Eight Portable Hard Drives Compared: USB 2.0 Lives On

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By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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Test Setup And Access Time

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System Hardware
Processor2 x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core) 3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache
PlatformAsus NCL-DS (Socket 604); Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005
RAMCorsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.) 2 x 512MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings
System Hard DriveWestern Digital Caviar WD1200JB; 120GB, 7,200 RPM, 8MB Cache, UltraATA/100
Mass Storage ControllersIntel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)Promise SATA 300TX4Promise FastTrak TX4310 Driver 2.06.1.310
NetworkingBroadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Graphics SubsystemOn-Board GraphicsATI RageXL, 8 MB
Performance MeasurementsHDTach 3.0.1c’t h2benchw 3.6
System Software and Drivers
OSMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition,Service Pack 1
Platform DriverIntel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025
Graphics DriverDefault Windows Graphics Drive

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos