Western Digital 45 GByte Hard Drive

Introduction

Five weeks ago, we took a look at six IDE hard drives between 15 and 30 GBytes. But working at 7,200 rpm, those drives target the high end IDE market, which means excellent performance and a higher noise level than with 5,400 rpm models. We got the latest high capacity drive from Western Digital, offering 45 GBytes at the standard revolution speed of 5,400. That makes it suitable for home or office computers with huge capacity requirements.

Technical Specs

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Western Digital 450AA
Capacity 45 GBytes
Rotation speed 5.400 rpm
Average seek time 9.5 ms
Cache memory 2048 kBytes
Warranty time 3 years

More detailed informations are available at the Western Digital homepage .

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.