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Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 HDS721616PLAT80   [Computer Shopper]
COMPANY: Hitachi PRICE: £30inc VAT  
RATING: ISSUE: 242  DATE: Feb 08
   

Hitachi's 160GB PATA disk costs the same as Excelstor's Jupiter and has similar performance. It wasn't as fast as the Jupiter when writing small files but edged ahead for reading large files, where it was the fastest PATA disk in our group. Both disks are good choices if you want a budget disk, but the higher-capacity models are better value per gigabyte.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Capacity: 160GB
Formatted capacity (NTFS): 149GB
Price per gigabyte: £0.20
Interface: UltraDMA 133
Power connector: Molex
Spindle speed: 7,200rpm
Cache: 8MB
Quoted seek time: 8.5ms
HD Tach access time: 13.4ms
Platters: 1
Heads: 2
Bearing technology: Fluid dynamic
Noise level when idle: 28dB(A)
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