Intel's X25-E Extreme solid-state drive
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. Read more...
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Last post by Convert at 11:47 AM on November 27, 2008
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Western Digital's Caviar Green hard drive
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. Read more...
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Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive
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. Read more...
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Last post by macbuster at 11:24 AM on December 2, 2008 -
Western Digital's RE3 hard drive
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. Read more...
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Last post by DMF at 5:22 PM on November 3, 2008 -
Intel's X25-M solid-state drive
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. Read more...
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Last post by d111 at 11:20 AM on October 25, 2008 -
Western Digital's Caviar Black hard drive
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. Read more...
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Last post by fpsduck at 9:30 PM on September 1, 2008 -
Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared
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. Read more...
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Last post by Fastbreak at 6:57 AM on October 12, 2008 -
VelociRaptor Redux: Now with final firmware
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... Read more...
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Last post by Dissonance at 11:14 PM on June 23, 2008 -
Western Digital's VelociRaptor VR150 hard drive
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. Read more...
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A quick look at Thermaltake's BlacX SE hard drive docking station
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. Read more...
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Western Digital's Caviar SE16 640GB hard drive
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. Read more...
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Last post by mcdill at 5:24 AM on June 23, 2008 -
Samsung's Spinpoint F1 hard drive
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. Read more...
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Last post by prf at 3:56 PM on March 8, 2008 -
Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 hard drive
Seagate's latest enterprise-oriented Barracuda ES.2 hard drive boasts up to a terabyte of capacity spread over 250GB platters and backed up by 32MB of cache. That's a tough combo to beat on paper, but can the drive's real-world performance live up to expectations? Read more...
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Last post by eitje at 8:20 AM on December 11, 2007 -
Western Digital's RE2-GP hard drive
Western Digital has massaged its latest power-efficient GreenPower hard drive into an RE2 model aimed at enterprise environments. Keep reading to see how the new RE2-GP fares against its Caviar cousin and more than 20 other hard drives. Read more...
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