WD1200 Breaks New Capacity Record With 120 GB At 7200 Rpm
There is hardly any difference between the previously tested 100 GB model WD1000 and the new 120 GB drive. Both hard drives have three platters and a per-platter capacity of 40 GB each. While the 100 GB drive clearly does not make use of its full capacity, WD obviously didn't have to do much more than alter the firmware and maybe run some quality checks in order to activate the remaining 20 GB.
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| Western Digital WD1200 | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 120 GB (3 Platters) |
| Rotation Speed | 7,200 rpm |
| Average Seek Time | 8.9 ms |
| Cache Memory | 2048 kB |
| Warranty | 3 Years |
Test Setup
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| Test System | |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Celeron, 500 MHz |
| Motherboard | MSI 815E Pro (MS-8xxx) |
| RAM | 128 MB SDRAM, 7ns (Crucial/Micron ) CL2 |
| IDE Controller | i815 UltraDMA/100 Controller (ICH2) |
| Graphics Card | i815 On-Board Graphics |
| Network | 3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit |
| Operating Systems | Windows 2000 Pro 5.00.2195 SP2 |
| Benchmarks and Measurements | |
| Office Applications Benchmark | ZD WinBench 99 - Business Disk Winmark 2.0 |
| High-end Applications Benchmark | ZD WinBench 99 - High-End Disk Winmark 2.0 |
| Low Level Benchmarks | HD Tach 2.61 |
| Performance Tests | HD Tach 2.61 |
| Settings | |
| Graphics Drivers | Intel i815 Reference Drivers 4.3 |
| IDE-Drivers | Intel Bus Master DMA Drivers 6.2 |
| DirectX Version | 8.1 |
| Screen Resolution | 1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz Refresh |
