Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLHX (150 GB)

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Item 6898: Western Digital VelociRaptor 150 GB WD1500HLHX
BrandWestern Digital
FamilyVelociRaptor
PartWD1500HLHX
Size150 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM10000
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
$ 74.99
$ 89.99
$ 139.99
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Green WD20EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 2 79.99 25.00
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 79.99 25.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 2 79.99 25.00
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 79.99 25.00
Toshiba PH3200U-1I72 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 88.99 22.47
Toshiba DT01ACA200 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 2 89.98 22.23
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 89.99 22.22
Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 SATA 7200 2000 93.31 21.43
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721010KLA330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 50.01 20.00
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 52.95 18.89
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 54.99 18.19
Seagate Barracuda ST1500DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 82.64 18.15
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 3 84.99 17.65
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 2 56.83 17.60
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 63.35 15.79
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 2 63.99 15.63
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 64.95 15.40
Toshiba DT01ACA100 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 67.50 14.81
Toshiba DT01ACA Series DT01ACA100 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 2 68.50 14.60
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 3 68.60 14.58
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 68.86 14.52
Seagate Pipeline HD ST1000VM002 SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 64 1000 69.99 14.29
Western Digital Red WD10EFRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 5 73.99 13.52
Seagate SV35.5 ST1000VX000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 73.99 13.52
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 3 55.99 13.40
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 74.98 13.34
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 74.99 13.34
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 75.00 13.33
Seagate NL35 ST3500641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 37.88 13.20
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 37.99 13.16
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 38.99 12.82
Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 hde721010sla330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 78.00 12.82
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 79.59 12.56
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 19.93 12.54
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 60.00 12.50
HP Midline 454146-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 80.00 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 84.98 11.77
Seagate Constellation CS ST1000NC001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 85.99 11.63
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000524NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 86.00 11.63
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 400 35.00 11.43
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 65.90 11.38
Western Digital WD AV-GP WD5000AVVS-FR SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 44.99 11.11
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 89.99 11.11
Toshiba MKx002TSKB Series MK1002TSKB SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 90.67 11.03
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AZEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 750 5 69.06 10.86
Western Digital RE4 WD1003FBYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 92.75 10.78
Western Digital WD1001FAES SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 93.00 10.75
Seagate DB35 7200.3 ST3320820SCE SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 29.95 10.68
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3320310CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 29.99 10.67
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 47.99 10.42
Seagate DB35 ST3300831SCE SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 300 29.99 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 3 64.01 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 500 2 51.97 9.62
Seagate NL35 ST3400832NS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 400 41.99 9.53
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3250312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 26.99 9.26
Toshiba DT01ACA050 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 54.85 9.12
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 9.09
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 9.09
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 55.58 9.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 56.15 8.90
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3750330NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 84.98 8.83
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 84.99 8.82
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 86.00 8.72
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 59.01 8.47
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 37.99 8.42
Hitachi CinemaStar HCS721050CLA382 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 59.93 8.34
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 250 3 30.99 8.07
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 31.00 8.06
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 3 93.50 8.02
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 39.95 8.01
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3320311CS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 8 320 3 39.95 8.01
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 3 40.01 8.00
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 63.99 7.81
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AUDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 65.78 7.60
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 66.45 7.52
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 640 3 88.00 7.27
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 68.75 7.27
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 68.99 7.25
Seagate DB35.4 ST3250310CS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 34.95 7.15
Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 HDE721050SLA330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 69.99 7.14
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 70.00 7.14
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 22.95 6.97
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5003AZEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 72.76 6.87
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 37.00 6.76
Western Digital WD1600AVVS-FR SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 23.99 6.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3160318AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 23.99 6.67
HP 395473-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 500 75.00 6.67
Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 75.01 6.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 75.12 6.66
Seagate NL35 250 ST3250823NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 38.01 6.58
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 38.45 6.50
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 77.76 6.43
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 77.85 6.42
Seagate DB35.2 Series ST3160212SCE SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2 160 24.95 6.41
Western Digital AV RFHWD1600AVBS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2 160 24.99 6.40
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX3200ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 49.99 6.40
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3320413AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 50.00 6.40
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 3 50.20 6.37
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 79.95 6.25
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 3 81.01 6.17
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500830AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 3 82.40 6.07
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 41.50 6.02
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 0A35770 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 83.93 5.96
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 42.00 5.95
Lenovo 43R1990 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 84.99 5.88
Seagate Constellation ES ST3500514NS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 5 85.00 5.88
Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 54.50 5.87
Seagate Constellation ES ST500NM0011 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 500 86.45 5.78
Western Digital WD5000AVVS-63M8B0 SATA 5400 8 500 88.30 5.66
Maxtor MaXLine III 7L300S0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 300 54.00 5.56
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 45.00 5.56
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 45.45 5.50
Seagate st3320630ns SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 58.49 5.47
Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 HDS724040KLSA80 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 400 74.00 5.41
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 3 29.95 5.34
Western Digital AV WD1600AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 29.95 5.34
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3160316CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 29.99 5.34
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3400620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 400 3 76.00 5.26
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3160815AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 33.99 4.71
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 3 68.99 4.64
Samsung SpinPoint P Series SP2504C SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 54.45 4.59
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 56.10 4.46
Western Digital RE2 WD4000YR SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 400 89.99 4.44
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 58.00 4.31
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3320418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 76.01 4.21
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 250 59.90 4.17
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 0A33423 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 59.90 4.17
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD253GJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 59.99 4.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 320 79.99 4.00
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 64.32 3.89
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 3 65.00 3.85
Western Digital RE4 WD2503ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 250 5 70.00 3.57
Maxtor MaXLine III 7L250S0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 250 87.00 2.87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 160 60.00 2.67
HP 349239-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 93.94 2.66
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3160813AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 69.00 2.32
Western Digital AV-GP WD1600AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 160 3 72.99 2.19
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLHX SATA 6 Gb/s 10000 32 150 5 74.99 2.00
Western Digital AV-GP WD1600AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 3 86.85 1.84
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS SATA 3 Gb/s 10000 16 150 5 129.00 1.16
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFDRTL SATA 1.5 Gb/s 10000 16 150 5 199.00 0.75
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFS SATA 3 Gb/s 10000 16 150 3 263.00 0.57

