Four 2.5" Hard Drives From 500 GB To 1 TB, Benchmarked By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 4 October 12 Thanks to advances in manufacturing and 4 KB sectors, we finally have 2.5" hard drives with 500 GB per platter and a notebook-friendly 9.5 mm Z-height. Thanks to their high data density, even power-friendly 5400 RPM drives offer impressive transfer rates.
USB 3.0-Based 2.5" Hard Disks From Adata, Hitachi, And WD By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 31 August 12 USB 3.0 allows external hard drives to realize their performance potential. Each of the three external USB 3.0-based 2.5” disks we're reviewing also excels in some other discipline. We study these specialties up close: speed, capacity, and durability.
Hitachi's 4 TB Hard Drives Take On The 3 TB Competition By Patrick Schmid, Achim Roos published 25 April 12 Hitachi recently started shipping a pair of 4 TB hard drives. We can see that they're pretty expensive, but how do they compare to existing 3 TB models in other ways? It’s time for a comprehensive overview of today's high-capacity hard drive offerings.
System Builder Marathon, March 2012: System Value Compared By Thomas Soderstrom published 29 March 12
Six 2.5” High-Capacity Notebook Hard Drives By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 3 November 11 Advanced Format technology makes it possible to build 9.5 mm high 2.5” hard disks with 500 GB per platter. The result is a range of slim and speedy storage giants.
Four 3 TB Hard Drives, Tested And Reviewed By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 8 September 11 Hard drives able to hold 3 TB of data need to be considered carefully because they might not always work as expected. This round-up of four high-capacity disks compares products from Hitachi, Seagate, and Western Digital, then covers their caveats.
Three 2.5" SAS Drives: Enterprise Data Giants, Compared By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published 17 June 11 Currently, 2.5" enterprise drives are leaving their 3.5” competitors behind. They're faster, more flexible, and now they offer comparable capacities (we're up to 1 TB now). In this piece, it's Hitachi versus Seagate battling for high-density supremacy.
Cloud Backup: Hitachi’s Life Studio Mobile Plus, Tested By Igor Wallossek, Achim Roos published 31 December 10 What do you do if you need to back up your data, transport it, synchronize it between several locations, and access it online? Hitachi’s Life Studio Mobile Plus is a brave attempt at solving that dilemma, but it only really appeals to mainstream users.
Reviewed: 2.5" Notebook Hard Drives From Toshiba And Hitachi By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 10 June 10 With more than 100 MB/s throughput and 500GB of storage capacity for notebooks, Hitachi’s Travelstar 7K500 and the Toshiba MK5056GSY face the established Seagate Momentus 7200.4. Were the two newer drives worth waiting for? We benchmark them to find out.
3.5'' Vs. 2.5'' SAS HDDs: In Storage, Size Matters By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 8 May 10 Diminutive 2.5” form factors are favored in the enterprise storage world for many reasons, but how do high-end 2.5” SAS drives compare to the established 3.5” products when it comes to performance and power? We requested some drives and did the analysis.
Storage Trends In 2010: An Interview With Hitachi By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos, Dmitry Chekanov published 21 March 10
Two Portable 500GB Drives Benchmarked (And Dropped) By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 5 March 10
Three Generations Compared: Why Storage Density Matters By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 27 February 10
Upgrading Your Notebook Hard Drive: Does It Make Sense? By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 30 January 10
USB 2.0, FireWire, Or eSATA: Which Interface Should You Use? By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 22 January 10
Do You Need A New Hard Drive With Your Windows 7 Upgrade? By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 31 December 09
