


The transfer diagram of Samsung’s Spinpoint M6 HM500LI looks very good, as the drive provides more than 75 MB/s maximum throughput and doesn’t fall below about 40 MB/s.
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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