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Seagate's Barracuda 7200.12 hard drive
500GB platters spinning at 7,200RPM
Seagate's Barracuda 7200.12 hits the terabyte mark using just two 500GB platters—and it spins them at a full 7,200 RPM. Join us to see whether this combination of a high areal density and fast spindle speed makes the latest 'cuda a capable all-around performer.
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Last by 5150 at 5:46 PM on 07/23/09 -
Western Digital's Caviar Green 2TB hard drive
An energy-efficient step up the capacity ladder
Western Digital's latest Caviar Green is the world's first 2TB hard drive. But does it live up to the GreenPower standard of silent operation, low power consumption, and solid performance? We've run one through its paces to find out.
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Last by TravelMug at 2:43 AM on 02/20/09 -
A look at four X25-E Extreme SSDs in RAID
Obscene opulence at its finest
Intel's X25-E Extreme SSD is easily the fastest flash drive on the market. Heck, it's just about the quickest 32GB you can plug into a SATA port. Read on to see what happens when you hook four of them up to a hardware RAID controller in a striped array.
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Last by myxiplx at 2:42 AM on 07/12/09 -
ACard's ANS-9010 Serial ATA RAM disk
Solid-state storage from another angle
We haven't heard much about RAM disks since Gigabyte's i-RAM, but now ACard has one that supports up to 64GB of DDR2 memory, has dual SATA ports, and even sports a CF slot for backups. Keep reading to see how it fares against the fastest SSDs around.
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Last by blubje at 11:18 AM on 06/17/09 -
A quick look at Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda firmware update
Much ado about nothing
Seagate broke the terabyte barrier with a 1.5TB version of its Barracuda 7200.11, but soon after its release, users of the drive started experiencing random freezing. A firmware update has since corrected the issue, and we've taken it for a quick spin to see if there's a performance hit.
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Last by issa2000 at 7:25 AM on 01/25/09 -
Hitachi's Deskstar E7K1000 hard drive
The Deskstar gets a platter upgrade
Hitachi has updated its terabyte Deskstar with a new model that packs 334GB per platter. The E7K1000 is optimized for enterprise, promising solid performance with low power consumption. Read on to see if it delivers.
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Last by Meadows at 3:36 PM on 01/06/09 -
Intel's X25-E Extreme solid-state drive
Now with single-level cell flash memory
Intel's new X25-E Extreme SSD reads at 250MB/s, writes at 170MB/s, has near-instantaneous seek times, and may very well be the fastest drive you can plug into a standard Serial ATA port. Read on to see it blow away mechanical hard drives, other SSDs, and even our own expectations.
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Last by indeego at 8:03 PM on 04/13/09 -
Western Digital's Caviar Green hard drive
333GB platters come to the eco-Caviar
Western Digital has updated its eco-friendly Caviar Green with new 333GB platters and 32MB of cache. Keep reading to see whether these upgrades make the GreenPower terabyte faster and more power-efficient than its forebear.
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Last by idgarad at 8:18 AM on 01/05/09 -
Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive
Steppin' up the capacity ladder
Seagate's latest Barracuda 7200.11 is the first hard drive to reach 1.5 terabytes. With 375GB platters, it should be pretty quick, too. Join us as we pit the latest capacity milestone against a collection of the fastest, highest capacity Serial ATA drives on the market.
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Last by macbuster at 11:24 AM on 12/02/08 -
Western Digital's RE3 hard drive
The latest Caviar dressed up for enterprise
Western Digital has spun off an enterprise-class RE3 hard drive based on its high-performance Caviar Black desktop model. Keep reading to see what kind of RAID-specific goodness has made its way into the RE3, and whether the drive is as fast as its impressive forebear.
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Last by DMF at 5:22 PM on 11/03/08 -
Intel's X25-M solid-state drive
The chip giant dips into the storage world
Intel enters the storage market with one heck of a bang. The new X25-M SSD is one of the fastest storage devices we've ever tested. But can it take down a VelociRaptor? We find out how Intel's SSD stacks up against today's fastest mobile and desktop drives.
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Last by indeego at 12:12 PM on 01/27/09 -
Western Digital's Caviar Black hard drive
After you've had Caviar, will you ever go back?
Western Digital has taken its sweet time spinning a terabyte up to 7,200RPM, and competition from Hitachi, Seagate, and Samsung have long been available. Keep reading to see how the new Caviar Black 1TB fares against its rivals, and whether it can win WD the terabyte performance crown.
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Last by fpsduck at 9:30 PM on 09/01/08 -
Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared
Solid-state flash takes on the mechanical monarchy
Some would argue that solid-state flash sits poised to replace mechanical hard drives., but are we really that close? We've gathered seven 2.5" notebook drives to see how the latest mechanical and solid-state drives compare, with interesting results.
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Last by Fastbreak at 6:57 AM on 10/12/08 -
VelociRaptor Redux: Now with final firmware
Can WD make its 10K-RPM monster even faster?
Western Digital's VelociRaptor proved to be the fastest SATA drive on the market when it was launched back in April, but our intial impressions were based on an engineering sample with pre-production firmware. Read on to see how a retail VR150 fares with final firmware. Could it be even...
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Last by preyingrazor at 8:29 PM on 12/04/08 -
Western Digital's VelociRaptor VR150 hard drive
A leaner, meaner Raptor is born
Few hard drives are iconic as Western Digital's Raptor, and now there's a new one: the VelociRaptor VR150. Read on to see if a radical new design that puts a 2.5" drive inside a 3.5" heatsink can recapture the performance crown.
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Last by moritzgedig at 12:51 PM on 05/10/08 -
A quick look at Thermaltake's BlacX SE hard drive docking station
External drive swapping has never been easier
Thermaltake turns the formula for external hard drive enclosures on its ear with the BlacX. This external interface isn't hooked up to an enclosure that's designed to be carried around. Instead, it's connected to a hot-swap hard drive docking station.
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Last by Galroc at 8:31 AM on 04/04/08 -
Western Digital's Caviar SE16 640GB hard drive
New platters for the sweet spot
Western Digital's Caviar SE16 640GB packs new 320GB platters that could challenge the SpinPoint F1's crown as the fastest Serial ATA hard drive on the market. Join us as we put the latest Caviar to the test against more than two dozen other drives to see where it stands.
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Last by mcdill at 5:24 AM on 06/23/08 -
Samsung's Spinpoint F1 hard drive
Three platters make a terabyte
Samsung's Spinpoint F1 hard drive is the first to reach the terabyte mark with only three platters. But can a hefty advantage in areal density lift it above the competition? We've tested the drive against two dozen others to find out, with enlightening results.
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Last by JeffC at 7:55 AM on 09/11/09
