Products reviews

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS (250 GB)

$43.00 to $1,024.00



These reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate, state-of-the-art performance for SATA drives, and 16 MB cache make the WD Caviar SE16 family the fastest desktop-class hard drives available. These SATA II drives feature a transfer rate three times faster than EIDE and twice as fast as SATA 1. Cool operation means the highest reliability even in high-heat environments such as personal video recorders. That's why these drives, the coolest on the market, are the drive of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers as well as the world's leading PC makers.Minimize

Manufacturer:Western Digital Product MPNKey FeaturesTechnical FeaturesOther FeaturesDimensionsWarrantyMiscellaneous
MPNWD2500KS
Designation   Desktop Computer
Capacity250 GB
InterfaceSerial ATA
Enclosure   Internal
HDD Form Factor   3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Spindle Speed   7200 RPM
Internal Data Transfer Rate   748 Mbit/s
External Data Transfer Rate   300 MBps
Seek Time   8.9 ms
Buffer Size16 MB
Average Latency4.17 ms
Interface (Detailed)   Serial ATA II
Sound Emission33 dB
Platform   PC
Package Qty.1
Height1.03 in.
Width4 in.
Depth5.79 in.
Weight1.32 lb.
Warranty3 Years
Release DateMay, 2005
UPC718037114316


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western, digital, caviar, se16, wd2500ks, 250, gb,

Hewlett Packard Compaq 289044-001 (145.6 GB)

$118.00 to $399.00



"IBM presents the sixth generation of IBM Ultrastar 10,000 rpm disk drives. The IBM Ultrastar 146Z10 drive family offers high quality and superior performance. These drives feature more powerful processors and read/write channels to excel in server-class environments. To achieve maximum I/O performance, the drives combine fast seek times, large 8 MB multi-segmented buffers, a sophisticated command queuing algorithm, hardware automation, and superior data rates (825 Mbps). Ultrastar 146Z10 drives include a servo technology (Rotational Vibration Safeguard ""RVS""), employed to counteract the effects of rotational vibration that commonly occur in multi-drive cabinets. They also employ a fifth-generation giant magnetoresistive (GMR) head technology to double areal density from previous generation drives (26.3 Gbits/sq.in.) and boost performance. In addition, highly efficient No-ID sector formatting enables more data to be stored per disk.Feature Value Header / Product Line IBM UltraStar Header / Model 146Z1"Minimize

Manufacturer:Hewlett Packard Product MPNKey FeaturesTechnical FeaturesMiscellaneous
MPN289044-001
Capacity145.6 GB
InterfaceSCSI
Spindle Speed   10000 RPM
Average Latency3 ms
Interface (Detailed)   SCSI Ultra320
UPC5705965702116


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hewlett, packard, compaq, 289044-001, 145.6, gb,

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 (160 GB)

$55.00 to $200.00



Barracuda 7200.9 is a member of the Seagate 3.5-inch family of high-capacity desktop drives targeted at mainstream and high-performance PCs and advanced storage applications. The product enables OEMs and system builders to qualify one family of drives from a premier provider for a wide range of storage applications.

Manufacturer:Seagate Product MPNKey FeaturesTechnical FeaturesOther FeaturesDimensionsWarrantyMiscellaneous
MPNST3160812A
Designation   Desktop Computer
Capacity160 GB
InterfaceIDE/EIDE
Enclosure   Internal
HDD Form Factor   3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Spindle Speed   7200 RPM
External Data Transfer Rate   100 MBps
Seek Time   8.5 ms
Buffer Size8 MB
Average Latency4.17 ms
Interface (Detailed)   DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Hot SwapYes
Sound Emission28 dB
Platform   PC
Package Qty.1
Height1 in.
Warranty5 Years
Release DateQ3, 2005
UPC763649002308


Tags:

seagate, barracuda, 7200.9, 160, gb,


Hewlett Packard 375861-B21 (72 GB)


Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is the logical evolution of SCSI, including its long-established software advantage and the Serial ATA (SATA) electrical and physical connection interface. With enterprise storage requirements escalating and becoming more complex, factors such as larger capacity, greater density, security, scalability and accessibility are more critical than ever. Enterprise data centers must be online all the time, fulfill requests from numerous users simultaneously, allow for constant growth and expansion and be maintained while in operation. Serial Attached SCSI meets all these demands while providing the highest performance.Minimize


Apricorn A25-USB-160 (160 GB)


The Aegis Portable 2.5" hard drive instantly adds up to 160GB of capacity which is ideal for storing, sharing or backing up your valuable data. It's the perfect companion for travel between home and the office, or for extra storage on the go.


Seagate Cheetah 10K.7 (146 GB)


The Cheetah 10K.6 is Seagate's sixth-generation 10K RPM high performance, high capacity disk drive. With the fastest interfaces, the highest reliability and the most mature product design, the Cheetah 10K.6 enables the lowest ownership cost. In data intensive environments, increasing the capacity per disk drive lowers ownership costs by deploying fewer systems that use less cubic feet of space requiring less infrastructure such as cabinets, HBAs and less wattage of power.Minimize


Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD (80 GB)


Cool, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make these SATA drives ideal for desktop, business, and consumer electronics storage.