2TB and larger drives may be all the rage these days, but that doesn’t mean 1TB drives should be ignored. Take a look at Western Digital’s latest Caviar Blue 1TB drive – it costs less than a 2TB drive and has more than enough storage for most folks. What’s not to like? Read our review.
Samsung’s storage division has quietly introduced a new high-performance 2.5” notebook hard drive with an impressive 640GB capacity: the HM640JJ. This two-platter drive runs at 7200RPM with a 16MB cache, SATA II interface, and a three-year limited warranty. We take a look to see how it compares to other high-performance notebook hard drives.
Seagate recently started shipping their 3TB Barracuda XT, which with the Hitachi 7K3000, make up the first wave of performance oriented 3TB hard drives. The implications of 3TB capacities are big, consumers now have 50% more capacity to work with on a single drive, purportedly without giving up performance. Up to this month, the only other 3TB
Samsung is a brand that might not immediately come to mind for most users when they think of hard drives, but those in the know have likely been using them for a while. In this review, we’re looking at Samsung’s updated green hard drive, the Spinpoint F4EG (EG for EcoGreen). Building on the success of
Right before the end of the year, Seagate launched an update to their eco-friendly line of hard drives. Formally known as Barracuda LP (Low Power), Seagate has changed to a more mainstream Barracuda Green branding. The Barracuda Green isn’t just about a marketing message though, the 3.5″ hard drives feature capacities up to 2TB, SATA
With all the talk about SSDs around here it can be easy to forget that notebook users have another, oftentimes preferable option: good old-fashioned mechanical hard disk storage. Solid state technology has been improving at a rapid clip, but mechanical drives aren’t stagnating either. Platter density continues to improve, and with it comes faster sequential
Hitachi’s latest desktop hard drive, the 3TB Deskstar 7K3000, has made a silent appearance on the company’s website. The drive has five platters (600GB each) and boasts a 7200RPM spindle speed, 6Gbp/s SATA interface, and a 64MB cache.
Western Digital has both announced and started shipping their 5th generation Caviar Green hard drive. Of course the major highlight this time around is the monster 3TB capacity, a first for internal 3.5" hard drives. WD accomplishes this feat by leveraging Advanced Format and four 750GB platters. In addition to the 3TB model (WD30EZRSDTL) there’s
Mechanical hard drives may not be big performance breadwinners anymore, but in notebooks they’re still the order of the day. Unless you’re buying a big 17” mobile workstation or desktop replacement, your notebook is liable to be stuck with a single drive bay. So you’re left with a choice: cheap and effective, or high performance
The Spinpoint F4 features a single 320GB capacity model, but that’s 320GB on a single drive platter. That platter spins at 7200 RPM and feeds 16MB of drive cache. By using a single platter and a single drive head, the SpinPoint F4 benefits from both a greater platter density and a reduced number of moving
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