This Japanese conglomerate’s latest drive builds upon the solid performance of the 7K400 with an all-new native SATA design that incorporates a second-generation 300 MB/sec interface and Native Command Queuing. The older 7K400 held its own for quite some time… how much better can the new Deskstar 7K500 do? StorageReview puts Hitachi’s latest giant up

Seagate’s new Barracuda 7200.9 essentially rolls the older 7200.8 and 7200.7 lines into one all-encompassing family that delivers a wide range of capacities available in both the PATA and SATA interfaces. Bumping its design to four platters, Seagate has delivered 500 of capacity. StorageReview puts the firm’s highly-anticipated flagship unit to the test and stacks

Industry leader Seagate Technology has lagged competitors in releasing a high-capacity, SATA-based products intended for use in the more demanding nearline enterprise environment. Now, however, the company feels that various factors have combined to create a more practical enterprise SATA market. Seagate’s NL35 takes aim at the likes of Maxtor’s MaXLine and WD’s Caviar RE?

WD’s second stab at a 7200 RPM enterprise-class drive is quite a different beast than the original “Raid Edition” Caviar. Designed from the ground up as an SATA drive and featuring the manufacturer’s first implementation of NCQ, this 400 GB drive harbors much promise. Does the RE2 deliver? Let’s find out!

One of StorageReview’s hallmarks has been our consistent testbeds that enable direct comparison of a wide variety of drives, not just those found within a given review. Our third-generation Testbed has carried us for more than 3.5 years. Testbed4’s era now dawns. The hardware has been updated. Software has been revised. Temperature assessment has been

Unlike the competition, for over two years Western Digital has relied on a PATA – SATA bridge to transition the Caviar and Raptor series to the new standard. Things have finally changed with the Caviar WD2500KS, a desktop-oriented drive designed from the start with SATA in mind. Let’s take a look at how WD’s newest

As the latest entry in WD’s venerable Caviar JD line, the WD3200JD combines the firm’s established 7200 RPM platform with 107 GB platters to deliver 320 gigabytes of SATA capacity. In the past, Caviars have been the drives to beat. Does the tradition continue? Join StorageReview as we take a look at WD’s largest!

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 is the first drive to hit a 133 GB/platter density. It’s also the first Barracuda to utilize a three-platter design since the ATA III! Together, the result is a huge 400 GB flagship capacity and the potential for great performance. Does Seagate’s latest deliver? Read on to see how the 7200.8

Fujitsu’s MAT3300NP is the firm’s latest monstrous 300 GB workhorse that guns for Seagate’s Cheetah 10K.7 and Maxtor’s Atlas 10K V. A four-platter design, 4.5 ms seek time, and FDB motors should add up to quite a package. Let’s see how it rates!