Maxtor seems to strive for making even larger steps: the DiamondMax family will be extended with two new drive series, each with two types of drives, as well as 80 GB per platter and capacities of up to 160 GB and 320 GB, respectively. The DiamondMax Plus 9 runs at 7200 rpm, and the DiamondMax 16 makes do with 5400 rpm.
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Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9
Capacities
60, 80, 120, 160 GB
Data Density
80 GB per platter
Seek Time
< 9 ms
Rotation Speed
7200 rpm
Cache
2 MB or 8 MB
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Maxtor DiamondMax 16
Capacities
60, 80, 120, 160 GB
Data Density
80 GB per platter
Seek Time
< 11 ms
Rotation Speed
5400 rpm
Cache
2 MB
By contrast, MaXLine II is supposed to offer capacities of up to 320 GB, but only at 5400 rpm. Drives with 7200 rpm are supposed to provide a maximum of 250 GB. The MaXLine family is primarily targeted at demanding users who place high importance on considerably reduced probability for drive failure (MTBF up to 1 million hours). This would then allow IDE drives to be used in the mid-range server sector.
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.
