“As platter densities have increased, we have watched our drives grow. 20, 40, 80, 120, 250, and now 500GB drives are in the mainstream. Larger ones are starting to show up, but the 500 GB variety is gaining popularity. All the big players are in the market. It is these 500 GB monsters that I have with me today. From Western Digital I have their Caviar SE16 (WD5000KS), from Hitachi I have their Deskstar 7K500 (HDS725050KLA360), and from Seagate the Barracuda 7200.9 (ST3500641AS). Each are SATA II, 7200 RPM drives with 16MB of cache.”Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 @ Tech Hounds
- Samsung’s Blu-Ray Gambit @ UK Gamer
- Vantec SATA/IDE to USB Adapter @ Techgage
- Icy Dock MB124E External Firewire 2.5″ Drive Enclosure Review @ Bigbruin
- ICY DOCK MB124 2.5″ HDD Enclosure @ Rbmods
- Backups: What You Should Know @ ASE Labs
- BUSlink 400GB External Firewire & USB 2.0 Hard Drive @ ThinkComputers
- Vantec NexStar 3 SATA Drive Enclosure @ A True Review
- Fantec Multi-function Storage Review @ Technic3D
- Vantec NexStar LX Network Attached Storage HDD Enclosure @ hardCOREware
These new drives can store as much as you can dish out
It really wasn’t that long ago that a 500Mb drive was a pretty impressive thing to have, but now you would be hard pressed to fit just an OS on that disk. Now 500Gb drives are becoming common, and today The Tech Lounge is comparing 3 of the top brands.
