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Seagate ST9500420AS (500 GB)

Seagate ST9500420AS 500 GB SATA Solid State Drive (SSD)

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS (150 GB)

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

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Product Description
The 500GB Momentus 7200.4 SATA 3Gb/s 2.5" Internal Hard Drive delivers the highest available capacity and performance in a laptop hard drive, while drawing only .05 percent more power... More
The 500GB Momentus 7200.4 SATA 3Gb/s 2.5" Internal Hard Drive delivers the highest available capacity and performance in a laptop hard drive, while drawing only .05 percent more power than a 5400-RPM laptop drive. The drive comes with a variety of advanced features including Native Command Queuing, state-of-the-art error correction, a fluid dynamic bearing motor, S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting and the ability to read multiple and write multiple commands. Less
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' 3.5'
Capacity 500 GB 150 GB
Designation   Laptop Computer Desktop Computer
Type SSD (Solid State Drive) -
Interface Serial ATA Serial ATA
Enclosure   Internal Internal
Spindle Speed   7200 RPM 10000 RPM
Technical Features   
External Data Transfer Rate   300 MBps 150 MBps
Seek Time   11 ms 4.2 ms
MTBF   - 1200000 Hours
Special Features S.M.A.R.T Technology -
Average Latency 4.17 ms 3 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate   - 816 Mbit/s
Sound Emission - 46 dB
Interface (Detailed)   Serial ATA Serial ATA 3
Hot Swap Yes -
Buffer Size 16 MB 16 MB
Other Features   
Platform   - PC
Brand Seagate Western Digital
Package Qty. 1 1
Dimensions   
Height 0.4 in. 1.03 in.
Depth 3.9 in. 5.79 in.
Width 2.8 in. 4 in.
Weight 0.24 lb. 1.08 lb.
Warranty   
Warranty - 5 Years
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 77682167 83313462
UPC 7640105779529 4049982242417
Product MPN   
MPN ST9500420AS 718037117768
 
Consumer Reviews
Seagate ST9500420AS (500 GB)
Seagate ST9500420AS 500 GB SATA Solid State Drive (SSD)
From $79.49
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS (150 GB)
Western Digital VelociRaptor (WD1500HLFS) 150 GB SATA 3...
From $94.00

Consumer Reviews

51

good price for size and speed

byflorencejuge Apr 18, 2010
Helpful? 1 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Fast, Large Capacity
Cons None submitted
Recommended it? Yes

This drive model is fast, large and quiet.  So far no failures in the 20 or so I have purchased.  I used these to replace the stock drives that come in Dell and Lenovo laptops.  These vendors are a bit slow to offer the largest capacity drives or sometimes ship with 5400rpm... 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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