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2013-06-10 $74.99 +5.00
2013-06-08 $69.99 -5.00
2013-06-04 $89.99 -70.00
2013-06-04 $159.99 +70.00
2013-05-25 $74.99 -25.00
2013-05-22 $99.99 +20.00
2013-05-20 $79.99 -20.00
2013-05-09 $99.99 +20.00
2013-05-01 $89.99 -70.00
2013-04-26 $79.99 +16.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 6 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity150,039 MB
User Sectors Per Drive293,046,768
Capacity150 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
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)6 Gb/s (Max)
Write Seek Time4.2 ms (average)
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)
Physical
Width101.6 mm
Depth147 mm
Weight489 g
Height26.1 mm

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD1500HLHX
http://www.wdc.com/global/p...

Western Digital VelociRaptor Reviews & Benchmarks

Tech ARP - Western Digital VelociRaptors Vs. Solid State Drives Rev. 2.0 - Aug. 21, 2012
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Silent PC Review - WD VelociRaptor 1TB and Scorpio Blue 500GB - June 10, 2012
Bjorn3D - Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB Hard Drive - May 4, 2012
TechwareLabs - TechwareLabs reviews the new WD Velociraptor (WD1000DHTZ) - April 24, 2012
Legit Reviews - Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB Hard Drive Review - April 16, 2012
The Tech Report - Western Digital's VelociRaptor 1TB hard drive - Dinosaur analogies are unavoidable - April 16, 2012
Hot Hardware - WD VelociRaptor 1TB 10K RPM SATA III Hard Drive - April 16, 2012
AnandTech - Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB (WD1000DHTZ) Review - April 16, 2012
Silent PC Review - WD Caviar Black 2TB & VelociRaptor 600GB - Oct. 10, 2010
Tech ARP - Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB Hard Disk Drive Review - July 28, 2010
The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
Techgage - Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB - May 24, 2010
PC Perspective - High End Storage Comparison: Quad-Velociraptors versus Dual-SSDs - May 11, 2010
Silent PC Review - Recommended Hard Drives - April 28, 2010
StorageReview.com - Western Digital VelociRaptor Review (600GB WD6000HLHX) - April 6, 2010
Hardware Secrets - Western Digital VelociRaptor 600 GB Hard Disk Drive Review - April 6, 2010
Hot Hardware - WD VelociRaptor 600GB: Fastest Hard Drive Ever - April 6, 2010
Legit Reviews - WD VelociRaptor 600GB SATA 6Gbps Hard Drive Review - April 6, 2010
PC Perspective - Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB Review - Can the king return? - April 6, 2010
Tom's Hardware - VelociRaptor Returns: 6Gb/s, 600GB, And 10,000 RPM - April 6, 2010
The Tech Report - Western Digital's VelociRaptor VR200M hard drive 600GB spinning at 10,000 RPM - April 6, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Can Bargain SSDs Give Windows A Quantum Performance Leap? - Dec. 31, 2009
Benchmark Reviews - WD VelociRaptor Hard Drive - July 27, 2009
PC Perspective - Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB Retail and RAID Testing - Sept. 22, 2008
The Tech Report - VelociRaptor Redux: Now with final firmware - June 20, 2008
Silent PC Review - WD VelociRaptor: A Triple Crown - June 11, 2008
AnandTech - Western Digital VelociRaptor- No longer just a Raptor - May 2, 2008
AnandTech - Western Digital VelociRaptor: A Drive with a Bite - April 22, 2008
The Tech Report - Western Digital's VelociRaptor VR150 hard drive - A leaner, meaner Raptor is born - April 21, 2008
Hot Hardware - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB SATA HD - April 21, 2008
PC Perspective - Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB WD3000GLFS Review - Evolution - April 21, 2008
Tom's Hardware - WD's New Raptor Drive Is a Bird of Prey! - April 21, 2008
StorageReview - Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS - April 21, 2008

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