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I/O Performance

Page 1: New 2.5" Hard Drives: More Storage, Faster Speeds (and More Power?)
Page 2: 200 GB At 4,200 RPM: Toshiba MK2035GSS
Page 3: 120 GB At 5,400 RPM: Western Digital Scorpio WD1200BEVS
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Page 7: I/O Performance
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