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Comparison Table
7:38 AM - August 17, 2007 by
Patrick Schmid
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: 500, gb, external, storage, tested
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Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: 500, gb, external, storage, tested
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Table of Contents:
Comparison Table
| Manufacturer | LaCie | Western Digital | Western Digital | Wiebetech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | d2 Quadra | My Book Premium ES | My Book Pro | ToughTech XE |
| HD Manufacturer | Hitachi | Western Digital | Western Digital | Hitachi |
| HD Series | Deskstar T7K500 | Caviar | Caviar | Deskstar E7K500 |
| HD Model | HDT725050VLA360 | WD5000xx | WD5000xx | HDS725050KLA360 |
| HD Capacity | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB |
| Interfaces | ||||
| Firewire 400 | yes | no | yes | cable |
| Firewire 800 | yes | no | yes | yes |
| eSATA | 150 MB/s | 300 MB/s | no | yes |
| USB | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Smart Power off | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Weight | 1530 g | 1100 g | 1190 g | 1290 g |
| Price | $ 229.99 | $ 199.99 | $ 229.99 | $ 357.95 |
| Warranty | 2 years | 1 year | 3 years | 1 year |
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) | 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)
3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Platform | Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)
Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005 |
| RAM | Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)
2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB
120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Test Hard Drive I | Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641
500 GB, 7,200 RPM, 16 MB Cache, SATA/300 |
| Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)
Silicon Image SATALink SiL3512 Driver 1.2.0.57 Promise FastTrak TX4310 Driver 2.06.1.310 Promise SATA 300TX4 Driver 1.0.0.33 |
| Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Card | On-Board Graphics
ATI RageXL, 8 MB |
| System Hardware | |
| Performance Measurements | c't h2benchw 3.6 |
| PCMark05 | V1.01 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10
Fileserver-Benchmark Webserver-Benchmark Database-Benchmark Workstation-Benchmark |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1 |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025 |
| Graphics Driver | Default Windows Graphics Driver |
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