The new Hardware that’s worth looking at, Overclockers and gamers, prepare to meet your next hard drive: the 300GB VelociRaptor from Western Digital. Said to be 35% faster than previous WD Raptors, the 10,000 RPM drive features a 3Gbps SATA interface, 16MB cache, and impressive 1.4 million hour MTBF thanks in part to the IcePack Mounting Frame. The IcePack heat sink not only keeps the drive spinning extra cool, it also bumps the 2.5-inch HDD to a required 3.5-inch drive bay. Available exclusively on Alienware’s ALX gaming desktop this month and then up for grabs for everybody with $300 to burn

Yeah i’ve read some reviews & boy they are pretty fast.though it should be expected when were saying it’s faster than the old Raptors.currently too much costly to consider buying one but i’ve plans to use two of them in Raid0 & will see what they have to offer. 😊

I wish I could use it in my Blackbird. However, because of the sled that my computer uses, it won’t fit. I started writing about it here:

http://www.voodoopc.com/boards/messages.aspx?topic=38279&forum=1036&Status=0

I also discuss how the drive is also a power miser—which is a good thing.