Corporate purchasers and enthusiasts alike have all breathlessly awaited the next-generation of 15,000 RPM monsters from the likes of Seagate, Maxtor, Fujitsu, and Hitachi. The first of this highly-anticipated new breed has finally met StorageReview’s Testbed3. How does Seagate’s Cheetah 15K.4 fare? Join us as we take a look at this 147 GB, 15K RPM

For the better part of two decades, the standard for hard drive chassis has rested with the 3.5″ form factor. In an effort to integrate more spindles per cubic foot, however, industry-giant Seagate has started shifting its enterprise-oriented offerings towards a more svelte 2.5″ standard. How does the firm’s first implementation stack up? Let’s take

Maxtor’s Atlas 10K IV has enjoyed nearly two years atop the StorageReview Leaderboard partly because it has taken forever and a day for the next generation of SCSI drives to arrive. Finally, however, we’re starting to see new-breed SCSI units hit the channel with the first being none other than the Atlas 10K V. What

Through steady provision of a three-year warranty and whisper quiet operation, Samsung’s SpinPoint series of desktop drives has maintained a small yet loyal following over the years. How does the SATA version of the SpinPoint P80 stack up? StorageReview examines!

Maxtor’s latest MaXLine III combines an ATA traditional 7200 RPM spindle speed with a native serial ATA interface, 16 MB buffer, and 300 gigabytes of capacity. How does it stack up against today’s greatest? StorageReview takes a look!

Things have been very quiet in the ATA hard drive world as a stall in areal density has slowed the formal introduction of new drive families. Various manufacturers have, however, been quietly refreshing their existing flaghips. Have any significant changes occurred? Join StorageReview as we take a look.

StorageReview takes the first of several comprehensive looks at tagged command queuing and its implications for the desktop as well as the server world. Does TCQ rate? How does it mesh with RAID arrays? Is SATA TCQ as effective as SCSI TCQ? Find the answers to these questions and more in SR’s latest!

A preview late last year of Western Digital’s next-generation Raptor indicated world-class non-server performance coupled with the future promise of competitive server scores through the introduction of tagged command queuing. The WD740GD has hit the channels and been readily available for a bit. How does the final production drive stack up? StorageReview examines!

The Samsung SpinPoint P80 combines the firm’s traditionally quiet operation with contemporary 80-gigabyte density and a (now unique) across-the-board three-year warranty. Does it have what it takes to stack up against the more well-known competition? Let’s take a look!