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The 2.5 inch form factor is a common size for hard drives and solid state drives used in desktop computers, laptops, and entry-level servers. Discussions on this tag cover high-performance 10,000 RPM hard drives like the Western Digital VelociRaptor, which offers capacities up to 600GB and is popular among enthusiasts and IT professionals. Additionally, the tag includes content on affordable 2.5 inch SSDs, which have become accessible to enthusiasts due to falling flash prices, enabling large-capacity storage for operating systems and applications. These drives are typically used in high-end desktops and servers where performance and space efficiency are important.
  1. reghakr

    Windows 7 VelociRaptor Returns: 6Gb/s, 600GB, And 10,000 RPM

    Western Digital’s Raptor family hit the enthusiast hard drive market like an asteroid in 2003, and has been a benchmark in high-end desktop storage ever since. With no direct competition in its spindle speed class, this 10,000 RPM hard drive remains a coveted choice for enthusiasts and IT...
    • reghakr
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    • 2.5 inch 3.5 inch barracuda benchmark data density desktop enthusiasts entry-level servers evolution hard drive it professionals performance rpm scsi seagate server storage technology velociraptor western digital
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  2. kemical

    Windows 7 Exploring the Rise of Affordable 2.5" Solid State Drives for Enthusiasts

    Solid state drives are nothing new. But until recently, large capacity drives were extremely rare outside of high performance servers and embedded industrial applications due to their astronomical cost. Fortunately, flash prices have dropped to the point where large capacity SSDs (big enough to...
    • kemical
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    • 2.5 inch capacity cost enthusiasts flash player performance solid state drive ssd storage technology
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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