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Hitachi Travelstar DK23FB (40 GB)

Hitachi Travelstar® DK23FB 40 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS (150 GB)

Western Digital VelociRaptor (WD1500HLFS) 150 GB SATA 3 Hard Drive

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Product Description The Hitachi Travelstar series adopts the magnetic recording technique of advancement and actualizes bulk advanced high reliability, adjusting to the needs of the various information equipment.
Some hard drive companies design desktop-class drives with the Serial ATA (SATA) interface. To meet the demands of enterprise storage, WD is going one better. Western Digital is the only... More
Some hard drive companies design desktop-class drives with the Serial ATA (SATA) interface. To meet the demands of enterprise storage, WD is going one better. Western Digital is the only company combining an enterprise-class mechanical platform with the SATA interface to meet all the demands of the enterprise environment - reliability, performance, and reduced cost. Less
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Key Features   
HDD Form Factor   2.5' x 1/8H 3.5'
Capacity 40 GB 150 GB
Designation   Laptop Computer Desktop Computer
Interface IDE/EIDE Serial ATA
Enclosure   Internal Internal
Spindle Speed   5400 RPM 10000 RPM
Technical Features   
External Data Transfer Rate   100 MBps 150 MBps
Seek Time   13 ms 4.2 ms
MTBF   - 1200000 Hours
Average Latency 5.56 ms 3 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate   - 816 Mbit/s
Sound Emission - 46 dB
Interface (Detailed)   DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) Serial ATA 3
Buffer Size 8 MB 16 MB
Other Features   
Platform   PC PC
Brand Hitachi Western Digital
Package Qty. 1 1
Dimensions   
Height 0.37 in. 1.03 in.
Depth 3.94 in. 5.79 in.
Width 2.76 in. 4 in.
Weight 0.21 lb. 1.08 lb.
Warranty   
Warranty - 5 Years
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 21272854 83313462
UPC 407061052489 4049982242417
Product MPN   
MPN 08K1427 718037117768
 
Consumer Reviews
Hitachi Travelstar DK23FB (40 GB)
Hitachi Travelstar® DK23FB 40 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive
From $40.00
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS (150 GB)
Western Digital VelociRaptor (WD1500HLFS) 150 GB SATA 3...
From $94.00

Consumer Reviews

86

Very Reliable

byRusshoolio Sep 28, 2006
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Reliable
Cons None really.
Recommended it? Yes

This is another in Hitachi's fine line of hard drives. It came standard in my Asus M3N laptop in October 2003.

This has been a very reliable hard drive. I've never had a problem with corrupted data, unlike some other brands of hard drives which I've used. I've never had a head crash, or... Read full review »

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Fast and cool, but could be quieter

byzmgao Mar 10, 2009
13 Helpfuls 14 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Fast, cool, and high quality.
Cons Little bit noisy.
Recommended it? Yes

First of all, thanks to another reviewer's information, I realized that I have Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM hard drive, a newer model than the one listed here. So this review is for the model I have.

Very impressive speed. The nearly 40% increase in RPM over the... Read full review »

169

WD VelociRaptor 150GB - The last great mechanical hard drive

byKAR120C Jun 5, 2010
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Super fast performance for a mechanical drive. Quiet and reliable.
Cons None
Recommended it? Yes

It is 2010 and mechanical hard drives are soon to be displaced by solid state drives (SSD’s) which offer superior performance. At this time, there is still one problem to be overcome by solid state drives; price per gigabyte. Solid state drives are still 2 to 3 times the... Read full review »

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