The next generation of 2.5″ notebook drives are here, and first to hit Testbed4 is the Scorpio WD2500BEVS. This latest Scorpio crams 250 gigabytes of storage into its tiny form factor and boasts a new power-saving seek technique. Join us as we take a look at WD’s newest entry.

The notebook-oriented hard drive industry stands upon a cusp as manufacturers prepare next-generation units to hit the channel. In the mean time, 160 GB units have become a “sweet spot” of sorts when it comes to high-capacity, affordable 2.5″ drives. Join us as we compare 4 160-gig units from Seagate, Hitachi, and WD with results

Through its unique five-platter assembly, Hitachi Global Storage is the first manufacturer to hit the prestigious one-terabyte mark with the remarkable Deskstar 7K1000. How does it stack up? Join StorageReview as we pit Hitachi’s giant against the best that the SATA interface has to offer.

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.

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’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!

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!

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

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