Due to its increased
access time, the DiamondMax 80 suffers somewhat under our
IOMeter suite. Its score in the IOMeter
Workstation Index (a normalized average of
Light, Medium, and Heavy loads) is 117, a figure that falls about 4% behind the
DiamondMax 60. The margin is even greater with a category-leading drive such as the
IBM Deskstar 40GV, which the DM80 lags by a significant 15%.
Conclusion...
