There's a new Raptor in town!

[MuFu]

Finally, a review...

http://www.storagereview.com/article...500ADFD_1.html

Breathlessly waited for by enthusiasts around the world, the Raptor WD1500 improves upon its predecessor by margins of up to 21% when it comes to our single-user productivity and gaming tests.

*boner*

Think this might be a good time to pick up one of the 74GB versions.

[jankerson]

Looks promising.

[Leoslocks]

Think this might be a good time to pick up one of the 74GB versions.

I have seen them for $135 after rebates.

I wonder if the 150 will be any quieter?

[Justintime]

The 74GBs i have and have installed are not overly noisy, some 7200rpm drives are tons whinier, most really noisy ones were the early rev 36GB ones

[MuFu]

Yeah - not many complaints as far as the noise of the 74GB version goes, especially the later ones. I'm just wondering whether they really make much of a difference for everyday, single-user use.

Seems like a nice thing to have, either way. Rationality is overrated.