Comments for: Velociraptor more elegantly shoehorned into 3.5-inch space

#13. Posted at 07:21 PM on Aug 12th 2008, Edited at 07:22 PM on Aug 12th 2008

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swaaye

I want a 10k RPM Quantum Bigfoot. The thought of those giant platters turning 10k Rippums is just magical.

#13, mmmm, bigfoot goodness . . . : leor (#16) «

#13, Good choice of words, because "magical" is pretty much what ... : ludi (#17) «

#13, The outer edge of the disc would be spinning at lightspeed. : AbRASiON (#18) «

#18, The platter edge would create such a vacuum the drive wou... : Justice (#27) «

#26. Posted at 08:28 AM on Aug 14th 2008

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danazar

This is one of the funniest (and yet still informative) actual-news posts I've read on here. Almost sounds more akin to the humor on Engadget than what I'd expect here.

Though I welcome the change wholeheartedly!

#20. Posted at 04:59 AM on Aug 13th 2008

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eloj

Whatever happened to non-512 bytes-per-sector hard drives. Was that just a dream I had?

#20, Microsoft doesn't want it, so the industry has effectively k... : jwb (#21) «

#20, What is the point of them anyway? Better large file efficien... : Krogoth (#24) «

#24, Fewer sectors for the OS or the drive to have to address ... : evermore (#25) «

#23. Posted at 10:34 AM on Aug 13th 2008

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ecalmosthuman

Very un-Techreport post in a good way, quite funny. Almost read more like a Joystiq post or something.

#6. Posted at 04:52 PM on Aug 12th 2008

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DASQ

I enjoyed your portmanteau of 'drama' and 'comedy'.

#6, que? it was 'tragic' and 'comic' .. not dramedy? : crose (#19) «

#19, ...both.... : ecalmosthuman (#22) «

#10. Posted at 05:01 PM on Aug 12th 2008

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5150

So how was the Dr. visit Scott?

#10, It must have gone well. He has a marked increase in confiden... : JdL (#15) «

#12. Posted at 06:24 PM on Aug 12th 2008

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MadManOriginal

Ooo I just looked at WD site and the 150GB V-raptor is listed. You can even find them at some etailers but the prices are around $200 and up. Too bad, roll on SSDs.

#7. Posted at 04:52 PM on Aug 12th 2008

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maxxcool

WD says these new drives are now shipping. No word on whether the person responsible for the original VelociRaptor drive sled was summarily executed, despite persistent rumors.

Please.....please,please..... keep taking the nice white pills after you feel better. Your biting sarcasm and newly found dark humor makes me laugh my ass off as of recently.

(But I do hope you have a speedy recovery)

Regards... Beecker

#7, i don't think Damage needs "performance-enhacing drugs" to b... : eitje (#11) «

#1. Posted at 04:27 PM on Aug 12th 2008

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Voldenuit

Let's hope the new sled doesn't make the drive louder than it was bare, unlike the old sled -_-

#1, And either way, let's hope it can still be removed from the ... : Ethyriel (#3) «

#3, Isn't the Velociraptor thicker than a standard 2.5" drive... : Voldenuit (#4) «

#4, Yes, but it still is within the industry standard spec... : Helmore (#5) «

#5, There are some adaptations that have to be made to ... : Ethyriel (#8) «

#4, Thicker than a standard laptop 2.5. The 2.5" standard ... : mortifiedPenguin (#9) «

#2. Posted at 04:41 PM on Aug 12th 2008

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Helmore

"No word on whether the person responsible for the original VelociRaptor drive sled was summarily executed, despite persistent rumors."

That made my day, for the 20 minutes that it'll still last (11:40 pm here).