I’ve gotten a couple of Velociraptors in, which test good. I’ve been thinking about using them in laptops but I’m concerned about the heat and the cooling required in the small cavity . Do these drives need extra cooling? Will the continue to function in a tight, non-ventilated compartment?
Hi well the Raptors come in a 3.5 inch cooling plate or icepack removing them from the icepack voids the warranty. In the icepack my max temp has been 33c . I have seen people try to use them in a laptop, bought without the icepack but they are to thick and you cant close the cover. But they dont run any hotter than a normal drive in the icepack. I imagine with no cooling it would run hotter test them and see.