Western Digital Silently Updates Raptor Series

Western Digital silently updated two of its Raptor series drives: the 36GB WD360ADFD and 74GB WD740ADFD 10,000RPM models have been blessed with doubled buffers to 16MB each. The performance specifications have improved over the 8MB cache models along with a slight increase in power consumption. The new models also add Native Command Queuing to the list of features, a change from the older Tagged Command Queuing method.

Buffer to disk transfer rates are slightly increased in the new versions. Both models have also been made quieter in idle state, which is always welcomed. It’s really hard to justify picking up a 36GB drive nowadays, but the 74GB may be worth looking into. More info at DailyTech.