Comments on: Which is quicker - A RAID Array or a Raptor?

By: tips

tips — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:47:26 +0000

hi duck

when are you going to update the blixtheme?

By: Karthik

Karthik — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:36:30 +0000

Hello Guys,

Move on, choose SSD, its heaps faster, i have two identical machines one with Raptor74GB and the other with 120GB SSD, tried booting performance with fresh install on both systems, by the time the machine with HDD displays Windows XP with status scrolling, the other has completed loading. The virus scan takes 1/3rd the time on the SSD. And the cost I dont think it is too expensive I reckon it is a bargain for the performance increase you get, I bought two raptors 74GB for about 500$ about 2 years ago, i’m not sure whats the price now, it cost me $539 to buy the SSD.

Kart

By: forexbeginer

forexbeginer — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:53:45 +0000

hmm i think Raid more better [for me]..:)

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:35:37 +0000

and this http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f41/intel-dp45sg-skyburg-113330-117.html#post1433089

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:34:30 +0000

I recently set up RAID 0 of two 300GB VelociRaptor drives. You might be interested: http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f41/intel-dp45sg-skyburg-113330-118.html#post1433106

By: SSLVPN

SSLVPN — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:49:12 +0000

Good work. I would be interested in seeing how a single Raptor performs verses dual Raptors in RAID 0 & RAID 1 configurations.

By: Himanshu

Himanshu — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:02:24 +0000

Hardware connoisseurs are very familiar with the Raptor, because it is the only 3.5″ desktop hard drive that spins at 10,000 RPM. Most desktop drives rotate at 7,200 RPM and only expensive server hard drives run faster. The first WD Raptor at 36 and 74 GB was introduced three years ago. One year ago, the Western Digital Raptor-X was introduced, offering more performance and an optional clear cover, allowing enthusiasts to look inside the drive.

By: CL

CL — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:53:10 +0000

I have an I/O bottleneck to which I am having difficulty resolving. my short term solution is USB storage. The application is a mce machine running my movies and 1-200 recorded tv shows and comskip. My primary criteria is to keep the data and system/app on separate storage devices. the limiting factor is that the board [DEC HP Z558] only has 1 sata port, no open pci-e slots. would you recommend a raid array and if so which would fulfill my criteria? What are your thoughts on an USB raid array? I want to loose the USB storage and speed up the system by reducing the I/O bottleneck. Would you have any other suggestions?

Please advise,

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:30:42 +0000

Hey Duck,

When displaying a Flickr badge on the sidebar of your theme in IE, it does not display properly (the badge is too wide and is chopped off on the right side). Works fine in a normal post and it works fine on the side bar in Safari, Firefox and Opera.

Any idea why the Flickr badge will not display properly on the sidebar in IE?

Thanks much…

By: Craig.C

Craig.C — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:54:12 +0000

Like a few others here, I am using this comment to contact you. When you can, shoot me off a reply.

Thanks in advance.