Tom’s Winter 2008 Hard Drive Guide

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Manufacturer Hitachi GST Hitachi GST
Model Deskstar 7K1000 Deskstar 7K1000.B
Model Number HDS721010KLA330 HDT721010SLA360
Form Factor 3.5" 3.5"
Capacity 1000 GB 1000 GB
Spindle Speed 7,200 RPM 7,200 RPM
Other Capacities 750 GB 160, 250, 320 ,500, 640, 750 GB
Platters 5 3
Cache 32 MB 16 MB
NCQ Yes Yes
Interface SATA/300 SATA/300
Operating Temperature 5-60°C -
Specified Idle Power 8.6 W 5.2 W
Measured Idle Power 8.4 W 5.4 W
Operating Shock (2 ms, read) 70 g 70 g
Warranty 3 years 5 years
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Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Model Spinpoint F1 Spinpoint F1 RAID Class EcoGreen F1
Model Number HD103UJ HE103UJ HD103UI
Form Factor 3.5" 3.5" 3.5"
Capacity 1000 GB 1000 GB 1000 GB
Spindle Speed 7,200 RPM 7,200 RPM 5,400 RPM
Other Capacities 160, 250, 320, 500, 640, 750 GB 160, 250, 320, 500, 640, 750 GB 250, 320, 500, 640, 750 GB
Platters 3 3 3
Cache 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB
NCQ Yes Yes Yes
Interface SATA/300 SATA/300 SATA/300
Operating Temperature 0-60°C 0-60°C 0-60°C
Specified Idle Power 6.7 W 7.7 W 5.0 W
Measured Idle Power 7.2 W 6.8 W 4.3 W
Operating Shock (2 ms, read) 70 g 70 g 70 g
Warranty 3 years 7 years 3 years
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Manufacturer Seagate Seagate
Model Barracuda 7200.11 Barracuda 7200.11
Model Number ST31000340AS ST31500341AS
Form Factor 3.5" 3.5"
Capacity 1000 GB 1500 GB
Spindle Speed 7,200 RPM 7,200 RPM
Other Capacities 500, 750 GB 160, 320, 500, 640, 750, 1000 GB
Platters 4 4
Cache 32 MB 32 MB
NCQ Yes Yes
Interface SATA/300 SATA/300
Operating Temperature 0-60°C 0-60°C
Specified Idle Power 8 W 8.3 W
Measured Idle Power 6.8 W 7.4 W
Operating Shock (2 ms, read) 63 g 70 g
Warranty 5 years 5 years
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Manufacturer Western Digital Western Digital Western Digital Western Digital Western Digital
Model WD RE 3 Caviar GP WD Caviar Green WD Caviar Black VelociRaptor VR150
Model Number WD1002FBYS WD10EACS WD10EADS WD1001FALS WD3000
Form Factor 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 2.5"
Capacity 1000 GB 1000 GB 1000 GB 1000 GB 300 GB
Spindle Speed 7,200 RPM > 5400 RPM 5,400-7,200 RPM 7,200 RPM 10000 RPM
Other Capacities 750 GB 500, 750 GB 500, 640, 750 GB 750 GB -
Platters 3 4 3 3 2
Cache 32 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 16 MB
NCQ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Interface SATA/300 SATA/300 SATA/300 SATA/300 SATA/300
Operating Temperature 0-60°C 5-55°C 5-55°C 0-60°C 5-55°C
Specified Idle Power 7.8 W 2.8 W 2.8 W 7.8 W 4.5 W
Measured Idle Power 6.6 W 5.3 W 2.8 W 6.5 W 4.4 W
Operating Shock (2 ms, read) 65 g 65 g 65 g 65 g 65 g
Warranty 5 years 3 years 3 years 5 years 5 years