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Wow!! I'd say that it makes a difference. LOL!! &nbsp;Thanks.
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Wow!! I'd say that it makes a difference. LOL!!  Thanks.

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Ya. I love it! If there is any type of problem the owners will LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IT! No better reference!
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Ya. I love it! If there is any type of problem the owners will LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IT! No better reference!

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WESTERN DIGITAL VELOCIRAPTOR 300GB 10000RPM 16MB CACHE - does anyone know if this drive performs well and fast? I haven't used them yet but was reading some good things about it. Also, was going to try and use this drives or muiltiple drives I should say with ESXI (free) version. Does ESXI support SATA?
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WESTERN DIGITAL VELOCIRAPTOR 300GB 10000RPM 16MB CACHE - does anyone know if this drive performs well and fast? I haven't used them yet but was reading some good things about it. Also, was going to try and use this drives or muiltiple drives I should say with ESXI (free) version. Does ESXI support SATA?

WESTERN DIGITAL VELOCIRAPTOR 300GB 10000RPM 16MB CACHE

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Storage

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD’s leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media players and software solutions empower people around the world to easily save, store, protect, share and experience their content on multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wd.com.