An access time of 13.8 ms is not quite a revolutionary result, but it is still quick enough for a 7,200 RPM desktop hard drive. Clearly, the 10,000 RPM Raptor drives by Western Digital are much quicker.
PCMark05 Windows XP Startup Performance
Thanks to the high transfer rates, the drive offers great performance when it has to provide the data Windows XP requires at launch.
PCMark05 File Write Performance
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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.
Purchased a new Hitachi 1 TB hard drive, but can't get Windows XP loaded without getting blue error screen? Can I use Windows restore/recovery disks with a new hard drive to install operating system.
(old hard drive failed)
