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Larger WD Raptor Drives?

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Dioretsa

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Are they ever going to come out with one larger than 74GB, or does anyone know if there are any rumors about this? I would like to get one, but 74GB seems a little small in today's age. Right now I have a 20GB and a 30GB, and even though they aren't close to full (50 - 60%), they are very old and I would like to have more space just incase. I would like to get a Raptor, but I don't want them to release a bigger one right after I buy it. ;)
 
i find it best to have a couple of hard drives. a small fast one for my OS and applications and a larger one for all of my files and whatnot.

i've currently got a 36GB 15k SCSI drive and a 200GB 7200RPM IDE drive. works fine for me.
 
Why do you need a 10,000 RPM drive for storage? For things like MP3s and DivX files, they play just as well on a 5400 RPM drive than on a 10,000 RPM drive. For games, there may be a few seconds saved by going with a 10,000+ RPM drive, but no one's going to need a drive bigger than 74 GB for this purpose. Just get a 10,000 RPM drive for your OS and applications, then find something in the 7200 RPM range for general storage.
 
xonik said:
Why do you need a 10,000 RPM drive for storage? For things like MP3s and DivX files, they play just as well on a 5400 RPM drive than on a 10,000 RPM drive. For games, there may be a few seconds saved by going with a 10,000+ RPM drive, but no one's going to need a drive bigger than 74 GB for this purpose. Just get a 10,000 RPM drive for your OS and applications, then find something in the 7200 RPM range for general storage.
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That's exactly what I do.
 
the only way you can fill up much more than that is if you do digital video editing stuff, or are a huge packrat with downloads and mp3s and stuff, ive had like 10 games installed and 3000 mp3s and like 80% of the family guy episodes and i still had lots of room on this 120gb hd

thats where a nice dvd burner comes in :D
 
the only way you can fill up much more than that is if you do digital video editing stuff, or are a huge packrat with downloads and mp3s and stuff, ive had like 10 games installed and 3000 mp3s and like 80% of the family guy episodes and i still had lots of room on this 120gb hd
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Should I feel guilty for the combined 700gb's of storage (80% full) that I have at home? ;)

If you start doing htpc stuff, you will be glad for every gig you can get your hands on.

It seems logical that they would offer a 147gb raptor, since it is 'enterprise' and all.
 
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