Frys & Outpost Raptor 74G $149 AR

[GabeyD]

74G Raptor $179 - $30 rebate = $149 after rebate.

Seems pretty hot, I bought one.

 

[royalx21]

Link for the lazy

Edit: This is also a retail kit... usually only OEM raptors dip this low... good drive good price.

 

[WebDude]

Ground shipping for me (VA) is $7.29. Still a good deal. But other than packaging, do you get anything else in the retail box? Both OEM and retail have 5 yr. warranty.

 

[zzzz]

Originally posted by: WebDude
Ground shipping for me (VA) is $7.29. Still a good deal. But other than packaging, do you get anything else in the retail box? Both OEM and retail have 5 yr. warranty.

cables?

 

[WebDude]

A cable would be nice. I'll just have to see when it comes in (I couldn't resist and I ordered one).

 

[Slappy00]

Anyone knows how these (Raptor) drives stack up against 16mb cache drives(assuming all other things, except RPM(7500 vs 10000) are the same) ?

 

[Slappy00]

hers a quote from storage review.com:

Ironically, despite the inclusion of command queuing and the associated promise of better multi-user performance, the WD740GD follows in the footsteps of its predecessor. The WD360GD won over many fans in the enthusiast/gaming community thanks to its outstanding single-user performance. Western Digital's newest entry shatters previous records by even more astonishing margins. In addition to leaving all other 10k RPM SCSI drives in the dust, the WD740GD approaches the performance of the 15k RPM Fujitsu MAS3735 and Maxtor Atlas 15k in the Office and Gaming DriveMarks. Further, it handily bests the two powerhouses in the High-End and Bootup DriveMarks. Overall, for non-server use, Western Digital's Raptor WD740GD is the fastest single hard disk one can buy regardless of spindle speed, interface, or price. The fact that it is so quiet, runs much cooler, and remains significantly less expensive than its SCSI counterparts is simply icing on the cake. Make no mistake about it- the Raptor WD740GD is the drive for power users, period.

link goes to last page of article


looks like a great deal to me.... glad i hesitated on that Dell SATA 200GB for $113 yesterday

 

[Anomander]

Thanks for the link to the review, didn't know it performed that well. Think I'll have to pick one up tomorrow for my new comp.

 

[Slappy00]

$201 with 2nd day shipping (the shipping was only $3 more than the "ground" option) taxes got me for $10 ... for got about that store in Naperville :/

but i do get $30 back

so its a total of $171

that is ~$2.34/gigabyte of storage

but its smoking faast and a 5 year warranty.... it guess im "teh win" or something

 

[WebDude]

Originally posted by: Slappy00
Anyone knows how these (Raptor) drives stack up against 16mb cache drives(assuming all other things, except RPM(7500 vs 10000) are the same) ?

See: AnandTech Review of 16mb cache Maxtor Maxline III

Final Words
With the MaXLine III, Maxtor has given users a good in-between point for those who want the capacity of a 7200RPM drive, but with the performance of Western Digital's 10,000RPM Raptor.

Zipzoomfly has these for $240. Link

 

[Slappy00]

WEll WebDude that opened my eyes, but I still am kinda stuck on that 5 year warranty, plus i dont have $240 to spend :/ I guess for system/maya 6/photoshop this will be fast enough. Plus I knida like the brute force approach to make things fast, rather than adding 16mb of cache and tweaking things, but the advantages are obvious in the case of Maxtor: $.80 a gig and similar performance. Ill probably get one eventually to match the raptor and use my old IDE drives for Backup. But thats down the road

 

[WebDude]

I still think the laurel wreath has to go to the Raptor (among sata drives). For a more detailed breakdown see: Storage Review database comparison

 

[Slappy00]

I still think the laurel wreath has to go to the Raptor (among sata drives). For a more detailed breakdown see: Storage Review database comparison

Yah i tend to lean towards Storage Review's opinions rather than Anand when it comes to the one thing they review ( also quite a bit more in depth i would say with al due repect to anand and the crew). 5 year warranties are where its at, so i think i'll keep it, although I was considering nuking my order for about 20min.

 

[Slappy00]

Originally posted by: zzzz

Originally posted by: WebDude<BR>Ground shipping for me (VA) is $7.29. Still a good deal. But other than packaging, do you get anything else in the retail box? Both OEM and retail have 5 yr. warranty.

<BR>cables?

yup you get the WD "secure connect" cable with the retail drive

 

[prometheusxls]

Anyword on Outpost's Rebate follow through?

 

[VooDooAddict]

Originally posted by: Slappy00

Originally posted by: zzzz

Originally posted by: WebDude<BR>Ground shipping for me (VA) is $7.29. Still a good deal. But other than packaging, do you get anything else in the retail box? Both OEM and retail have 5 yr. warranty.

<BR>cables?

yup you get the WD "secure connect" cable with the retail drive

For those who don't know. The WD "Secure connect" cable has a much firmer connection to the drive ... It won't get pulled out as easily as a standard cable if you are working in the case. It does however cover the new SATA power connector and forces you to use the old molex.

So basicly you get agreat SATA cable that only works on WD drives.

 

[BlackMamba]

Originally posted by: prometheusxls
Anyword on Outpost's Rebate follow through?

It's WD Manufacturer Rebate, not an Outpost rebate. Outpost sucks, but if they do ship the drive out it's a good deal.

 

[VooDooAddict]

The base price before rebate is pretty nice for a brick and mortor (B&amp;M). And why I'll have to fight myself not to go pickup one. I've already got 3 of the 36g Rators.

 

[prometheusxls]

Just got in on this deal. It seems great! And next day shipping was cheap only $12 to DC. Keep in mind that the deal ends today 8/31 get em while they're hot!!!! and in stock

 

[aaronfunk]

newegg has the wg740gd drive for $177.99 with a $25 mir and $2 super saver shipping. it's a few bucks more than outpost, but the rebate's valid through 9/30.

liiiiiiiiink

 

[Slappy00]

Got mine today, works great with a Abit IS7 (just have to make sure you have it turned on in the BIOS) Native SATA with Intel ICH5 south bridge is where its at ( although the drivers are circa 2003). Now that pesky buisness of moving my os partition to the new drive and remove the former patition, and resize teh remaining partition and keep everything working....

 

[lookin4dlz]

nm

 

[Slappy00]

Originally posted by: lookin4dlz
nm

Cable ( the secure cable is pretty good i might add if not a bit too long) , instruction manual, pia box you have to slice open. i think both have 5yr warranties. Im not sure how much cheaper a OEM is but i usually buy retail for my OS drive (fear of JUJU i guess :/)

 

[Slappy00]

oh and DHL delivery guys are creepy... mine had like 6 teeth in his head...

 

[WebDude]

Ordered mine on Fri. Box was waiting on my doorstep Mon. morning (not sure exactly when it came). That was standard shipping too.
Very nice drive. A bit of seek noise is noticeable (haven't mounted it inside the case yet), but very fast. Noticeable improvement in load times.