Storage Review kreeg 't voor mekaar om een review exemplaar te bemachtigen van de in april aangekondigde Fujitsu Picobird 15H (aka MPF3xxxAT). De specs van deze serie IDE schijven zien er op zich vrij goed uit: 7200rpm toerental, 10,2GB platters, 8,5ms seektime en 2MB cache. Helaas schetsen de benchmarks een wat minder vrolijk beeld. In vrijwel alle tests blijft de Picobird 15H achter bij de laatste generatie IDE drives van IBM, Seagate, Maxtor, Quantum en Western Digital. Ook wat betreft ongewenste bijverschijnselen, zoals overdadige geluid- en warmteproduktie, presteerde de Fujitsu schijf weinig opvallend... positief dus:
When one looks at the big picture, the MPF-AH delivers quite a mixed bag of strengths and weaknesses. Despite its 7200rpm nature, the unit simply can't deliver performance along the lines of the IBM Deskstar 75GXP or the Quantum Fireball Plus LM. Even when compared to more sedate offerings from Maxtor and Seagate, Fujitu's drive trails. Despite its sluggish performance, however, the MPF-AH warrants serious consideration from many users. We're bombarded with e-mail from readers asking us what the quietest drive around is. Until very recently, it used to be Fujitsu's own MPD (and, perhaps, the MPE series) line. Recent pushes by Seagate and Quantum have made the quiet drive stakes very competitive. Even so, Fujitsu makes strong claim to being the quietest game in town with this unit. If you need quiet operation yet fear the performance that the 4400rpm lct15 will deliver, the MPF-AH is your ticket.
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