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!

Western Digital’s Raptor series remains alone as the only 10,000 RPM ATA drive series. As impressive as the WD360GD was, however, it did come up short in a few areas, namely capacity, idle noise, and multi-user performance. Western Digital claims to have addressed all three issues while also increasing performance. Has the ATA titan delivered?

The 7K250 is the first Deskstar to be released exclusively under the new Hitachi brand. We’ve put the serial ATA version of drive to the test to see how it compares to the likes of Maxtor and Western Digital. Has the Deskstar’s traditionally excellent performance survived the transition? Let’s take a look!

Maxtor’s high-end MaXLine Plus II is now available with a serial ATA interface and guns for the top slot held by the WD2500JD. How does it compare? Let’s take a look!

Western Digital’s WD2500JB, as usual, set the bar for 7200 RPM performance. The firm has recently released the Caviar WD2500JD, a drive that features the JB’s specs combined with a serial ATA. How does it stack up against today’s PATA drives? What sort of standard does it set against which other SATA drives may be

A few anomalies that have arisen when pairing new SATA drives with our Promise SATA150 TX4 and its pre-release software have driven us to update the controller’s bios and driver to the most recent versions. As a result, some retests are required. Read on to see how the performance of drives from Maxtor, Seagate, and