Power
| Power consumption (read) |
6.20 W |
| Power consumption (write) |
6.20 W |
| Power consumption (idle) |
4.30 W |
Hard drive
| Track to track seek time (read/write) |
0.4 ms |
| Read seek |
3.6 ms |
| Average latency |
3.00 ms |
| Write seek |
4.2 ms |
| Hard drive capacity |
450 GB |
| Hard drive speed |
10000 RPM |
| Hard drive interface |
Serial ATA II |
| Hard drive size |
2.5 " |
| Drive device, buffer size |
32 MB |
Other features
| Acoustic pressure emissions |
30 dB |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
41 - 131 °F |
| Internal |
Y |
Operational conditions
| Operating shock |
65 G |
| Non-operating vibration |
4 G |
| Operating vibration |
0.75 G |
| Non-operating altitude |
305 - 12200 m |
| Operating altitude |
305 - 3050 m |
| Non-operating shock |
300 G |
VelociRaptor 450GB, SATA 6Gb/s, 32MB Cache, 10000 RPM
WD VelociRaptor drives offer an ultra-fast 32 MB cache and SATA 6 Gb/s interface and twice the capacity of previous generations. With low power consumption and cool operation these 2.5-inch drives are perfect for blade servers, workstations, and low-end servers.
Fastest SATA hard drive on the planet.
Features 10,000 RPM, 32 MB cache and SATA 6 Gb/s interface, perfect for high-performance enterprise applications.
Monstrous capacity.
Twice the capacity of previous generations makes this the largest capacity 10,000 RPM SATA drive ever.
Rock-solid reliability.
Best-in-class 1.4 million hour MTBF and 5-year limited warranty, makes these the most reliable SATA hard drives around.
Ultra-cool operation
Consumes no more power than the previous generation WD VelociRaptor while offering double the capacity and higher performance.
Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF)
Optimizes operation and performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.
NoTouch ramp load technology
The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.
Environmentally conscious
In addition to being ROHS compliant, this generation of WD VelociRaptor is also a halogen-free design.
Ideal For
Blade servers, workstations, and low-end servers.
