PC Components Storage HDDs Enthusiast 2.5" HDDs: Speed or Capacity? Features By The Editors of Tom's Hardware published August 2, 2007 Comments (0) Page 9 of 10: Application Performance Page 1: 250 GB At 5,400 RPM Or 160 GB At 7,200 RPM? Page 2: Fujitsu MHW2160BJ: 160 GB, 7,200 RPM Page 3: Samsung Spinpoint M5S (HM250JI): 250 GB, 5,400 RPM Page 4: Incorrect Firmware Can Stop The Show Page 5: What Comes Next? Page 6: Benchmark Results Page 7: Data Transfer Diagrams Page 8: Read Transfer Performance Page 9: Application Performance Page 10: Conclusion Application PerformanceEnergy RequirementsStay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware NewsletterGet Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Current page: Application Performance Prev Page Read Transfer Performance Next Page Conclusion TOPICS crucial Notebooks Samsung firmware Benchmark Hardware western digital See all comments (0) The Editors of Tom's Hardware More about hdds Seagate on track for 100TB HDDs by 2030 — claims current top drive will triple in capacity in 5 years Toshiba says Europe doesn't need 24TB HDDs, witholds beefy models from region Latest Corsair Void Wireless v2 Review: A solid mid-range option See more latest No comments yet Comment from the forums Most Popular Inside BenQ’s Taiwan HQ and Color Fidelity lab Inside the house that Asus built: New NUCs and powerful laptops AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Faceoff Wi-Fi 6E versus Wi-Fi 7: Which type of router is a better buy? Hands-on with Lian Li's Lancool 217 PC case: High airflow, wood accents, no RGB SteelSeries QCK Performance Series mousepad hands-on: pick your flavor MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro: The Pro is better in nearly every way, but the Air might be the better choice Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: Blackwell GB206 takes on Ada AD106 Nvidia RTX 5070 vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB — less VRAM but much better performance Ubuntu 25.04 launches with host of new features
