Western Digital WD3000GLFS 10K 3.5-Inch 300GB SATA Velociraptor Hard Drive | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $239.99
You Save: $110.00 (31%)
New (17) from $239.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 785
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 300
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4 x 1
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: WD3000GLFS
Model: WD3000GLFS
UPC: 718037733326
EAN: 0718037733326
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 300GB Capacity | | • | SATA 3 Gb/s | | • | 16 MB Cache | | • | 10,000 RPM Spindle Speed | | • | RoHS Compliant |
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Product Description
Engineered for maximum speed! WD VelociRaptor combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache, to deliver performance that's up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 I really do notice the speed increase November 21, 2008
I only use western digital hard drives. I have done so for the past 10+ years. I also build my own computers.
In the past I've only used 7200rpm drives and found them to be sufficient. I finally made the plunge into 10000rpm drives, when WD offered a decent memory size. The hard drive runs quiet and stays pretty cool.
I use this for my operating system and to game. Stick with 7200rpm drives for storage...at least until the price/gb drops on 10000rpm drives.
Worth the $ b/c it makes you much more productive October 5, 2008
It is a bit pricey if you are looking at the pricing based on GB/$.
But, it is DEFINITELY worth every penny if you want efficiency.
The seek time on this drive is VERY fast.
For me spending a few extra bucks is well worth it, b/c my this HD makes me much more productive.
Really fast drive September 17, 2008
This is the fastest non-enterprise drive I've ever used. It benchmarks twice as fast as the stock 320GB 7200rpm drive that came in my Mac Pro. The only thing keeping it from getting 5 stars is that the SATA/Power plugs aren't in the standard spot so some modification to the computer is required to get it working with hot swap/drive sleds. WD has apparently addressed this problem in a new revision. Get that version if you have sleds/hot swap. Also, this drive is very quiet for a 10K drive. The only sound I hear from it is when the heads are accessing something.
 Shipped Wrong Item, Will Not Refund September 8, 2008
3 out of 25 found this review helpful
I bought this from Amazon, not someone else. It does not ship in the retail package. It was shipped in an envelope that said Western Digital on the outside, but inside it was a Seagate hard drive. I sent it back, but now they won't refund my money.
Go to the store, and buy the retail version of this. Do not trust Amazon to ship no retail items. Every time I have, they have shipped the wrong item, or a bootlegged copy of software.
Very Fast and quiet... September 1, 2008
It is really fast, no noise at all, and it does not get to hot...
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