Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 (HDS725050KLA360)

This one is a real Leviathan! The five-platter ten-headed monster from Hitachi has come to meet its opponents. We guess only the Japanese with their belief in the irrational Godzilla can have any hope that the oldie 7K500 will win the battle. Well, we can all get somewhat irrational at times, just like the Japanese.

Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 (HDS725050KLAT80)

This ATA-interfaced model differs from the previous one in having a smaller cache buffer (8MB against 16MB). The interface is different, too.