Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000BLHX (600 GB)

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Item 4347: Western Digital VelociRaptor 600 GB WD6000BLHX
BrandWestern Digital
FamilyVelociRaptor
PartWD6000BLHX
Size600 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM10000
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
$ 292.88 + $13.42 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Samsung Spinpoint M8 ST1000LM024 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 67.00 14.93
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 68.29 14.64
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 53.00 14.15
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 53.34 14.06
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 45.99 13.92
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10JPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 2 74.60 13.40
Seagate Momentus LP STBD1000100 SATA 5400 1000 79.79 12.53
Hitachi Travelstar 5K1000 0J22413 SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 79.99 12.50
Toshiba PH2100U-1I54 SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 79.99 12.50
Western Digital Blue WD7500BPVX SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 8 750 60.99 12.30
Western Digital Blue WD10JPVX SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 82.99 12.05
Western Digital Green WD20NPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 8 2000 2 168.99 11.84
Western Digital Green WD15NPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1500 2 127.99 11.72
Hitachi 0J11563 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 64.99 11.54
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD7500BPKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 5 68.19 11.00
Western Digital AV-25 WD10JUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 1000 3 92.00 10.87
Toshiba HDD2K12 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 69.00 10.87
Toshiba MK6459GSX SATA 5400 650 3 59.99 10.84
Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 69.99 10.72
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M750MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 69.99 10.72
Seagate ST640LM000 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 59.99 10.67
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10TPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5200 8 1000 3 99.00 10.10
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500KPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5200 8 750 3 74.45 10.07
Toshiba HDKBB097 SATA 5400 8 750 74.99 10.00
Seagate ST1000LM014 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 109.99 9.09
Hitachi 0J11562 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 75.10 8.52
Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 99.99 7.50
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK6465GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 87.88 7.28
Toshiba MK7559GSXP SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 106.81 7.02
Toshiba HDD2J92 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 110.40 5.80
Seagate Momentus XT STBD750100 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 129.99 5.77
Toshiba MKxx59GSM Series MK1059GSM SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 193.44 5.17
Seagate Constellation.2 ST91000640NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 217.00 4.61
Seagate Constellation.2 ST91000641NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 247.52 4.04
Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1000CHTZ SATA 6 Gb/s 10000 64 1000 5 248.99 4.02
Toshiba MKxx59GSM Series MK7559GSM SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 199.00 3.77
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000BLHX SATA 6 Gb/s 10000 32 600 5 274.24 2.19
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK6476GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 1 299.00 2.14
Western Digital AV WD3200BVVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 0 3 54.99 0.00
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABC0010BNC-NRSN SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 0 2 77.99 0.00
Seagate Momentus Thin ST500LT012 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 16 0 52.99 0.00
Hitachi Travelstar HTS725025A9A364 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 0 59.95 0.00
Seagate SuperSpeed HDD STBD1000400 SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 64 1TB + 8GB SSD 124.99 0.00
Western Digital Scorpio Black WDBABD5000ANC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 0 5 81.99 0.00

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2013-06-05 $274.24 -0.63
2013-06-04 $274.87 -0.12
2013-05-30 $274.99 -4.57
2013-05-30 $279.56 -0.85
2013-05-30 $280.41 +0.85
2013-05-30 $279.56 -0.85
2013-05-29 $280.41 -1.08
2013-05-29 $281.49 +0.53
2013-05-29 $280.96 -0.53
2013-05-28 $281.49 +0.42

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 6 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity600,127 MB
User Sectors Per Drive1,172,123,568
Capacity600 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time3.6 ms (average)
Rotational Speed10,000 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency3.00 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time0.4 ms (average)
Load/unload Cycles600,000 minimum
Write Seek Time4.2 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)6 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size32 MB
Power
Standby0.70 Watts
Read/Write6.20 Watts
Sleep0.70 Watts
Idle4.30 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 037 dBA (average)
Idle Mode30 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital VelociRaptor Reviews & Benchmarks

Bjorn3D - Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB Hard Drive - May 4, 2012
Techgage - Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB - May 24, 2010
Legit Reviews - WD VelociRaptor 600GB SATA 6Gbps Hard Drive Review - April 6, 2010
Benchmark Reviews - WD VelociRaptor Hard Drive - July 27, 2009
Silent PC Review - WD VelociRaptor: A Triple Crown - June 11, 2008
Hot Hardware - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB SATA HD - April 21, 2008

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