Western Digital VelociRaptor WD4500BLHX

WD VelociRaptor WD4500BLHX hard drives deliver maximum speed and reliability for blade servers, workstations, and low-end servers. With a superbly engineered combination of 10,000 RPM spin speed, SATA 6 Gb/s interface and a 32 MB cache, these drives are truly an evolution in performance.

Highlights

Bigger. Faster. Hungrier.

The PC enthusiasts' favorite 10,000 RPM hard drive is still the fastest, most dangerous carnivore around - now with an ultra-fast 32 MB cache and SATA 6 Gb/s interface and twice the capacity of previous generations.

Fastest SATA hard drive on the planet.

Features 10,000 RPM, 32 MB cache and SATA 6 Gb/s interface, perfect for high-performance enterprise applications.

Monstrous capacity.

Twice the capacity of previous generations makes this the largest capacity 10,000 RPM SATA drive ever.

Rock-solid reliability.

Best-in-class 1.4 million hour MTBF and 5-year limited warranty, makes these the most reliable SATA hard drives around.

Product Features

Killer speed

SATA 6 Gb/s interface and 32 MB cache enhance the next generation 10,000 RPM WD VelociRaptor making it up to 15% faster than the award-winning previous generation.

Monstrous capacity

WD VelociRaptor SATA drives are available in capacities up to 600 GB, double the capacity of the previous generation.

Rock-solid reliability

Designed and manufactured to mission-critical enterprise-class standards to provide enterprise reliability in high duty cycle environments. With 1.4 million hours MTBF, these drives have the highest available reliability rating on a high capacity SATA drive.

Ultra-cool operation

Consumes no more power than the previous generation WD VelociRaptor while offering double the capacity and higher performance.

Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward (RAFF)

Optimizes operation and performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis.

NoTouch ramp load technology

The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Environmentally conscious

In addition to being ROHS compliant, this generation of WD VelociRaptor is also a halogen-free design.

Ideal For

Blade servers, workstations, and low-end servers.