Western Digital Raptor WD360ADFD vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1037: Western Digital WD360ADFD
Size36 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM10000
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed1.5 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
Disk Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Raptor WD360ADFD 16 36 5 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 1.5 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity37,019 MB
User Sectors Per Drive72,303,840
Capacity36 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 Raptor Reviews & Benchmarks

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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