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Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

Thursday, October 6th, 2005 | Hard Drive Reviews, Reviews

The Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 comes in a whole lot of different sizes. The 250GB model makes a good lot of sense as it combines a size that is good for todays uses as well as not being too expensive.

By changing the number of platters or only using parts of platters Hitachi gets a whole range of hard drive sizes from a single drive.

Basic specifications are as follows…

• 8MB buffer
• SATA interface

This drive is not the most current, having being superceded the 7K500 which strangely enough only comes in 500GB.

Despite this, it is not a bad performer. The maximum transfer speeds are more than that of the 7K500, while the minimums are similar with the write minimum being a little lower.

A very good all round performer, the drive will offer faster startup times for Windows XP which makes a difference with how long you have to wait.

File writing speed is a little bit of a letdown for this drive with its speed at actually writing files to the drive being slower than many of the other SATA drives on offer today. This is however not a major letdown and the good name and history of the drive make up for it.

It runs at a cool 49 degrees celcius, which is a little hotter than its younger sibling, but still at a reasonable level.

If shopping for one of these drives and the 250GB is a little on the pricey side, consider one in the same range just with a smaller capacity.

So, rounding up…

Pros

• Decent performance
• Good drive quality with a range of sizes
• 8MB buffer

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