Fall 2003: Hard Drives (8MB Buffer) Roundup @ Digit-Life

Even though SATA is slowly taking over the market, the ATA drives still get the job done. Especially, if they have 8mb cache and high RPM's like these ones.
"In the DiamondMax Plus 9 line the drives with the 8MB buffer can have the capacity of 80, 120, 160 or 200GB. These drives are produced with the record density of 60 GB and 80 GB per platter. First we thought that the drives with the firmware version ending in "VWO" have 60GB, and those with the letters "BV0" have 80 GB per platter. But then the company released a hybrid - the drives with the firmware version ending in "BV0" and 60GB platters. After long experiments our colleagues from F-Center found a new identification method - the second figure in the serial number indicates the number of heads. That is why we tested both drives."

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