Home Features A Quartet Of 500 GB HDDs Under $60 By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 23 February 2009 Page 7 of 12: Transfer Diagrams Page 1: Fast And Affordable: 500 GB Hard Drives Reviewed Page 2: The Efficient: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B--500 GB Page 3: The Warhorse: Samsung Spinpoint F--500 GB Page 4: The Roughneck: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11--500 GB Page 5: The Underdog: Western Digital Caviar Blue--500 GB Page 6: Comparison Table, Test Setup Page 7: Transfer Diagrams Page 8: Access Time, I/O Performance Page 9: Throughput, Interface Performance Page 10: Application Performance and Efficiency Page 11: Power Consumption, Drive Temperature Page 12: Conclusion Transfer Diagrams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Current page: Transfer Diagrams Prev Page Comparison Table, Test Setup Next Page Access Time, I/O Performance Stay on the Cutting EdgeJoin the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation LatestAMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU Down to Just $209 at NeweggAcer Testing Distinctive GeForce RTX 4090 With Integrated Liquid CoolerMSI Mech Radeon RX 6750 XT 12GB GPU Only $319 at NeweggSee more latest ► Topics Hitachi Samsung Seagate Storage Western Digital
