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As the name implies, the Western Digital Velociraptor stands out for its speed. This HDD features the SATA 3GB/s interface, which facilitates fast transfers of data over Ethernet or wireless Internet connections. These drives provide you with a 16MB cache, which allows the drive to save information from your current session. The 16MB cache allows you to browse the Internet at faster speeds and to toggle between windows with ease. These hard drives have a spindle speed of 10,000RPM. This 10K RPM allows the drive to rapidly access all of your stored programs, software, and files. These accessories can also be used as servers for setting up a LAN in your home. These powerful features all truly give you the power you need for your desktop computer.Moreover, the Raptor drive stays cool during operation thanks to its built-in heat sink. These heat sinks reduce the workload on your computer's fan and help to make the hard drive more energy efficient. The improved energy efficiency extends the battery life of your computer. The form factor WD1600HLHS 3.5-inch drives are easy to install. The advanced format hardware is immediately recognized through its serial ATA system interface upon installation. This allows you to get started formatting it for your preferred operating system. The SCSI interface makes it easy to transfer the data from your old disk to this replacement part.This Western Digital hard drive features technology that delivers a balance of high performance and high capacity. It is perfect for data-intensive workloads that require large amounts of storage such as video editing, 3D rendering, and scientific modeling. Its 160GB of storage space allows the SATA SSD to store up to 50,000 digital photos, 50,000 MP3 files, and 30 hours of HD video.These internal drives have a 6 Gb/s buffer to host speed. This allows you to rapidly transfer your files from your hard disk to the cloud. This speed also facilitates intensive applications such as video gaming, Internet radio, and TV streaming services. This unit also has built-in preemptive wear leveling. This ensures the reliability of the HDD for applications that execute a high incidence of simultaneous read-and-write applications. When the same physical location of the disk is being read and written to, its wear leveling maintains speed and performance. The drive's rotary acceleration feed forward optimizes operation when the drives are used in vibration-prone environments. This product is environmentally conscious and maintains RoHS compliance. This generation of WD VelociRaptor also provides a halogen-free design.With all this speed and mighty performance, this SATA hard drive remains reliable, meeting enterprise-class standards and bearing even the heaviest duty cycle environments. This Western Digital hard drive has a 1.4-million hours MTBF, making it highly reliable for your work and leisure needs. The NoTouch ramp load technology ensures that the recording head never comes in contact with the disk media, resulting in less wear for both. This also gives better protection in transit. Pick up the speed for your computer by installing a fast and reliable WD drive.