Pros
- Economical SATA drive
Cons
- Meager software bundle
At A Glance
Economical SATA model provides high performance and plenty of storage capacity at a low cost per gigabyte.
Manufacturer’s Description
Based on an integrated, single-chip native SATA solution, DiamondMax 10 drive features native command queuing along with the company's exclusive dual-processor technology and large buffers to deliver unparalleled speeds compared to traditional drives in their class. This unique set of features combined with Maxtor's latest firmware technology, allows the drive to self-balance its workloads for a more efficient hard drive operation. With DiamondMax 10 hard drive-enabled systems, consumers can easily run multiple applications, such as games and music, at the same time without overwhelming the PC. DiamondMax 10 drive is ideal for performance desktop computing storing high-resolution images, multimedia content, and personal and business information.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 6B300S0 |
| Inventory Number | 24038 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 300.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | SATA-150 |
| Serial ATA | SATA-150 |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | MaxBlast software |
| General | |
| Buffer Size | 16.0 MB |
| Hardware | |
| Installation Kit Hardware |
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Performance
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Interface Tested | Serial ATA-150 |
| Test Version | 1 |
| WinZip Test | 377 |
| McAfee Virus Scan Test | 112.54 |
| Windows File Search Test | 142.5 |
| Ahead Nero Burning Test | 462 |
| ACDSee Test | 522 |
| Windows Files and Folders Test | 178 |
| Large File Test | 108.04 |
