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I don't see buying a 1.5tb drive as a bad move by any means, there really is no other fast and effective way to store that quantity of data. I just don't see a reason to buy one and limit it to a small fraction of its capacity to get somewhat better performance.
I do consider the Velociraptor to be a bad purchase because it is expensive while still being relatively slow. Because of that I consider beating it to be a hollow victory, especially when that victory is accomplished in a unrealistic situation.
If they want to compare price/performance between a $120 drive and a $220 drive they should pick the best from each price range and compare them. At the timer that would have meant the OCZ Vertex would have been used instead of the Velociraptor.
I do consider the Velociraptor to be a bad purchase because it is expensive while still being relatively slow. Because of that I consider beating it to be a hollow victory, especially when that victory is accomplished in a unrealistic situation.
If they want to compare price/performance between a $120 drive and a $220 drive they should pick the best from each price range and compare them. At the timer that would have meant the OCZ Vertex would have been used instead of the Velociraptor.