<p><span style="font-size: small;">We first laid eyes on Western Digital's Raptor line of 10K RPM desktop hard drives in 2003. &nbsp;The drives were only 36GB in size, but man were they fast. Since then Western Digital has increased capacity, decreased physical platter size (3.5&quot; to 2.5&quot;) and overall driven performance up. &nbsp;With the last VelociRaptor dating back to 2008, the line was overdue for an update.<br /> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Available in 450GB and 600GB capacities at $299 and $329, respectively, the new VR200M keeps the formula mostly unchanged but sees a performance boost thanks to increasing platter density. &nbsp;Can it restore faith to the VelociRaptor line?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/3636/western-digitals-new-velociraptor-vr200m-10k-rpm-at-450gb-and-600gb">Read more...</a><br /> </span></p>