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Hitachi Deskstar 7K400

REVIEW DATE:  05.13.04

Hitachi Deskstar 7K400

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Company:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, www.hitachigst.com
Price:
$410 street
Specs:
400GB; serial ATA; 8MB buffer; 7,200-rpm rotational speed; 757 Mbps data transfer rates (maximum); 8.5ms rated average seek time; 31dB; 62Gbits per square inch area density; 5 platters; 10 heads; effective 80GB platter density; Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP, Windows ME, Linux supported

Pros:
Large capacity, good performance
Cons:
Expensive; slightly noisier than other desktop drives
Bottom Line:
If you need a vast amount of fast drive storage for HDTV, video editing, network backup, or other storage-hungry applications, then the Deskstar 7K400 deserves a close look.

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As computers increasingly become repositories for large volumes of media, the quest for additional hard drive storage continues. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (formerly IBM's storage division) recently announced the Hitachi Deskstar 7K400, which packs a whopping... click here for full review

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