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Seagate Barracuda Serial ATA V Hard Disk Drive [Review, Xbitlabs]
Today we are going to take a closer look at the first SerialATA hard disk drive, which has already started selling: this is Seagate Barracuda ATA V. Our goal will be to check how well the SerialATA interface works and to compare the performance of SATA and ATA hard disk drives. Tue, 08 Apr, 2003 | 80 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Shuttle SFF 6 in 1 USB Memory Card Reader [Review, amdzone]
Shuttle has enjoyed segment leading popularity with their line of XPC small form factors. They offer the most comprehensive list of accessories for their SFFs as well. Today we look at their 6 in 1 USB card reader. Tue, 08 Apr, 2003 | 105 Click(s) | Detail
Ultra320 SCSI Interface: Highs and Lows. Part II [Review, Xbitlabs]
Do wee need Ultra320 SCSI interface that much? In this article we investigated the performance of an Ultra320 SCSI HDD with Adaptec 39320D controller with different driver versions. We also dwell upon the bandwidth advantages of Ultra160 and Ultra320 Adaptec controller cards. Sun, 06 Apr, 2003 | 34 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Decision at 250 GB: Maxtor MaXLine Plus II vs. Western Digital WD2500JB [Review, Tomshardware]
The race for the biggest hard drive has just been taken to the next round: both Maxtor and Western Digital are now offering new models with 80 GB per platter and a total capacity of 250 GB. 8 MB cache and 7,200 rpm promise high performance. So what are the differences between the two flagship products? Wed, 02 Apr, 2003 | 192 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Hop To It: Kanguru Micro Drive With USB 2.0 [Review, Tomshardware]
Portable USB flash drives with 256 or 512 MB are no longer a rarity. But it doesn't take long before you start hankering for faster transfer rates, especially since USB 1.1 maxes out at just under 1 MB/s. The USB 2.0 Kanguru drive promises to transfer even more data from and to the PC in less time. Here, we compare it with the smallest of the new drives, the Axis Mobile Disk from Hana Micron. Thu, 27 Mar, 2003 | 67 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Maxtor 6Y080P0 Hard Drive [Review, Digit Life]
The drives were tested in 4 modes - with factory settings (acoustic level = fast) and with acoustic management off with the drives connected either to ATA/133 controller or to built-in ATA/100 controller. The acoustic management status hardly influenced the finals, that is why further tests were carried out with acoustic management off. Wed, 19 Mar, 2003 | 280 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Maxtor Goes Serial ATA: The DiamondMax Plus 9 Gets Put to the Test [Review, Tomshardware]
Maxtor is supplying its first hard drives with a Serial ATA interface now. However, the DiamondMax Plus 9 was primarily designed for UltraATA/ 133, meaning that a converter chip is required to build the bridge to the new interface. This does not, however, have an adverse effect on performance. Fri, 14 Mar, 2003 | 61 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Hard Drive [Review, Digit Life]
The first generation of Seagate Barracuda ATA was a success thanks to the outstanding linear read speed. But as time went by, the drives were getting more ordinary, and the fifth generation - Seagate Barracuda ATA V - had nothing extraordinary. Either this fact or the marketing policy made the company change the line name and "skip" the sixth generation. So, now we have Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 line. Mon, 10 Mar, 2003 | 138 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Serial ATA Controller Untamed: The Silicon Image 3112 [Review, Tomshardware]
The Serial ATA controllers available till now have generally been bridged solutions based on parallel ATA chips. The 3112 from Silicon Image breaks the mold by making better use of Serial ATA's features. Moreover, it is already widely available. Fri, 07 Mar, 2003 | 98 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Western Digital Raptor Preview: 10,000RPM & Serial ATA [Preview, Anandtech]
