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Seagate's Cheetah 15K.5 Announcement

2006-04-25
Industry leader Seagate Technology was recently the first to pull the trigger on a next-generation 15K RPM disc drive with its announcement of the Cheetah 15K.5. Through doubling the drive's flagship capacity to 300 gigabytes, the firm combines the ultra-high I/Os per second delivered by a top-end spindle speed with the larger storage ceilings associated with 10K RPM units.

Of special note is the 15K.5's use of perpendicular recording to maximize capacity, a technique first debuted in the company's own Momentus 5400.3 notebook drive. Its deployment in Seagate's crown jewel is the surest sign yet that this technology is ready for prime time.

More information may be found in Seagate's Press Release.

 

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Recent Reviews & Articles

Seagate Savvio 15K.1

2007-05-01   Seagate's latest 15K RPM screamer isn't a Cheetah, but rather a diminutive 2.5 inch Savvio cranked up to rotate at the highest of speeds. Join StorageReview as we take a look at the latest arrival in the transition to a 2.5" enterprise market: The Savvio 15K.1.

 

Seagate Barracuda ES

2006-12-01   The server version of Seagate's consumer-oriented Barracuda 7200.10 brings the highest-ever capacity to the enterprise market. StorageReview takes a look to see how the 750 GB monster compares to the largest offerings from Hitachi, Maxtor, and WD.

 

Seagate Cheetah 15K.5

2006-09-21   Seagate's latest is the first SCSI drive to incorporate perpendicular recording technology and pushes the bar for 15K RPM spindle speeds to an impressive 300 GB. How does the industry giant's newest fare? Join SR as we put the 15K.5 to the test!

 

SATA in the Enterprise - A 500 GB Drive Roundup

2006-07-13   With cost, capacity, and interoperability driving change, SATA drives have made considerable headway into the enterprise sector. Seagate, Maxtor and Western Digital have all introduced capacious alternatives squarely aimed at a market served by SCSI and Fibre offerings. StorageReview takes a look at how the NL35.2, MaXLine Pro, and Caviar RE2 stack up!

 

SR's 250 GB Drive Roundup

2006-02-02   As a rule, StorageReview evaluates the largest, "flagship" drive within a given family. While this tenet permits impartial selection of review drives, it has at times created inequitable comparisons as some manufacturers tend to lag behind others when it comes to sheer capacity. Now, however, we'll take a break from the practice as we take a look at how affordable, 250 GB drives stack up from all five SATA manufacturers. Join us as we put drives from Hitachi, Maxtor, Samsung, Seagate, and WD to the test!

 

Western Digital Raptor WD1500

2006-01-03   WD’s long-awaited update to the 10,000 RPM SATA Raptor has arrived! The family’s new bellwether ups capacity up to 150 gigabytes and claims to significantly increase performance while maintaining the line’s admirable power and noise levels. Join StorageReview as we pit the Raptor WD1500 up against every currently available SCSI and SATA flagship in our comprehensive test suite!

Updated Jan 5th with information on the "Raptor X" (gaming) version.

 

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