74GB Raptor....II?

[DemiSheep]

I just bought a 74GB Raptor.. And I See this "Raptor II" Is this the same drive or are there two different 74GB Raptors out?

 

[Matthias99]

AFAIK, all the 74GB Raptors are the new model (with the FDB motors). However, there are "new" and "old" 37GB Raptors.

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
AFAIK, all the 74GB Raptors are the new model (with the FDB motors). However, there are "new" and "old" 37GB Raptors.

 

[Sunner]

Thank WD's moronic model naming for this confusion

 

[Pariah]

There is no "Raptor II." It's sort of an unofficial name given to the second generation Raptor which is the 2 platter 74GB version which improves on the performance of the original 1 platter 36GB Raptor. A 1 platter version of the 2nd generation Raptor has slowly trickled in to replace the original 1 platter Raptor.