Which is the faster HDD?

[rjolin01]

Is a WD Caviar Black/Green with 32mb cache and 7200rpm faster or slower than a Raptor at 10,000 rpms but only 16mb cache?

 

[Dangman]

The Raptor would have better seek times but in transfer speeds and whatnot, the WD 1TB Black outperforms the older Raptor

 

[crewxp]

I like the black overall. I never really liked the raptors much. If you want PERFORMANCE, look into SSD's.. if you haven't already

 

[DougLite]

Only the current Raptors are truly competitive with current 7200RPM drives. In addition to larger caches, newer 7200RPM drives have much higher density (which make typical desktop seeks faster) and higher transfer rates than older Raptor designs.

 

[rjolin01]

ssd=$$$$$
amount i have=$$

 

[MrGuvernment]

then get a 1TB or larger drive
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Denser platters - faster over all

 

[Syntax Error]

WD6400AAKS/WD6401AALS shortstroked would give pretty good performance on the cheap.