WD Raptor: WD740GD vs a pair of WD360GD

[John Vannoy]

I was just about to order a pair of WD360GD for RAID 0, when I saw
some retailers are starting to ship the WD740GD. My question is,
would there be any performance advantage to running the WD360GD pair
over a single WD740GD?

Thanks,
John

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

I was just about to order a pair of WD360GD for RAID 0, when I saw
some retailers are starting to ship the WD740GD. My question is,
would there be any performance advantage to running the WD360GD pair
over a single WD740GD?

May depend on the stripe size and the size of your files.
The WD740 is about 25% faster than the WD360.
The WD740 also has smaller platters and better seektimes.

 

[John]

Wow, I knew the WD740 was faster than the WD360, but if it's 25% faster I'll
hold out for it. Right now, I can buy two WD360's for $230 shipped, vs.
$270 for a WD740. I expect the price to drop quickly after availability
gets broader.

Thanks for the info!
John

 

[Jean]

Dure are you crazy ?? The 36 raptor also emit a noise that will drive you
crazy !! they are obsolete and were missing tagged command queuing...

read the review...


http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200311/20031111WD740GD_1.html

 

[Jason]

Aren't they intoducing a newer version of the 36GB Raptor also?? I thought
I read that somewhere.....

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

Aren't they intoducing a newer version of the 36GB Raptor also?? I thought
I read that somewhere.....

It would be a natural choice to bring out the WD740 in single platter
form.

 

[Rita_A_Berkowitz]

It would be a natural choice to bring out the WD740 in single platter
form.

Wouldn't WD40 be a better choice for this application?

Rita