HardDrive Comparisons

[richardwertz]

Just wondering if there would be any noticeable speed differences in between the following two HDDs?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144327

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...185&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

 

[Dangman]

Yes

 

[zaxour]

Yes

As in, the F3 will crush the Maxtor like a Monster Truck running over a cardboard box.

 

[E4g1e]

Just wondering if there would be any noticeable speed differences in between the following two HDDs?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144327

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...185&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

Big difference. That Maxtor drive needs all of three platters and six heads to achieve its 250GB stated capacity, and thus it uses 83GB platters that have a maximum sequential transfer speed of only 59 MB/s. The 1TB Samsung F3, on the other hand, uses only two 500GB platters and four heads with a maximum sequential transfer speed of greater than 140 MB/s.

 

[Outamyhead]

There is also the Cache size, the Maxtor has a piddly 8MB, the Samsung has 32MB, not to mention the Samsung has SATA 3.0 compatability.

 

[Jon55]

Didn't Maxtor go under a while ago? Or maybe they were bought out, I can't remember. Either way, I'm pretty sure they don't exist anymore.

And yes, there's no comparison here. The Samsung would absolutely demolish that old shitty Maxtor drive.

 

[E4g1e]

Didn't Maxtor go under a while ago? Or maybe they were bought out, I can't remember. Either way, I'm pretty sure they don't exist anymore.

Maxtor did get bought out by Seagate back in 2005.

 

[rive22]

As in, the F3 will crush the Maxtor like a Monster Truck running over a cardboard box.

And yes, there's no comparison here. The Samsung would absolutely demolish that old shitty Maxtor drive.

^ This