Professional Previews, Reviews, and Roundups
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Roundups and Shootouts
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80GB HDD Roundup
- CanadaComputes.com |
| "For ease of use and maximum compatibility, LaCie's FireWire model takes the prize. It's an all-in-one solution, that won't run into the compatibility problems that might occur with a USB 2.0 drive." |
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published: Feb 14 2002 |
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IDE HDD Roundup
- Digit-Life |
| "The Western Digital Caviar WD1000BB turns to be a very good drive. It has a large size and shows very good, balanced results. The Maxtor D740X performs good as well, but usage of the ATA/133 mode is not very effective. When drives of over 137 GB become widely available (remember that Fast Drive aka Ultra ATA/133 and Big Drive technologies come together), usage of such controllers will be justified." |
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published: Dec 27 2001 |
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Performance ATA Hard Disk Shootout
- GamePC |
| "...the clear performance winner is Western Digital's Caviar Special Edition... Seagate's Barracuda IV puts up decent numbers, but is truly great due to smart design with acoustics and protection... Maxtor's D740X is also a good performer..." |
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published: Jan 31 2002 |
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40GB HDD Roundup Vol. 1
- Hard Disk Info |
| "...the IBM 60GXP and Maxtor's 740DX seems the most balanced drives in this roundup." |
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published: Feb 12 2002 |
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5400/7200 RPM Harddisk Roundup
- Hardware Analysis |
| "If youre however looking for a harddisk that offers an impressive combination of performance and low noise then look no further than Seagates ST380021A Barracuda IV, it really is an engineering marvel that combines the best of both worlds. No match for the IBM or Western Digital but a fair trade-off between performance and noise level." |
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published: Oct 01 2002 |
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Maxtor DiamondMax Hard Drive Comparison
- I am not a Geek.com |
| "...if presented with the choice, you should take the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 over the Maxtor DiamondMax D740X. Both drives performed admirably against the reference drives in SiSoft Sandra 2002 Standard Edition, but across the board, the Plus 8 holds a significant edge on the D740X." |
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published: Oct 10 2002 |
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IBM 60GXP vs. Maxtor D740X-6L Review
- Lost Circuits |
| "The benchmark results came somewhat unexpected. Not only do they show that the GXP series is, in fact, faster than the D740X series but also show they very clearly that there is a substantial gain when using an external ATA133 controller, even if the drive used is only a UATA 100 drive." |
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published: Jul 14 2002 |
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Single Disk & RAID 0 HDD Shootout
- Overclocker's Australia |
| "Content Creation 2001 shows how much overall system performance is gaining by high-end ATA 100 disks like the Western Digital 1000JB or the IBM 120GXP. Compared with our reference ATA 100 hard disk, it's around 20%! Such a gain is well worth the investment for somebody who is working with demanding applications." |
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published: May 15 2002 |
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Hard Drives Reach the Next Plateau
- PC Magazine Online |
| "Their capacities might seem like overkill today, but if multimedia is on your roadmap, you might just save yourself an upgrade headache farther down the line." |
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published: Jan 12 2002 |
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IDE HDD Roundup
- Reviewmakers.com |
| "If you do video editing at home or your applications require multi-tasking( for example playing MP3 while suring the net and editing photo at the same time) performance would be your main pirority; then I would suggest Maxtor D740X because it has proven to be the fastest IDE hardisk in all the tests... If you need a reliable hardisk to use in your office, I suggest Seagate Barracuda for it's Fluid bearing motor and Seashield protection." |
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published: Dec 27 2001 |
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What They Say:
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"If you are looking for a GREAT single drive to pop into a system and run, then by all means get one of these sweet D740x drives. Noise is NOT at all an issue with these drives, and the performance stands up as claimed."
"This drive is well off when it comes to storage. I don't mean that it should be rewarded for being fast since it doesn't reach the same heights as say the Seagate Barracuda IV."
"It's blazing fast, ultra quiet and very affordable to boot. To me it looks as if the marriage of Quantum/Maxtor has really paid off. I'd even dare to say it's one of the fastest 7200rpm 2mb cache drive on the market."
"The D740X may not have claimed the crown during its time, but it certainly held up with the competition."
"Users looking for a high-performance storage upgrade while not breaking the bank need search no further than the D740X."
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