That's a really catchy title, isn't it? Who wouldn't want to
turn a "slow" 7,200 RPM hard disk drive into a super-fast 10,000 RPM
Western Digital VelociRaptor? After all, the 300 GB model of the much-
vaunted HDD speed king retails for US$ 199.99, while a 1.5 TB
Barracuda 7200.11 only costs US$ 109.99. Imagine getting the
performance of the VelociRaptor with the capacity and price of the
Seagate Barracuda!
The guys at TechwareLabs came up with an apparently nifty way to
"transform" the 1.5 TB Barracuda 7200.11 hard disk drive into a
VelociRaptor-killer. But before you go rushing out to grab yourself a
1.5 TB Barracuda 7200.11 hard disk drive, please note that their mod
basically involves crippling the Barracuda... Read more at TechARP.
Modding A Barracuda 7200.11 Into A VelociRaptor Rev. 1.2
Posted on Tuesday, January 03 2012 @ 18:39 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck