XP Startup

Although the Samsung drive provides excellent transfer rates, the long access times have an impact on the application benchmark that simulates launching Windows XP. The drive is almost last here, although other models deliver 25% better performance in this benchmark.
File Write Performance

The file writing benchmark is not affected by access time; it relies on throughput. For this reason, Samsung’s HM500LI does very well here.
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Summary
- 500 GB Drives for High-End Notebooks
- Not All 2.5” Drives Are Created Equal
- Three Platters: Hitachi Travelstar 5K500, 500GB
- Two Platters: Hitachi Travelstar 5K320, 320GB
- Record Throughput: Samsung Spinpoint H6 HM500LI, 500GB
- Drive Comparison Table
- Benchmark Results: Data Transfer Diagrams
- Read And Write Transfer Rates
- Interface Bandwidth And Access Time
- Application Performance: PCMark05 Windows XP Startup And Write Performance
- I/O Performance
- Power Requirements
- Conclusion: 500 GB Notebook Drives are Still Unbalanced