Pros
- Inexpensive
- Performs solidly
Cons
- 500GB drive costs only slightly more
At A Glance
Hitachi's inexpensive 400GB drive performs well, but 500GB drives are comparable in cost these days.
Manufacturer’s Description
Serial ATA technology provides significant benefits to end-users and storage vendors by supplying a platform that overcomes the performance limitations of parallel ATA hard drives.
The Specs
| Pricing |
|---|
| Part Number |
14R9337 |
| Inventory Number |
25655 |
| Storage |
|---|
| Drive size |
400.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed |
7200 RPM |
| Ports and Connections |
|---|
| Available Interfaces |
SATA-300 |
| Serial ATA |
SATA-300 |
| Included Software |
|---|
| Included Software |
Ontrack Disk Manager 5.0 |
| General |
|---|
| Buffer Size |
16.0 MB |
| Hardware |
|---|
| Installation Kit Hardware |
- SATA data cable
- four mounting screws
|
Performance
| PC World Test Center |
|---|
| Interface tested |
SATA-300 |
| Performance |
|---|
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan |
54.57 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search |
157.66 |
| Internal Read - WinZip |
356 |
| Internal Write - Large File |
120.76 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee |
527 |
| Test Version |
2 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning |
444 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders |
162.36 |