In our first storage review in years, we take a look at one of the most highly anticipated hard drives in recent history - the world's first 10,000RPM Serial ATA hard drive - Western Digital's Raptor. Find out how the Raptor performs against the top five ATA drives and the top two 10K RPM SCSI drives. We also answer some very important questions about Serial ATA and its impact on performance, as well as the impact of Parallel-Serial ATA adapters on performance. Fri, 07 Mar, 2003 | 49 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Crucial 6-in-1 Memory Card Reader [Review, amdzone]
Memory media has been developed to allow PDAs, etc. to expand their storage capabilities. A problem has emerged: How do you get data from the device to the computer? The answer? A memory card reader. Wed, 05 Mar, 2003 | 14 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Seagate Barracuda V 120GB Serial ATA Drive [Review, amdzone]
Every now and then a new technology comes along that promises to change the way that you and I work with technology. Enter Serial ATA. Mon, 24 Feb, 2003 | 73 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
IBM Hitachi Deskstar 180GXP HDD [Review, Digit Life]
The new line Deskstar 180GXP is a follower of the Deskstar 120GXP and certainly the developer used the technologies which proved to be successful in the previous families. They are load-unload ramp, Tagged Command Queuing (TCQ), Drive Fitness Test (DFT), temperature monitoring, TrueTrak servo and No-ID sector formatting. Sat, 22 Feb, 2003 | 127 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
TwinMOS GoGo Egg Card Reader [Review, Digit Life]
The drive is combined with a data carrier in contrast to drives on removable discs. It makes the device very compact but if the speed and capacity of you drive do not suit you anymore, you will have to replace the whole device or get a new one in addition. Sun, 16 Feb, 2003 | 43 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Seagate Barracuda ATA V with Serial ATA interface Hard Drive [Review, Digit Life]
Seagate is one of the supporters of the Serial ATA conception. At their site they say that "Seagate has been a key player in defining and implementing Serial ATA. The Seagate SATA solution integrates Serial ATA PHY, Link and Transport layers with Seagate proprietary functionality that allows us to take advantage of Serial-ATA interface speed and emerging Serial-ATA features that enhance overall system performance". So, our aim is to estimate all such advantages. Fri, 14 Feb, 2003 | 20 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Serial ATA Is Here: Seagate Barracuda ATA V and Five of the Latest Controllers Reviewed [Review, Tomshardware]
It has been a long time coming, but the first hard disk with Serial ATA interface has finally reached our testing labs. Seagate's 120 GB Barracuda ATA V heralds the beginning of a new interface era. To discover what this new drive can do, we also assembled five of the latest host adapters from Promise, HighPoint and 3Ware, and put them through their paces. Tue, 04 Feb, 2003 | 14 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Roundup: IDE Hard Disk Drives with 8MB Cache-Buffer [Review, Xbitlabs]
There are four hard disk drives from three manufacturers in our today's review. They are WD1800JB and WD2000JB from Western Digital, Deskstar 180GXP from IBM and DiamondMax Plus 9 from Maxtor. They are all equipped with an 8MB cache-buffer and have similar storage capacities. Let's see which of them boasts record-breaking performance! Wed, 29 Jan, 2003 | 243 Click(s) | Detail
Five USB Flash-Drives Roundup [Review, Xbitlabs]
There are several reasons for flash drives as small as a lighter or trinket to grow in popularity. Today we will take a closer look at five 256MB USB flash drives and their attractive features as well as their drawbacks. The testing participants are: HandyDrive from Apacer, EasyDisk from Shenzhen Luwen Electronics, JetFlash from Transcend, Mobile Disk from TwinMOS and unknown but very interesting USByte. Tue, 28 Jan, 2003 | 209 Click(s) | Detail
Apacer HandySteno 2.0, Kingmax USB Flash Drive, Luwen EasyDisk HS and Mini EasyDisk and Transcend Je [Review, Digit Life]
When the new specs of the USB bus were announced, it seemed that the new version could quickly seize the market. The USB 2.0 has a high throughput (40 timer greater than in USB 1.1), and although 480 Mbit/s is required just for a narrow range of devices, 12 Mbit/s is far not enough for many.... Mon, 27 Jan, 2003 | 304 Click(s) | Detail
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