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There’s no doubt that solid-state SATA hard drives (SSDs) are the future. You get fast transfer speeds, improved battery life on notebooks, and quicker boot times. The only downsides - cost per gigabyte.
Also worth remembering is that these drives are 2.5? form-factor, so you need to take that into account if fitting them into desktop systems.
The Intel X-25E offers read speeds of up to 250MB/s and write speeds up to 170MB/s, making this one super-fast drive.
Price: 32GB, $360 | 64GB, $780
Extreme - High-speed - Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB
The Western Digital Raptor/RaptorX has given way to a new hard drive - the VelociRaptor.
I'll be honest with you that the Velociraptor isn't as thrilling as the Raptor was, and it's not so easy to actually see the performance gains you are getting, but they are there. If you want the fastest drive going in your PC, you need the VelociRaptor.
Price: $230
Extreme - High-capacity - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB
Want the largest capacity SATA drive going? then you want the Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB drive. Yes, you read that right - 2.0TB!
Not only is this drive fast, it also sips power as opposed to gulping it. This means that you save money and have less heat to deal with in your system. Sweet!
Price: $250
Mid-range - Samsung Spinpoint HD502IJ 500GB
Good drive at a fantastic price. Ideal for those looking for a second drive.
Price: $50
Budget - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJB 160GB
Great starting point. Can't go wrong with this drive at the price it's going for now.
Price: $44
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posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
November 3, 2009 @ 3:48 am
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