Western Digital delivers reliable storage, as always, but my Velociraptor makes a crunchy sound and occasionally a chirping sound. from what i've read this is pretty common with these, and some people actually like the sound. Works great though.

reliable; fast

noisy

Works GREAT. Thanks

The noise during the time when you access the drive for reading and writing. It doesn't sound like a coffee grinder but its somewhere near that. This drive's grinding noise is the perfect candidate for a product's testing methodology I hope to implement in the near future.

The 1TB WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ is the first hard drive I have reviewed in a long time and that's because it's among only a few on the market that can be considered an alternative to standard solid-state drives (SSDs).

The WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ offers great performance and offers 1TB of storage space

The new WD VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ is noticeably more expensive than regular hard drives of the same capacity

Thinking of upgrading your hard drive? No doubt you've got your eye on one of those funky little SSDs everyone's talking about, haven't you? Just before you head over to your favourite online emporium, bear this in mind: Western Digital has refreshed its VelociRaptor lineup of spinning hard disks to...

In the past couple years, Intel has said that SSDs will inevitably replace platter based hard drives. Unfortunately, limited quantities of...

1TB; 2TB (tested) up to 4TB models offered; Large storage solution; Quiet operation; No additional power draw from previous generation; Low level wear head design; Great cost benefit ratio; 1TB High Performance Platter; Not too heavy at all; Noticeably faster program load and boot time; IcePack...

Will generate some heat; Weighs nearly 2 pounds each; Price makes one consider an SSD; IcePack doesn't really cool anything

I bought two of these hard drives to support my super computer which has 2No GTX 690's in Sli mode, i7 3960X Extreme CPU and Asus Rampage IV Motherboard. I have actually just plugged them into my Sata II port, because my Sata III port are fully occupied, but none the less I am receiving super fast...

I would reorder one of these for my next purchase! Etronix World is a great company and solid supplier!

High Capacity Extremely Reliable Quite (for a Raptor drive) Fast

Not a con but just not as fast as a SSD (solid state drive

I just ordered 2 of them. I always used Raptors for my Raid 0 Array. I wouldn't consider anything else for the price & reliability. I know fast & large capacity SSD's are still too expensive & you need to be careful how you treat them.

The Good: I converted two WD Caviar black drives to 500Gb and 1Tb Velociraptor drives respectively. The difference is amazing. Bootup is much faster and all applications load with incredible speed. These drives come very close to solid state drive performance.