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HDD Roundup, Part 2: IBM DTLA Against the Rest of the World

[ 02/20/01 | by FastSite]

We are taking a closer look at IBM Deskstar 40GV (DTLA 305020) and 75GXP (DTLA 307020) against the background of the today'slatest HDDs discussed in the first part of our roundup. Though these two models were introduced a while ago, their high datadensity plus fast mechanics position them among the most powerful storage solutions.

HDD Roundup: 7 Hard Disk Drives with 20GB Platters

[ 02/09/01 | by FastSite]

This article covers the detailed study of almost all the latest generation hard disk drives with 20GB platters currentlyavailable. We look at both: the models with 5,400rpm as well as their faster brothers rotating at 7,200rpm. If you wantto see the results of over 400 tests, then you shouldn't miss this roundup.

AMI HyperDisk100 IDE RAID Controller Review

[ 01/09/01 | by FastSite]

This is one of the today's best IDE RAID controllers, though it is not that widely spread yet. It not only showed excellent performancein most benchmarks, but also proved stable and offered a really impressive driver quality.