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320 GB Hard Disk Drive Round-Up - TechAmok
320 GB Hard Disk Drive Round-Up - [hardware] 04:50 PM EDT - Aug,13 2008 - post a comment The chaps over at
HardwareSecrets compared the performance of nine 320 GB SATA-300 hard disk
drive models from Seagate, Samsung, Western Digital and Hitachi. Which is the
fastest 320 GB in the market?
VelociRaptor from Western Digital is the fastest hard disk drive
around on this capacity range. The main difference between this disk and other
disks are the far lower access time and the far higher minimum transfer rate,
meaning that this disk will keep a decent performance while reading its
inner-most tracks, thing that doesn't happen with other units. The problem,
however, is its price: it is four times more expensive than a mainstream 320 GB
drive. Some mainstream drives were able to keep a performance very close to
VelociRaptor, in particular Seagate Barracuda 7200.11. We were surprised to
see this drive being sold by the same price as Barracuda 7200.10, even though it
provides a far higher performance. Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 is our
recommendation for the average user that is looking for a 320 GB hard disk
drive. Other two good options are Western Digital Caviar SE16 and Samsung
HD322HJ, even though these two drives achieved a performance a little lower
than Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 in some tests. All other 320 GB hard disk drives
should be avoided.
- Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 (HDP725025GLA360): Achieved a performance
far lower than the other hard disk drives included in our round-up. It is
cheaper than the other reviewed drives and, believe, there is a reason for that.
The price difference does not compensate its lower performance. Don't buy.
- Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 (HDT725025VLA360): The worst hard disk drive
from our round-up. Inexplicably it is more expensive than the other model from
Hitachi we included in our comparison. Don't buy. If you have one, replace it.
- Samsung Spinpoint F1 (HD322HJ): A good mainstream hard disk drive, a
good option if you can't find Barracuda 7200.11.
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (ST3320620AS): Barracuda 7200.11 costs the
same thing and presents a higher performance. So, don't buy Barracuda 7200.10.
If you can't find Barracuda 7200.11, buy Samsung HD322HJ or Western Digital
Caviar SE16.
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (ST3320613AS): This is the drive we
recommend. It provides a burst and average transfer rates comparable to Western
Digital VelociRaptor, but costing only 1 of the price. As mentioned, if you can
find this drive buy Samsung HD322HJ - or Western Digital Caviar SE16.
- Western Digital Caviar SE (WD3200AAJS): It is a little bit cheaper than
the other drives we are recommending, but frankly spend a little bit more to
have a drive with a better performance.
- Western Digital Caviar SE16 (WD3200AAKS): A good mainstream hard disk
drive, a good option if you can't find Barracuda 7200.11.
- Western Digital RE2 (WD3201ABYS): Lousy performance. Don't buy.
- Western Digital VelociRaptor (WD3000GLFS): Even though it is really the
fastest hard disk drive around, we don't think paying four times more is a good
deal for the average user, especially when you can achieve the same burst and
average transfer rates with a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11. Of course for the
extreme gamer with bottomless pockets building the ultimate gaming machine two
VelociRaptors in RAID0 will probably be his best choice, even though you can buy
eight Barracuda 7200.11 drives with the same amount of money.
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