Engineered for maximum speed! WD Veloci Raptor, the member of the unique Western Digital`s class of 10, 000 RPM SATA hard drives, combines a SATA 3 Gb/s interface & 16 MB cache to deliver performance thats up to 35% faster than its speedy older brother. At the same time, WD Veloci Raptor consumes 35% less power than the previous generation of WD Raptor. Rotary Acceleration Feed Forward optimizes operation & performance when the drives are used in vibration-prone, multi-drive chassis. Ideal for blade servers, performance enthusiast systems, workstations, & low-end servers. Please note: networking components such as switches, routers, UPS & wireless devices require that speeds & standards be consistent throughout the network to gain optimum performance. To avoid compatibility clashes or for advice, please contact us on solutions@ebuyer.com.