Testseek.com have collected 81 expert reviews of the Western Digital 3.5 inch VelociRaptor SATA600 WD-DHTZ Series and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 3.5 inch VelociRaptor SATA600 WD-DHTZ Series.
June 2012
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The editors liked
Outstanding sequential read and write speeds
Best IOPS weve seen out of a spinning disk to date (nonhybrid)
Industry leading 5Year Warranty
Sequential transfer speeds measuring 206MB/s read and write
Improved random access over 600GB VelociRaptor
Excellent thermal dissipation and lower power consumption
Larger capacity options then previous VelociRaptor generations
64MB Cache
5-year warranty
10
000RPM Spindle Speed
Higher performance over currently available HDD drives
Fastest HD Yet
Nearly Double The Capacity Of Previous VelociRaptor
SATA 6G Support
5-Year Warranty
Speedy for a hard drive. Inexpensive compared with SSDs.
The WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ offers great performance and offers 1TB of storage space
Good sequential read and write
Good seek performance
1 TB of storage
5 year warranty
Middle‑ground between SSD speed and HDD capacity/reliability
Quick randomaccess times and fast raw reads and writes.
The editors didn't like
HDDs generally struggle to match the thousands of IOPS capable of modern SSDs. As good as it is
The VR just can't come close to Solid State.
Fell behind in our HTPC trace
Small capacity compared to other HDD (4TB drives currently available)
Low performance when compared to SSD
High cost per gigabyte
Alidan Aug 2
2012
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High Cost Per GB Versus 7200RPM Hard Drives
SSDs More Affordable Then Ever
Slower than SSDs. Pricier than traditional spinning hard drives
The new WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ is noticeably more expensive than regular hard drives of the same capacity
Expensive
High price per GB ratio
Awkward middle‑ground between SSD high price and HDD slow speeds.
High performance. 3.5- and 2.5-inch form factors (although far too tall for a laptop drive). 5-year warranty
Noisy. Losing relevance in the face of SSDs
Western Digital's Velociraptor is still the king of mechanical hard drives. But in the face of ever-dropping SSD prices, it finds itself at a time of decreasing relevancy....
Abstract: Most of our avid readers of course have at least one SSD in their desktop and laptop, but for large volume storage you're still relegated to conventional hard disks. It's almost become a negative connotation - 'conventional' - and it really doesn't do t...
Abstract: SSDs are of course the hippest and fastest form of storage, but if you want lots of storage capacity without breaking the bank, you're still relegated to the familiar realm of the hard disk. There's still some choice out there in this category, and pric...
Abstract: Western Digital recently sent us its latest-generation VelociRaptor, a 1 TB update to what was already the fastest 3.5" disk drive available. Once again, it stymies the mechanical competition with significantly higher performance. Western Digital wrote...
We have seen a number of benchmarks, but as usual it's PCMark 7 that's the best indicator for real-life performance. The Velociraptor 1TB is about 50 percent faster than traditional 1TB hard drives, and about 50 percent slower than an SSD. Whether this ...
5 Year Warranty, IcePack mounting frame, 10000 RPM, Highly Reliable, Advance Format, RAFF and NoToch Ramp load Technology, , Cons :, Not for gaming, Recommended for Server Storage.
Not for gaming, Recommended for Server Storage.
VelociRaptor belongs to High Performance Series of Western Digital Hard Drive. There are more models available under VelociRaptor series which offers you a 2.5” and 3.5” drive in various storage sizes. The storage solution lies from 250GB to 1TB. Veloc...
