Raptor RAID Performance @ HardwareZone
Whenever you pair two IDE drives together you are bound to have more performance though when you pair 2 WB Raptor drives together not only do you get more efficient data transfer but an collective 20k RPMs of spindle speed. (Yes I'm being silly)
"In this article, we explore the performance of two Western Digital Raptor drives combined using the rather well-known Silicon Image SiI3112A SATA RAID controller. The results in the next few pages will give you an idea of the Raptor's RAID performance as compared to a 10,000RPM SCSI drive. We picked an older Seagate Cheetah 36ES drive for this comparison as its performance is more or less in the same ballpark. We'll also compare its results with some 15K SCSI drives."
Misr Corps currently selling these drives for a very decent price, worth checking out if you're in the market. 
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