Hard drive
Read seek |
4.2 ms |
Average latency |
3 ms |
Write seek |
4.7 ms |
Hard drive capacity |
74 GB |
Hard drive speed |
10000 RPM |
Hard drive interface |
Serial ATA |
Hard drive size |
2.5 " |
Drive device, buffer size |
16 MB |
Start/stop cycles |
50000 |
Other features
Acoustic pressure emissions |
34 dB |
Internal |
Y |
Operational conditions
Operating shock |
65 G |
Non-operating altitude |
-305 - 12200 m |
Operating altitude |
-305 - 3050 m |
VelociRaptor 74GB, 6.4008 cm (2.52 ") , SATA 3 Gb/s, 10000 RPM, 16MB
Engineered for maximum speed! WD VelociRaptor, the newest member of our unique class of 10,000 RPM SATA hard drives, combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache to deliver performance that’s up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother.
Killer speed - Built on the performance bloodlines of WD Raptor®, these 10,000 RPM drives, with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and 16 MB cache deliver mind-bending performance. Not only are they 35% faster than the previous generation WD Raptor drives, but they also beat out all other competitors in the field.
Rock-solid reliability - Designed and manufactured to mission-critical enterprise-class standards to provide enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments. With 1.4 million hours MTBF, these drives have the highest available reliability rating on a high capacity SATA drive.
Double the capacity - State-of-the-art technology packs twice the capacity per disk compared to its older brother WD Raptor resulting in up to 300 GB of high-performance storage space in this enterprise-class 2.5-inch drive.
Small form factor - This ultra fast 2.5-inch hard drive is engineered to fit into blade servers and other enterprise storage configurations. (Not designed for use in laptop or notebook computers)
Ultra-cool operation - WD VelociRaptor consumes 35% less power than the previous generation of WD Raptor.
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.
Ideal For
Blade servers, performance enthusiast systems, workstations, and low-end servers
Compatibility
-Windows® Vista/XP/2000.
-SATA interface connector on motherboard or SATA host controller.
-Available 2.5-inch internal drive bay.