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Internal/External Internal hard drives are found inside the computer and are connected either via IDE connectors or SATA connectors. They stay inside the computer until the user is ready to upgrade. External hard drives are located outside the computer and are connected either via USB or Firewire connectors. External Drives come in various portable sizes and can easily connect to other computers.

Interface The hard drive can be connected to the computer via various connectors. IDE is the more standard internal connector. SATA (or Serial ATA) is a more advanced connector which is faster than IDE. SATAII is even more advanced than SATA and can go almost twice as fast. USB 2.0 and Firewire are the standard connectors for external drives. USB 2.0 has a transfer rate of 480Mbps; Firewire 400 has a transfer rate of 400Mbps; Firewire 800 has a transfer rate of 800Mbps. However, differences in the architecture of the two interface types allows Firewire it have a faster sustained thoroughput.

Drive Width There are two types of drive widths: 2.5 inches which is a notebook size drive and 3.5 inches which is for a desktop drive.

Drive Type

Cache Size

Rotational Speed

Capacity

Storage

Capacity The amount of storage space of a drive. It is measured in either MB's=Megabytes, GB's=Gigabytes, or TB's=Terabytes. 1MB=1024KB, 1GB=1024MB, 1TB=1024GB.

Interface

Interface Connection

Interface Type The hard drive can be connected to the computer via various connectors. IDE is the more standard internal connector. SATA (or Serial ATA) is a more advanced connector which is faster than IDE. SATAII is even more advanced than SATA and can go almost twice as fast. USB 2.0 and Firewire are the standard connectors for external drives. USB 2.0 has a transfer rate of 480Mbps; Firewire 400 has a transfer rate of 400Mbps; Firewire 800 has a transfer rate of 800Mbps. However, differences in the architecture of the two interface types allows Firewire it have a faster sustained thoroughput.

Performance

Drive Type

MTBF

Rotational Speed RPM stands for rotations per minute. Faster rotational speed or more RPMs enables the drive to read and write data faster. For everyday use you wouldn't really notice a difference, faster drives are more useful for editing, etc. Most common drives range from 4200RPM up to 15,000RPM.

Cache Size Also known as buffer size, is memory where data is stored temporarily for easier, faster acces.

General

Form Factor Width There are two types of drive widths: 2.5 inches which is a notebook size drive and 3.5 inches which is for a desktop drive.

Internal/External Internal hard drives are found inside the computer and are connected either via IDE connectors or SATA connectors. They stay inside the computer until the user is ready to upgrade. External hard drives are located outside the computer and are connected either via USB or Firewire connectors. External Drives come in various portable sizes and can easily connect to other computers.

Dimensions

Dimensions

Weight

Warranty

Warranty Information

More Info

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Additional Specifications

SATA Pin

Drive Height

Drive Width

Average Seek Time

Average Latency

Color Temperature

Compatible Drive Bay Height

Maximum Internal Data Transfer Rate

Frequency Band

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WD Raptor 36.70 GB Internal Hard Drive - 1 Pack

WD Raptor 36.70 GB Internal Hard Drive - 1 Pack

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  • 4.4

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    $40.00 - $72.99

    WD Raptor 36.70 GB Internal Hard Drive - 1 Pack
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    Internal

    SATA/150

    3.5"

    Hard Drive

    8

    10000

    36700

     

    36.70 GB

     

    Serial ATA - 7 pin

    SATA/150

     

    Hard Drive

    1200000 Hour

    10000 rpm

    8 MB

     

    3.5"

    Internal

     

    1.03" Height x 4" Width x 5.79" Depth

    1.60 lbs

     

    5 Year Limited

     

    Manufacturer Link

     

    7-pin

    1/3H

    3.5"

    5.20 ms

    2.99 ms

    Warranty Policy and Limitations: Western Digital Corporation ("WDC") values your business and always attempts to provide you the very best of service. No limited warranty is provided by WDC unless your WDC Product ("Product") was purchased from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller. Distributors may sell Products to resellers who then sell Products to end users. Please see below for warranty information or obtaining service. No warranty service is provided unless the Product is returned to an authorized return center in the region(Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa, or Asia Pacific) where the Product was first shipped by WDC. If your Product was purchased as a component integrated within a system by a system manufacturer, no limited warranty is provided by WDC. Please contact the place of purchase or the system manufacturer directly for warranty service. Warranty Policy: Western Digital has adopted a new warranty policy effective October 1, 2002. Western Digital WD Caviar Special Edition hard drives are covered under warranty for a three-year period. Western Digital WD Raptor hard drives are covered under warranty for a five-year period. All other Western Digital products will be covered under a standard warranty for a period of one year. Products purchased before October 1, 2002 are covered under the product's original warranty, unless otherwise noted on the retail packaging.

    1/3H

    102 MBps (816 Mbps)

    WD RAPTOR PRODUCT BENEFITS: Built for speed: The WD Raptor has 10,000 RPM rotational disk speed and 5.2 ms average data seek times Built for reliability: It has a rugged, enterprise-class mechanical platform with high-end bearings and actuator Built to last: This Enterprise SATA (ESATA) hard drive is made for years of high-performance operation around the clock. MTBF has been calculated at 1.2 million hours Built with a backing: WD Raptor ESATA hard drives carry Western Digital's five-year warranty Built for value: WD Raptor is priced nearly a third lower than Parallel SCSI enterprise hard drives FOR BUSINESS-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS: Mid-range to high-end Storage Area Network (SAN) and network-attached storage (NAS) applications Department and mid-range servers Dual-processor workstations

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    Internal

    SATA/150

    3.5"

    Hard Drive

    8

    7200

    300000

     

    300 GB

     

    Serial ATA - 7 pin

    SATA/150

     

    Hard Drive

    N/A

    7200 rpm

    8 MB

     

    3.5"

    Internal

     

    1.03" Height x 0.46" Width x 5.79" Depth

    1.40 lbs

     

    3 Year Limited

     

    Manufacturer Link

     

    7-pin

    1/3H

    3.5"

    N/A

    4.16 ms

    N/A

    1/3H

    95 MBps (760 Mbps)

    Native Command Queuing (NCQ) SoftSonic motor RoHS-compliant Enhanced G-Force Protection Recording Method: 16/17 EPRML Available Sectors: 586072368 Best Fit Applications: Mainstream and high-performance PCs Small workgroup servers in businesses, education and government Video, digital photo and e-mail storage on PC-based home media servers Storage of fixed-content information that is actively referenced but changed infrequently (medical records, active data archives, financial statements, videos, digital photos) PCs optimized for gaming

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    WD Raptor 74 GB Internal Hard Drive - 1 Pack

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    $60.00 - $165.74

    WD Raptor 74 GB Internal Hard Drive - 1 Pack
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    $128.22

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    Internal

    SATA/150

    3.5"

    Hard Drive

    8

    10000

    74000

     

    74 GB

     

    Serial ATA - 7 pin

    SATA/150

     

    Hard Drive

    1200000 Hour

    10000 rpm

    8 MB

     

    3.5"

    Internal

     

    1.03" Height x 4" Width x 5.79" Depth

    1.60 lbs

     

    5 Year Limited

     

    Manufacturer Link

     

    7-pin

    1/3H

    3.5"

    5.90 ms

    2.99 ms

    N/A

    1/3H

    102 MBps (816 Mbps)

    N/A

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