Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000
Sudeep Naik, Jul 30, 2007 1438 hrs IST
Here's a monster of a drive to feed your storage appetite.
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Sudeep Naik, Jul 30, 2007 1438 hrs IST
Here's a monster of a drive to feed your storage appetite.
Analysis
The Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 blazed through all the benchmarks. As you can see from the HDTach benchmark results, the Hitach PMR drive is way faster than its counterpart Seagate by a considerable margin.
Also, the Drive Index in the SiSoft Sandra File System benchmark pegs Seagate at 66 MB/s, while the Hitachi scores an amazing 83 MB/s.
But we must make a note of the fact that the Seagate 750 GB PMR drive only had a 16 MB buffer, while the Hitachi 1TB PMR drive has a 32 MB buffer. Also, the Seagate drive was based on the first generation PMR techniques, whereas this Hitachi drive uses more refined second generation PMR techniques. This suggests that further refinements in the PMR technology can make the drives go even faster.
The drive got a little hot after around an hour of usage, but not close enough to institute a failure; though I wouldn't suggest anyone to touch the drive surface after using for such a period of time. A HDD cooler wouldn't be a bad investment for this.
Conclusion
The Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB HDD is available for Rs.18,500 with a 5-year warranty. Considering the price/performance ratio and the novelty of being a 1TB drive, the premium is justified, but it will take a lot of price cuts before it becomes a more popular choice for the average consumer.
Test unit sourced from: Webershandwick.
Where can you get this in India?
by Prakhar, Mangalore, on Jan 04, 2008 11:50 PM, Report abuse
Now that 1 TB drives are down to US $260, and fast falling daily-then pricing of 18.5k is predatory.
by vijayshimla, Shimla 171001, on Dec 20, 2007 10:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
gr8 performance "'Considering the price/performance ratio and the novelty of being a 1TB drive, the premium is justified, but it will take a lot of price cuts before it becomes a more popular choice for the average consumer."' I guess which average customer needs 1000gb?? Its only for gamers.
by sidk, Ghaziabad, on Aug 02, 2007 10:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
by gow, bang, on Aug 02, 2007 12:15 PM, Report abuse
gigantic memory...... i could fill each n evry word uttered from my mouth
by RAJEEV, BANGALORE, on Aug 01, 2007 08:45 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by sachith, karuveli, on Jul 31, 2007 02:22 PM, Report abuse
I think dat as of rite now i would b pretty happy loading my CPU wid 2 400 gigs. dey r damn cheap it'll cost me around 8.5k. email anirudh_narain@hotmail.com
by Anirudh Narain, New Delhi, on Jul 31, 2007 02:58 PM, Report abuse
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wtf's goin on with hmm.. Hmmm..
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hi
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