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1.5 TB Low-Power HDDs: Green Gets Big

1.5 TB Low-Power HDDs: Green Gets Big
The latest 2 TB hard drives are still expensive, but 1.5 TB disks provide low power consumption at a better cost-to-capacity ratio. We look at offerings from Samsung and Western Digital to determine the value of taking a step down from the flagships. read more

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Average Read Transfer Performance

h2benchw 3.12

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Average read transfer performance as measured by h2benchw 3.12

0 20.5 41 61.5 82 102.5
Throughput (in MB/s)
  • $299.99
    Test platform
    122.50

  • Test platform
    118.90

  • Test platform
    116

    • MS2UT RAID 0,eSATA,800,3.5"
    Test platform
    101.50
  • $399.43
    Test platform
    95.30

    • eSATA, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    82.60

    • RAID1 eSATA, 500 GB, 2x3.5"
    Test platform
    76.70

  • Test platform
    76.20
  • $236.98
    Test platform
    74.20
  • $202.99
    Test platform
    70.50
  • $159.98
    Test platform
    68.60
  • $202.99
    Test platform
    68.30
  • $236.98
    Test platform
    66.90

    • 1394b, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    66.80
  • $136.00
    Test platform
    66.70

    • 301110U,1394b,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    62.60
  • $119.80
    Test platform
    62.60

    • MS2UT RAID 1,eSATA,400,3.5"
    Test platform
    62.10

    • RAID1,eSATA,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    61.20

    • WDG1T5000N,1394b,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    57.60

    • WDG1T5000N,1394b,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    57.10

    • Home Edition, eSATA, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    51.10

    • RAID 0,1394b,2000,3.5"
    Test platform
    49.80

    • RAID 5,1394b,1500,3.5"
    Test platform
    49

    • ST3500601XSRK,eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    48.80

    • eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    48.40
  • $202.99
    Test platform
    48.20

    • TTXE-500,eSATA,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    48.20

    • RAID 0+1,1394b,1000,3.5"
    Test platform
    42.10

    • Design by Neil Poulton, 1394a, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    40.50
  • $133.79
    Test platform
    40.10

    • Home Edition, 1394a, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    39.80

    • M9-LX,1394a,400,3.5
    Test platform
    39.60

    • WDXC3200JBRNN,1394a,320,3.5"
    Test platform
    39.30
  • $199.99
    Test platform
    39

    • 1394a, 750 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    38.80

    • WDG1T5000N,1394a,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    38.50

    • eSATA, 750 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    38.30

    • 1394a,300,3.5"
    Test platform
    38
  • $161.99
    Test platform
    37.80

    • External HD,1394a,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    36.70

    • ST3400601U2RK,1394a,400,3.5"
    Test platform
    34.30
  • $113.00
    Test platform
    33.90
  • $204.95
    Test platform
    32

    • MS2UT RAID 1,USB,400,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    • USB, 750 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    • External HD,USB,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90
  • $113.40
    Test platform
    31.90

    • WDXC3200JBRNN,USB,320,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90
  • $135.00
    Test platform
    31.90

  • Test platform
    31.90

    • MS2UT RAID 0,USB,800,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    • USB, 1000 GB, 3.5"
    Test platform
    31.90

    • USB, 500 GB, 2.5"
    31.89

    • USB, 500 GB, 2.5"
    31.85

    • USB, 1000 GB, 2x 2.5"
    Test platform
    31.80

    • SP-U25/250, USB, 250 GB, 2.5"
    Test platform
    31.80
  • $168.83
    Test platform
    31.80

    • Small Business Edition,USB,200,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.80
  • $89.99
    Test platform
    31.80

    • USB, 500 GB, 2.5"
    31.66

  • Test platform
    31.30

  • Test platform
    31.30

    • USB,1000,3.5"
    Test platform
    31.20

    • USB, 500 GB, 2.5
    Test platform
    31.10

    • F1-B,USB,250,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.60

    • STM900803OTA3E1-RK, USB, 80 GB, 2.5"
    Test platform
    30.30

    • USB,160,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.20
  • $279.99
    Test platform
    30.10

    • TTXE-500,USB,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    • RAID0 USB, 1000 GB, 2x3.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    • ASCG62S1JB000M, USB, 64 GB, 2.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    • M9-LX,USB,400,3.5
    Test platform
    30.10

    • SHD-UHR64GS, USB, 64 GB, 2.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    • RAID 0,USB,2000,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    • 301110U,USB,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    30.10

    • ST3400601U2RK,USB,400,3.5"
    Test platform
    29.90

    • USB,120,3.5"
    Test platform
    29.80

    • EXB-0131,USB,120,3.5"
    Test platform
    29.80
  • $83.59
    Test platform
    29.70

    • USB, 500 GB, 2.5"
    29.61

    • USB,300,3.5"
    Test platform
    29.60

    • WDG1T5000N,USB,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    29.50
  • $129.99
    Test platform
    29.30

    • USB,300,3.5"
    Test platform
    29.30

    • RAID1 USB, 500 GB, 2x3.5"
    Test platform
    29.10

    • MMD2250UB, USB, 250 GB, 2.5"
    Test platform
    28.90
  • $168.83
    Test platform
    28.80

    • 1394b,40,2.5"
    Test platform
    28.10

    • MMD2120UB, USB, 120 GB, 2.5"
    Test platform
    28.10

    • WDG1T5000N,USB,500,3.5"
    Test platform
    28
  • $57.45
    Test platform
    27.10
  • $136.00
    Test platform
    26.80

    • MMD2300UB, USB, 300 GB, 2.5"
    Test platform
    26.80
  • $95.00
    Test platform
    26.30

    • ST940801U2KEY,USB,40,2.5"
    Test platform
    26.20

    • HDDR160E01X,USB,160,2.5"
    Test platform
    26.10
  • $204.95
    Test platform
    25.80

    • Mini,USB,40,2.5"
    Test platform
    25.50

    • 1394a,40,2.5"
    Test platform
    25.30

    • USB, 120 GB, 1.8"
    25.29

    • USB,40,2.5"
    Test platform
    24.90

    • HD-PH40U2,USB,40,2.5"
    Test platform
    24.60

    • USB,80,2.5"
    Test platform
    23.70
  • $98.89
    Test platform
    23.30
  • $133.33
    Test platform
    22.90

    • Hard Drive,USB,40,2.5"
    Test platform
    22.10

    • USB,100,2.5"
    Test platform
    21.80

    • 1394a,100,2.5"
    Test platform
    21.10

    • USB,30,2.5"
    Test platform
      18.30

    • Victoria 120B,USB,30,2.5"
    Test platform
      18.30

    • USB,20,1.8"
    Test platform
      11.70

    • Mini,100 Mbit,40,2.5"
    Test platform
      11.10
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0 20.5 41 61.5 82 102.5
Throughput (in MB/s)
Legend
  •   LaCie
  •   SimpleTech
  •   WE Digital
  •   Seagate
  •   Maxtor
  •   Western Digital
  •   Wiebe Tech
  •   Apple
  •   Smartdisk
  •   Buffalo
  •   Fujitsu
  •   Samsung
  •   Waitec
  •   Chaintech
  •   Toshiba
  •   Ximeta
  •   Microsolutions
  •   Soyo
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