Product Reviews and Storage Articles

WD's next-generation Raptor is here! The VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS doubles the line's capacity to 300 gigabytes and reduces the line's form factor to a modern 2.5" profile. How much higher does the latest entry in this storied family raise the performance bar? Join StorageReview as we take a look at the newest drive out of Lake Forest.

Though Hitachi's Travelstar 7K200 rules the roost when it comes to notebook drives, other offerings bring greater capacity to the table. Two such units, Hitachi's own 250-gigabyte Travelstar 5K250 and Western Digital's 320-gigabyte Scorpio WD3200BEVT, offer more storage at a more sedentary spindle speed. How much performance does one sacrifice? What other benefits does this pair of drives bring to the table? StorageReview takes a look!

Leveraging a unique five-platter design, Hitachi Global Storage managed to bring the formidable Deskstar 7K1000 to the market well before competing designs. For several months now, Hitachi's beast has combined the best capacity and performance one could get on the SATA interface. Now, however, competitors Seagate and Western Digital have commenced shipment of their first terabyte units... and each manufacturer's take is a bit different from that of Hitachi's.

The Travelstar 7K200 extends Hitachi's performance-oriented notebook lineup to a capacious 200 gigabytes and ups the buffer to 16 megabytes. Historically, the firm's drives have led the pack when it comes to performance. Does the 7K200 continue the trend? Let's take a look!

The Samsung SpinPoint T166 provides an unassuming yet compelling alternative to 500-gigabyte offerings from the more well-known Hitachi, Seagate, and WD. In this review, we'll take a look at how Samsung's contender stacks up against the rest.

WD's newest Caviar SE16, the WD7500AAKS, is the latest drive to bust past the 500 GB plateau in taking us to a new generation of capacity. It joins products already shipping from Seagate (the 750 GB Barracuda 7200.10) and Hitachi (the terabyte Deskstar 7K1000). Come with us as we take a look at how WD's newest performs in our comprehensive drive test suite.

The next generation of 2.5" notebook drives are here, and first to hit Testbed4 is the Scorpio WD2500BEVS. This latest Scorpio crams 250 gigabytes of storage into its tiny form factor and boasts a new power-saving seek technique. Join us as we take a look at WD's newest entry.

The notebook-oriented hard drive industry stands upon a cusp as manufacturers prepare next-generation units to hit the channel. In the mean time, 160 GB units have become a "sweet spot" of sorts when it comes to high-capacity, affordable 2.5" drives. Join us as we compare 4 160-gig units from Seagate, Hitachi, and WD with results drawn from our original notebook drive roundup. These units span the PATA and SATA interface as well as the 5400 and 7200 RPM spindle speeds and represent both units available for purchase today as well as a baseline that the drives of tomorrow want to beat.

Through its unique five-platter assembly, Hitachi Global Storage is the first manufacturer to hit the prestigious one-terabyte mark with the remarkable Deskstar 7K1000. How does it stack up? Join StorageReview as we pit Hitachi's giant against the best that the SATA interface has to offer.

Seagate's latest 15K RPM screamer isn't a Cheetah, but rather a diminutive 2.5 inch Savvio cranked up to rotate at the highest of speeds. Join StorageReview as we take a look at the latest arrival in the transition to a 2.5" enterprise market: The Savvio 15K.1.