RaptorX

[CounTDookU23]

I was wondering if any of you made the jump from the old

Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB Hard driver to the newer

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136033

to the newer

Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136011


The specs look exactly the same. Does the new one boast a performance leap.......... or is it not worth the upgrade. Any opinions about the drive welcome.

 

[IntelOwnz]

The new 740ADFD is slightly faster then the 150ADFD, but we're talking 2% maybe...

The 360ADFD is barely behind the 740 by less then 1-3% and it's only $100 roughly

 

[tiraides]

The new Raptor X was originally released with 16MB of cache, but since then newer (re)releases of the 36GB and 74GB Raptors have had their cache bumped up to 16MB as well. (The older models of the Raptor drives have 8MB of cache. All of the Raptors still use the SATA150 interface, though.) The Raptor X, as compared to the "plain" 150GB Raptor, also has a window showing the platter discs and costs about $50 more.

 

[engiNURD]

Is it worth upgrading from the WD740GD to the WD740ADFD? no... because you won't be gaining that much performance. Is it worth it upgrading from the WD740GD to the WD1500ADFD? not really, but more worth it than goin from the 74GD to the 74ADFD. If you could make use of the 74GD in another system or sell it, then the 150ADFD would be a good replacement.