Pros: Ive had 2 of these in Raid 0 for about 4 years now they work great. Just added another one for 3 in raid O with a 4k stripe. With 2 I got Burst: 240MB/s and Sustained Read: 137MB/s. Now with the 3rd I get Burst: 451MB/s and Sustained Read: 223MB/s. Keep in mind this is all on a motherboard raid controller. These are a great alternative until the price of SSDs come down.

Cons: The L shaped tabs that hold the sata cable in place can break easily on these. Ive never had the issue with any other drives except these raptors. Have had friends also break the tabs.