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December 2001: IDE HDD Roundup



Maxtor D740X-6L Samsung SpinPoint SP2001H/ 4002H/ 80004H Western Digital Caviar WD1000BB Western Digital Caviar WD400BB/WD800BB Maxtor D540X-4D
Size
20/ 40/ 60/ 80 GB
20/ 40/ 80 GB
100 GB
40/ 80 GB
20/ 40/ 60/ 80 GB
Spindle speed
7200 RPM
7200 RPM
7200 RPM
7200 RPM
5400 RPM
Buffer size
2 MB
2 MB
2 MB
2 MB
2 MB
Heads
1/ 2/ 3/ 4
1/ 2/ 4
6
3/ 6
1/ 2/ 3/ 4
Discs
1/ 1/ 2/ 2
1/ 1/ 2
3
2/ 3
1/ 1/ 2/ 2
Latency
4.2 ms
?
4.2 ms
4.2 ms
5.5 ms
Average read access time
8.5 ms
9 ms
8.9 ms
8.9 ms
12.0 ms
Average track-to-track access time
0.8 ms
?
2.0 ms
2.0 ms
2.0 ms
Average full track access time
17.8 ms
?
21.0 ms
21.0 ms
24.0

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