The 7200 RPM DiamondMax Plus 9 hard drive is your solution for performance PCs with data-intensive applications such as network attached storage, home networking devices, audio,... more
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data-intensive applications such as network attached storage, home networking devices, audio, video and other multimedia applications. When your applications demand per...
Advantages: very good value for money, under 35p per GB Disadvantages: need a SATA connector on motherboard and cables
this hard drive is very inexpensive for its size, its also very quiet. if your looking for an easy to install and cheap way of storing masses of data then this is the hard drive for you.
the drive is very reliable and i have yet to experience a problem with it 6 months later. it can run practically non stop as well and shows no sign of performance loss. i have left it running for around 75% of the time i have had it.
you do need a SATA slot on ...
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Features: Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor, Data Protection System (DPS), Shock Protection System (SPS)
Compliant Standards: S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate: 150 MBps (external)
Seek Time: 9.3 ms (average)
Average Latency: 4.2 ms
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
Reliability
Non-Recoverable Errors: 1 per 10^15
Start / Stop Cycles: 50,000
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces: 1 x Serial ATA-150 - 7 pin Serial ATA
Compatible Bays: 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Manufacturer's product description
The 7200 RPM DiamondMax Plus 9 hard drive is your solution for performance PCs with data-intensive applications such as network attached storage, home networking devices, audio, video and other multimedia applications. When your applications demand performance and reliability for your critical data, DiamondMax Plus 9 provides the highest capacity in its class. DiamondMax Plus 9 is equipped with fluid dynamic bearing motors for acoustic sensitive applications. This allows the drive to operate with extremely low sound output, an important feature for many applications. With Maxtor Shock Protection and Data Protection Systems on every drive, your drives and data are protected against operating and non-operating shock. DiamondMax Plus 9 offers performance leadership design.
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 2 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 5 °C
Max Operating Temperature: 55 °C
Shock Tolerance: 60 g @ 2ms (operating) / 300 g @ 2ms (non-operating)
Well what can i say. I chose maxtor because i thought it was a good named brand and would be reliable. Plus the fact they have been taken over by seagate who have been in the hard drive business forever. With these two factors you would think this would... more
