The fastest hard drive currently available was used in the test, the WD800JB with 8 MB cache. The current model is based on just one platter. The top WD2500JB model works with three.
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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
