20,000 RPM HDDs
Understanding the imminent threat imposed by the SSD solutions, Western Digital is strongly determined to bring 20,000 RPM Raptor HDDs to the market as soon as possible.
Although they won’t match the storage capacities of HDDs anytime soon, IT analysts point out that the SSD solutions are going to be affordable in the next 12 to 18 months. This situation plus the fact that, for the time being, performance is more of a concern than storage capacity made Western Digital reconsider its future plans.
Dailytech informs that the upcoming HDD line-up will be similar with the newly released VelociRaptor, coming in 2.5” drives with a custom 3.5” housing built around it. Other details on these drives are not yet known. However, rumor has it that the drive will be ‘silent,’ despite the tremendous speed of the platters. In order to achieve this, WD is supposed to make big changes to its housing technology, which will now not just act as a heatsink, but also as a noise cancelling device. Another important aspect is the inclusion of some sort of vibration dampening technology, because at 20,000 RPM your drive could be taking off pretty fast, leaving you and your PC with a fat lip.
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