What should the read in/outs normally be for a Raptor?

Hi, I installed a 80g Raptor a couple days ago as my start-up disk and had to clone my old HD to the new. After keeping an eye on Act. Monitor it looks like the Raptors data in/outs is not consistently fast (it will hit 40mb/s but usually stays in relatively low numbers). Is this cause for concern or just how it operates during normal use? Is there a good way to test that the HD is running properly? Is cloning HD's a risky business? I used SuperDuper to clone from my old HD. I know its a few questions but I am considering a re-install of Tiger if the numbers aren't where they should be.
Thanks.

I would say you want to stay below 50% full. If it was a clone - and if you formatted with the Intel, not PPC APD partition option, it should be quick.
And does it in fact have 16MB Cache?
Even using 15K SCSI drives, they would often not be pushed enough to see higher numbers. QuickBench and ZoneBench are an excellent way to test, and to insure a drive is working properly, as well as there are media and integrity tests to check I/O and for bad blocks.
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