Bij SourceMagazine is een review te vinden van de Seagate Barracuda IV. Deze ATA-100 harddisk van 80GB heeft een cache van 2MB en draait 7200rpm. Het Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) systeem van SoftSonic zorgt voor een flink lagere geluidsproductie bij de Barracuda IV. In de test wordt vergeleken met een IBM 75GB ATA-100, die een iets lagere toegangstijd heeft. Bij de Winbench 99 benchmark scoort de Barracuda IV echter over het algemeen beter:
While the Read Burst Speed, and Random Access Time is a little faster on the IBM verse the Seagate drive, the IBM can’t maintain that speed over the long haul, and starts to drop off quickly. The average Read speed on the Barracuda ATA IV is about 4,300kps faster then the IBM, but it loses its lead over slightly with the average Write Speed test. One other notable feature about the Seagate drive is that it consistently uses less CPU cycles to get the job done, so there is less of a performance hit on the processor, even though there isn’t a huge difference every little bit helps. Next up on the list of tests is Winbench 99 to test the “real world” performance.
[...] The tests show that the Seagate Barracuda ATA IV drive keeps fairly close in-line the company’s claims. It is a very fast drive and performs very well, especially considering how much storage capacity there is. The Barracuda is also, by far, the quietest drive we’ve heard (or should I say - not heard). This drive should be a big hit with OEM’s looking to virtually silent performance systems, or home users that are tired of a standard clunking, whining hard drive.
Thanks Tha_Snail!
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