We've taken a look at engineering samples
of Western Digital’s speedy new Velociraptor drive. Now that we have
our hands on a final version of the drive, we’re ready to deliver a
full review of the big beast itself. And not surprisingly, it’s every
bit as fast as we anticipated.

But are you willing to trade the fastest performance ever for limited functionality? Read on to see how the critical flaw of Western Digital's Velociraptor might muck up an enthusiast's shopping list.

Whenever we see an all-in-one water-cooling setup that combines a pump,
radiator, fan, and miniature reservoir in a small enclosure, we get
nervous. They remind us of those wacky commercials from the
black-and-white era of television, when a slick-haired man in a fuzzy
gray suit would try to sell you some mystery tonic that could cure your
coughs, polish your car, and kill your cat. Just as those elixirs are
little more than junk science, we’ve found that budget water “coolers”
attempting to put too many operations under one roof tend to perform
marginally better, and often worse than, your processor’s cheapo stock
cooler.

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