Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 73: Western Digital WD1500HLFS
Size150 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM10000
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
$ 180.00
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3000 169.99 17.65
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2500 149.50 16.72
Western Digital AV-GP WD30EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 3 189.39 15.84
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 2 191.26 15.69
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 129.99 15.39
Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 129.99 15.39
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 2000 3 129.99 15.39
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 135.00 14.81
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 141.99 14.09
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0030HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 3000 3 215.99 13.89
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 108.00 13.89
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 109.95 13.64
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 3 117.59 12.76
Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 156.99 12.74
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRSDTL SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2500 199.99 12.50
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 3 124.00 12.10
Hitachi 0G00062 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 3 167.74 11.92
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 168.96 11.84
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 3 129.99 11.54
Seagate Barracuda ST1500DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 134.15 11.18
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 138.54 10.83
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0015HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 3 139.99 10.72
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 189.00 10.58
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.67 10.27
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 99.99 10.00
Seagate Barracuda ST315005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 149.99 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 104.50 9.57
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 3 104.99 9.52
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN SATA 7200 32 2000 3 209.99 9.52
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 5 159.99 9.38
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721064SLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 69.95 9.15
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721010KLA330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 109.99 9.09
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 109.99 9.09
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 112.00 8.93
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 114.62 8.72
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 117.29 8.53
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 118.84 8.41
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1000DL002 SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1000 118.95 8.41
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 750 5 89.99 8.33
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 8.33
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 119.99 8.33
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 188.95 7.94
G-TECH 0G00149 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 1000 3 126.00 7.94
Western Digital RE4-GP WD1502FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 5 189.71 7.91
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 94.99 7.90
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 128.90 7.76
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital WD1001FAES SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 3 129.99 7.69
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 3 98.25 7.63
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 3 198.95 7.54
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 99.99 7.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 750 3 99.99 7.50
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 5 199.99 7.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 138.99 7.19
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 139.99 7.14
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 5 109.99 6.82
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 149.99 6.67
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 78.39 6.38
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 118.18 6.35
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.35 6.30
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 79.99 6.25
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EUCX SATA 6 Gb/s 16 1000 159.99 6.25
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 159.99 6.25
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 (0F13180) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 159.99 6.25
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3400620NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 400 64.99 6.15
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 84.99 5.88
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 84.99 5.88
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 84.99 5.88
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 169.99 5.88
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 85.60 5.84
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 86.62 5.77
Western Digital RE2 WD4000YR SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 400 69.99 5.72
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 88.99 5.62
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 94.99 5.26
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 194.00 5.15
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 99.00 5.05
Western Digital RE2-GP WD7500AYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 5 149.95 5.00
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 199.99 5.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 166.45 4.51
Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 74.00 4.32
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 118.00 4.24
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 119.99 4.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 80.89 3.96
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 750 3 189.95 3.95
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 189.99 3.95
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 3 82.60 3.87
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 129.99 3.85
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 129.99 3.85
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3400620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 400 3 105.00 3.81
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 2 134.99 3.70
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 145.95 3.43
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 93.99 3.40
Seagate NL35 ST3500641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 149.95 3.33
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 149.99 3.33
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 96.68 3.31
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 250 3 76.50 3.27
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 3 98.67 3.24
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 155.00 3.23
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 99.99 3.20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 400 125.00 3.20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 79.99 3.13
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 79.99 3.13
Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 HDS724040KLSA80 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 400 130.00 3.08
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 83.93 2.98
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 168.15 2.97
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 169.95 2.94
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3320418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 115.00 2.78
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 117.00 2.74
Lenovo 41N3015 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 93.00 2.69
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 95.00 2.63
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 3 63.93 2.50
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 99.95 2.50
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 205.48 2.43
Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 139.99 2.29
Seagate Barracuda ST3160316AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 74.99 2.13
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3160815AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 75.00 2.13
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 117.33 2.13
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 117.99 2.12
Western Digital AV WD1600AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 78.16 2.05
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3160318AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 78.99 2.03
Western Digital AV-GP WD1600AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 3 79.99 2.00
Cisco R200-D250GCSATA SATA 7200 250 133.99 1.87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 3 145.00 1.72
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 95.00 1.68
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS SATA 3 Gb/s 10000 16 300 5 199.00 1.51
HP Entry 571232-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 176.99 1.41
HP Entry 571230-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 181.99 1.37
Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 119.95 1.33
HP Entry 458947-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 160 123.99 1.29
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLHX SATA 6 Gb/s 10000 32 150 5 139.99 1.07
Western Digital Raptor WD1600ADFD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 10000 16 160 5 169.95 0.94
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3160813AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 169.95 0.94
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS SATA 3 Gb/s 10000 16 150 5 180.00 0.83
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFDRTL SATA 1.5 Gb/s 10000 16 150 5 398.95 0.38

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-02 $180.00 -99.95
2012-02-02 $279.95 +29.96
2012-01-23 $249.99 -29.96
2012-01-05 $279.95 +29.96
2011-12-21 $249.99 -2.88
2011-12-20 $252.87 +38.87
2011-12-12 $214.00 -36.80
2011-12-12 $250.80 -29.15
2011-12-12 $279.95 +29.15
2011-12-12 $250.80 +39.48

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity150,039 MB
User Sectors Per Drive293,046,768
Capacity150 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time4.2 ms
Rotational Speed10,000 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency3.00 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time0.7 ms (average)
Load/unload Cycles50,000 minimum
Write Seek Time4.7 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby0.42 Watts
Read/Write6.08 Watts
Sleep0.42 Watts
Idle4.53 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 036 dBA (average)
Idle Mode29 dBA (average)

External links

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http://www.wdc.com/
WD1500HLFS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital VelociRaptor Reviews & Benchmarks

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
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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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