Terabyte HDD Comparison
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| Manufacturer | Hitachi | Seagate | Western Digital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Deskstar 7K1000 | Barracuda 7200.11 | Caviar GP |
| Model Number | HDS721010KLA330 | ST31000340AS | WD10EACS |
| Capacity | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | 1000 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 7,200 RPM | 7,200 RPM | > 5,400 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 750 GB | 500, 750 GB | 500, 750 GB |
| Platters | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Cache | 32 MB | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| NCQ | Yes | yes | yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Warranty | 3 years | 5 years | 3 Years |
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) | 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)
3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Platform | Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)
Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005 |
| RAM | Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)
2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB
120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)
Promise SATA 300TX4 ICP 5085BL 8-Port SAS/300 |
| Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Subsystem | On-Board Graphics
ATI RageXL, 8 MB |
| System Hardware | |
| Performance Measurements | c’t magazine’s h2benchw 3.6 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10
Fileserver-Benchmark Webserver-Benchmark Database-Benchmark Workstation-Benchmark |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1 |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025 |
| Graphics Driver | Default Windows Graphics Driver |
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Looks like you've forgotten to remove the SATA 1 limiting jumper from the rear of the drive from the interface bandwidth results - mine gets over 200MB/s with the jumper removed.
spelling is rubbish on toms articles now.
i know, look how it says:
Samsung told us earlier this year that capacities between 1 and 2 GB should be available rather early next year
instead of "1 and 2 TiB"
almost as bad as your spelling of gangster
does it say anywhere how much these cost?
and where is gangsta misspeling in his post?
Dobby, Hard disks are sold in GB/TB units, not GiB/TiB
Darkstar
If you can't cook don't go in the kitchen...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tebibyte
Spuddy
Can't you read dobby was referring to the spelling of Gangster as "Gangsta".
Don't you all think the class of THG readership is dropping at the same rate as the authoring abilities of the THG staff... I don't know what to think personally...
heh heh :-)
Bob
P.S. All I care about with harddisks is quality control and warranty. Lets have more info on the former please!! (Perhaps THG could send in spys to work in the Chinese sweatshops that produce your precious drives for only 4.50USD equivalent per day - http://www.worldsalaries.org/china.shtml)
Any user experience with the wetern digital 1tb drive? Mine works sometimes but more often is extremely slow 12mb/s when copying from another internal SATAII drive on vista system - unusable!
Any user experience with the wetern digital 1tb drive? Mine works sometimes but more often is extremely slow 12mb/s when copying from another internal SATAII drive on vista system - unusable!
Hi m671
Install a real OS and maybe we could help you get to the route of the problem... Just kidding!! But seriously how do you expect anyone to diagnose your problems without any useful information (like your RAM size/timings, what controller you are using for the drives, what motherboard you are using and what CPU)...
Bob
P.S. I wouldn't touch the WD 1TB HD... If they can't give them a 5 year warranty then they obviously don't believe they are built to last... I will stick with Seagate despite their recent decline in manufacturing quality (maybe they are trying to hit a median level with Maxtor - lol).