Plextor Portable Hard Disk review
in Mechanical
Verdict
Decent performance and eSATA make this a tempting buy.
Review Date: 12 Nov 2008
Reviewed By: Mike Jennings
Price when reviewed: £64 (£74 inc VAT)
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| Details | |
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| Part Code | PC-PH320US |
| Review Date | 12 Nov 2008 |
| Price ex VAT | £64 |
| Price inc VAT | £74 |
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| Specifications | |
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| Capacity | 320GB |
| Cost per gigabyte | 21.4p |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 298GB |
| Hard disk type | Mechanical |
| Cache size | 8MB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM |
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| USB connection? |
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| eSATA interface |
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| Performance tests | |
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| Write speed small files | 3.0MB/sec |
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