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WD releases 1TB VelociRaptor

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bryanW1995 said:
Heck, $300 these days can get you a lot of ssd space. You could get a 256gb m4 for $199 the other day on newegg in fact. The $$/gb of even the largest raptor these days is just too close in price to ssd's imho.
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Crumbs! Really? Was it a daily deal or something special like that?
 
Nice but to be honest I thought they would stop coming out with them by now. I'm still using a 36GB raptor for my linux installation. Its fairly loud but it's still running strong.
 
bryanW1995 said:
I assume that was a rhetorical question, as I'm sure that you can do the math. However, just in case you're serious, here's the numbers:

$199/256gb = $.777/gb
1tb=1000 gb
1000x$.777/gb = $777/tb of ssd

$.77/gb for such a large/fast/reliable ssd is really uncharted waters for us. SSD's are rapidly getting to the point where even average-moderate users will start using them for everything other than for very large data storage. Hopefully we won't see the need to juggle swap spaces, hibernation, etc etc going forward...
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But now you have the drive management issue, and you only have 2x 6GB sata ports on the MB.

VS .28 cents a GB for the 1TB velociraptor and + the option of 1 60 or 128GB SSD for SRT which will cache dynamically the hot files that get the most use making the most optimal use of the SSD.
 
BFG10K said:
Actually try $1300: http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/ocz-releases-first-2-5-inch-1tb-ssd-20111021/

And please, let's not pretend that 77c/GB is somehow normal for SSD prices because it isn't. In most cases it's still well over $1/GB, regardless of the capacity point.

I find it amazing that some people object to a Velocipraptor's 32c/GB but have no hesitation plopping down even 77c/GB for an SSD when they can get a Seagate 3 TB for 6 cents/GB. Is the SSD 12.8 times faster in the real world than the Seagate? Nope, not even close.
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28 cents a GB for the Velociraptor. you can buy the 1TB model for 280 with shipping free.
 
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