Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1036: Western Digital WD1500ADFD
Size150 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM10000
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed1.5 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
Disk Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLHX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 150 5 139.99 1.07
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 150 5 279.95 0.54
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFDRTL SATA 1.5 Gb/s 16 150 5 398.95 0.38
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 16 150 5 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 1.5 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity150,039 MB
User Sectors Per Drive293,046,768
Capacity150 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time4.6 ms
Full Stroke Seek10.2 ms (average)
Rotational Speed10,000 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency2.99 ms (nominal)
Start/Stop Cycles20,000 minimum
Track-To-Track Seek Time0.4 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)1.5 Gb/s (Max)
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)84 MB/s (Sustained)
Write Seek Time5.2 ms (average)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby2.66 Watts
Read/Write10.02 Watts
Sleep2.48 Watts
Idle9.19 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 036 dBA (average)
Idle Mode29 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD1500ADFD
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital Raptor Reviews & Benchmarks

AnandTech - Western Digital WD740ADFD: Bottled Lightning - Feb. 7, 2007
Silent PC Review - Western Digital Raptor 150GB: New Revision, New Noise? - June 24, 2006
AnandTech - Western Digital WD1500ADFD: King Raptor - Feb. 8, 2006

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