{"id":2166,"date":"2009-09-22T16:38:51","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T21:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:40:20","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:40:20","slug":"a-closer-look-at-hitachis-new-2-0tb-7200rpm-deskstar-7k2000-serial-ata-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/2166-a-closer-look-at-hitachis-new-2-0tb-7200rpm-deskstar-7k2000-serial-ata-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"A Closer Look at Hitachi\u2019s new 2.0TB 7200RPM DeskStar 7K2000 Serial ATA Hard Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hitachi_2TB_HardDisk_Deskstar_7K2000\"As mentioned in my post from Friday<\/a>, we received stock of\u00a0Hitachi\u2019s new 2.0TB 7200RPM DeskStar 7K2000 Serial ATA Hard Drive<\/a>. By popular demand, we tested the three drives mentioned in that post internally in a Mac Pro to show just how much of a difference rotational speed can make when not limited to the ever-popular FW800 interface.<\/p>\n

We benchmarked all three of these drives using the\u00a0QuickBench TM 4.0 Extended Test<\/a>.\u00a0This test measures the drive’s ability to sustain large amounts of data (measuring between 20MB and 100MB) transferred to and from your computer. \u00a0But then measured speeds using two hi-definition tests AJA System Test<\/a> and BlackMagic Disk Speed Test<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The Contenders:<\/h3>\n

2.0TB Hitachi 7K2000<\/a><\/p>\n

7200RPM Rotational Speed<\/a><\/p>\n

32MB Cache. (HIT0F10311)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

2.0TB Seagate Barracuda LP<\/a><\/p>\n

5900RPM Rotational Speed<\/a><\/p>\n

32MB Cache (SEAST32000542AS)<\/a> <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

2.0TB Western Digital RE4 Enterprise Class<\/a><\/p>\n

IntelliPower Rotational Speed<\/a><\/p>\n

64MB Cache(WDGWD2002FYPS)<\/a> <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Quickbench results (Click on images for larger view):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

\"Seagate<\/a>
2.0TB Seagate Barracuda LP <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Western<\/a>
2.0TB Western Digital RE4 Enterprise Class <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Hitachi\"<\/a>
2.0TB Hitachi 7K200 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

AJA System Test results (Click on images for larger view):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

\"Seagate\"<\/a>
2.0TB Seagate Barracuda LP <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"Western<\/a>
2.0TB Western Digital RE4 Enterprise Class <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"Hitachi<\/a>
2.0TB Hitachi 7K200 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BlackMagic results (Click on images for larger view):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

\"2.0TB<\/a>
2.0TB Seagate Barracuda LP <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
\n

\"2.0TB<\/a>
2.0TB Western Digital RE4 Enterprise Class <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

\"2.0TB<\/a>
2.0TB Hitachi 7K200 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

The tests speak for themselves…but to save you the time and give you the “Cliff’s Notes”, the Hitachi continues its reign as the 2TB performance champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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