Smart and Simple: Portable 2.5" Hard Drives from Fujitsu and Valueplus

Test Setup

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Test System
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz256 kB L2 cache (Willamette)
MainboardIntel D845EBT, Intel 845E chipset
RAM256 MB DDR/ PC2100, CL2, Infineon
Controlleri845E UltraDMA/100 Controller (ICH4)
Display adapterNVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400
Network card3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit
Operating systemWindows XP Pro 5.10.2600 Service Pack 1
Benchmarks and Tests
Office applicationsZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 1.2 c't h2benchw
High-end applicationsZD WinBench 99 - High-end Disk Winmark 1.2
Performance measurementsHD Tach 2.61, c't h2benchw
I/O performanceIntel I/O meter
Drivers and Settings
Graphics driverNVIDIA reference driver 29.42
DriversIntel Application Accelerator 2.3
DirectX Version9.0
Resolution1024 x 768, 16 bit, 85 Hz refresh
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

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.