Laptop Logic published the Hitachi’s first perpendicular magnetic recording retail kit review. Included in the package are an USB2 enclosure, cables and a CD containing Apricorn's EZ Gig II Upgrade & Backup software. And, of course, the hard disk.
Two categories of tests were performed on the drive:
Synthetic Tests
- IOMeter
- WinBench99
- HD Tach
- HD Tune
Real World Tests
- 400MB File Copy Time
- 400x1MB File Copy Time
- 35GB File Copy Time
The manufacturer suggested price is $209.99 (about €154).
