“Processors are incredibly fast, RAM is rocketing its way through our games, and videocards pack more punch than ever. With all these screamingly fast system components available, often the hard drive is neglected. It’s a commonly known fact that despite of several improvements in the past years, hard drives are still the biggest performance bottleneck in desktop systems today. That is why having a fast, large hard drive should be a priority for all computer users.Today we take a look at two of the largest desktop drives on the market from two of the most popular hard drive vendors. From Western Digital, we received the Caviar SE 4000KD which is a 400GB 4-platter SATA-II behemoth, and from Seagate, the Barracuda 7200.9 500GB 4-platter SATA-II drive.”
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Corsair 1GB Voyager USB Flash Drive Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- The First 3.5″ Perpendicular Recording Hard Drive @ XYZ Computing
- Brando SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Conversion Cable @ Bona Fide Reviews
- Silverstone MS02 2.5″ HDD Enclosure Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- LITE-ON SHM-165H6S Internal DVD Writer @ HardwareZone
- PX-760A – 18x DVD±RW @ BCCHardware
- Western Digital Passport @ Tech Array
- Coolermaster CoolDrive Lite HDD Cooler Review & Giveaway @ Virtual-Hideout
- Samsung SE-W164 @ Overclockers Online
- Pioneer DVR-R100 Dual Layer DVD Burner Review @ XYZ Computing
Thinking big
Maybe 400 or 500GB hard drives sound big now, but it wasn’t too long ago that a 4GB harddrive was huge. Drop by Tech Spot to see the newest storage drives from Seagate and Western Digital.