Laptop Storage: 640GB And 500GB Drives From WD And Fujitsu
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By
Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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Comparison Table And Test Setup
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| Manufacturer | Fujitsu | Western Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Model | MJA2500CH | Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT |
| Form Factor | 2.5" (9.5 mm) | 2.5" (9.5 mm) |
| Capacity | 500GB | 640GB |
| Spindle Speed | 5,400 RPM | 5,400 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 80, 250 gigabytes | 80, 120, 160, 250, 320, 400, 750, 1000 gigabytes |
| Platters | 2 | 2 |
| Cache | 8MB | 8MB |
| NCQ | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| operating Temperature | 5-55°C | 0-60°C |
| Specified Idle Power | 0.6W | 0.85W |
| Measured Idle Power | 0.7W | 0.7W |
| Operating Shock (2 ms, read) | 350 G | not specified |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years |
Test Setup
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-920 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) |
| Motherboard (socket 1366) | Supermicro X8SAX Revision: 1.0, Chipset: Intel X58 + ICH10R, BIOS: 1.0B |
| RAM | 3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9DHX |
| HDD | Seagate NL35, 400GB, ST3400832NS, 7,200 RPM, SATA/150, 8MB Cache |
| Power Supply | OCZ EliteXstream 800W OCZ800EXS-EU |
| Benchmark | |
| Performance Measurements | h2benchw 3.12PCMark Vantage 1.0 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2006.07.27Fileserver-BenchmarkWebserver-BenchmarkDatabase-benchmarkWorkstation-BenchmarkStreaming readsStreaming Writes |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| Driver | Details |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.0.1007 |
| AMD Graphics | Radeon 8.12 |
| Intel Matrix Storage | 8.7.0.1007 |
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