WD Velociraptors de 150GB y 300GB, ahora con SATA III y mayor cache

150GB & 300GB VelociRaptors Get SATA 6 Gbps, Larger Cache

While SSDs are all the rage these days, Western Digital is still making headway on their 10,000RPM VelociRaptors. The drives come in 150GB, 300GB, 450GB and 600GB capacities in both 2.5” and 3.5” form factors. However, until recently only the 450GB and 600GB variants were available with SATA 6 Gbps and a larger 32MB cache.

But it seems Western Digital has showered some love on the 150GB and 300GB variants, bringing them up to speed with their larger capacity siblings. The new models are now listed on WD’s website here. No word on Stateside pricing or availability yet, but it might be reasonable to expect a slight price bump.

A quick look at some online retailers still shows the older SKUs (WD1500HLFS, WD3000HLFS) with SATA II and 16MB cache going for about $119.99 and $149.99 respectively. Although SSDs have become more affordable over the years, from a pure performance per dollar standpoint, these Velociraptors are still hard to beat.

Here are the new SKUs.WD1500HLHX - WD3000HLHX

Fuente: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4544/150gb-300gb-velociraptors-get-sata-6-gbps-larger-cache