Nearly two years ago, Maxtor’s Atlas 15K struggled with Fujitsu’s MAS3735 in a battle to claim the title of “world’s fastest drive.” Fujitsu’s next-generation unit, the MAU3147, has left the door slightly ajar- can the Atlas 15K II capitalize on the opening? Join StorageReview as we put Maxtor’s latest titan to the test!
Seagate Cheetah 10K.7
Seagate’s seventh-generation 10,000 RPM Cheetah will be its last as the firm prepares to try and guide the industry to a smaller 2.5″ form factor. What kind of sunset does the Cheetah 10K.7 leave behind? Join StorageReview as we take a look at the final version of a true classic!
Fujitsu MAU3147
The Fujitsu MAS3735 has held the distinction as the “world’s fastest drive” for nearly two years. As a result, expectations run high for the MAS’s successor, the 147-gigabyte Fujitsu MAU3147. Join StorageReview as we examine how the MAU rates when compared to drives such as its predecessor and Seagate’s new Cheetah 15K.4.
Seagate Cheetah 15K.4
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
Seagate Savvio 10K.1
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 Atlas 10K V
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
Samsung Spinpoint P80 SP1614C
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 MaXLine III
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!
Hard Drives, v2.0
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.
TCQ, RAID, SCSI, and SATA
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!




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