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The WD Caviar SE16 400 GB Gets Ready to Face The World

By Patrick Schmid published 3 October 2005

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I/O Performance

Page 1: Western Digital's WD4000KD Reviewed
Page 2: Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 16 Aka. WD4000KD
Page 3: Western Digital Nomenclature Explained
Page 4: Test Results
Page 5: Interface Performance
Page 6: Application Performance
Page 7: I/O Performance
Page 8: I/O Performance, Continued
Page 9: Conclusion

I/O Performance

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