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Efficiency Results

Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000
Page 3: Samsung Spinpoint F3 (HD103SJ)
Page 4: Seagate Barracuda XT (ST32000641AS)
Page 5: Comparison Table And Test Setup
Page 6: Benchmark Results: Access Time And I/O Performance
Page 7: Benchmark Results: Throughput And Sequential Performance
Page 8: Benchmark Results: PCMark Vantage
Page 9: Temperature And Noise Levels
Page 10: Power Consumption And Efficiency
Page 11: Efficiency Results
Page 12: Conclusion

Efficiency Results

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