Best Best Performance Hard Drives - Serial ATA Interface (Detailed), 90 to 285 MBps External Data Transfer Rate

'Speedy performer.'

'5-year onsite warranty'

'Very Low Noise Operation.'

'16 MB Cache Bigger cache means faster performance.'

'Online support is excellent and includes jumper diagrams, a knowledge base, operating-system limits, manuals, and software downloads.'

'Operates cooler.'

'superior performance and reliability'

'solid performer'

'Optimiza-tions in the femto-based actuator/suspension enable the 7K100 to endure 300Gs of operat-ing shock, 1,000Gs of non-operating shock and 600,000 load/unload cycles, contributing to the Travelstar 7K100's highly durable and rugged design.'

'exceptional performance'

'simple-swap, high-performance Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive'

'Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is inexpensive at around $85.'

'high performance'

'Seagate's newest Barracuda drive uses perpendicular recording technology, which stacks bits vertically on the surface of the drive instead of horizontally, enabling Seagate to achieve greater data density and higher transfer speeds without increasing the speed of the drive's spindle.'

'high capacity'

'WD Scorpio 2.5-inch drives offer fast performance and low power consumption, making them ideal for notebooks and other portable devices.'