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Test
Setup
Epox 4PDA2+ Motherboard (Kindly supplied by Epox)
2x256MB Corsair (TWINX3200LL) Memory
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz CPU (533MHz)
NVIDIA GeForceFX 5800 Ultra
Windows XP Pro + SP1 Maxtor
6L080J4 80GB 7200RPM ATA133 HDD
Western
Digital Caviar WD1000JB
100GB 7200RPM ATA100 (Special Edition)
Western Digital Raptor
WD360GD 36.7GB
10,000RPM SATA150 Drive!
For NT v1.0 Drive
for NT is created by Michael Radchenko, the author responsible for HDDSpeed and
offers similar capabilities to HDDSpeed but runs from within Windows. 
WD360GD (Raptor)
WD1000JB (Special Edition)
6L080J4 (Maxtor ATA-133)
Well,
the Raptor's nothing if not consistent with a clean sweep of wins. The spin speeds
at approximately 40% faster than either the Maxtor or the Caviar translate to
a similar percentile performance advantage when we look at the average speeds
for the three units. The "Disk Speed Index" is a little flattering to
say the least but the Raptor's win is unequivocal. | 
