even faster than the new VelociRaptor, you will need to buy an SSD, which will cost you a lot more. Jus...
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. Th...
The Western Digital VelociRaptor is the fastest SATA hard drive. Its 10,000RPM spindle speed gives it fast access times and high transfer speeds. Since we don’t live in a vacuum this also has to be compared to SSDs which are orders of magnitude faster...
One might look at the VelociRaptor's name next to the growing number of solid-state drives entering the market and conclude that the VR200M is already dinosaur. Indeed, the substantial performance advantage enjoyed by the Corsair and Intel SSDs in many...
