640GB TDK platters

[Mick$Tyler]

Is there anybody who has some information regarding new HDD's with the latest 640 GB TDK platter. Actually i have seen some 5 Platter version but not so sure about it. Please give me some proper information about best platter hard disk with the space of 640 GB. I guess Western Digital would be first in this Que, Am i wrong?

[Hardwareman]

The MK6465GSX is composed of two plates , and its housing is a little less than 9.5 mm thick. Its speed is 5400 rpm, which has become the standard for hard drives for laptops . Toshiba announces a MTBF of 600,000 hours, seems significant that despite the absence of points of comparison: Seagate , WD indeed did not released their statistics on the reliability segment.

[Killen]

Spinpoint F4, This hard drive 3.5-inch is designed around a single platform , and 8 or 16MB of cache . It takes a Serial ATA 3 Gb / s and runs at 7200 rpm. Right now , one is proposed capacity , 320 GB Samsung says it uses only one reading head on a half - plate , which therefore means we are probably dealing with a platter of 640 Gb.

[RoninBlade]

This new Caviar SE16 640GB offers storage capacity on two platters only . At 3.5- inch disk trays thus contains.This hard drive is particularly suitable for applications requiring high performance , including multimedia software. WD said that the density of the two plates can provide very good performance , coupled with 16 MB buffer. Discs spin at 7200 rpm , the playhead will be commanded by NCQ, all on a SATA -2.

[Maxforu]

Seagate grants itself the palm at the transfer rate with a maximum of 120 Mb / s and an equally exceptional average of 95 MB / s! These transfer rates are comparable to those of a Velociraptor 300GB. The Barracuda 7200.11 cons sign a performance level of access time : 15ms in HD Tune and HD Tach 14.4 ms . At speed , the WD Caviar Blue leads the pack 11.9 ms during the test HD Tune and HD Tach with 12 ms . By cons , he conceded 10% transfer rate at Seagate.

[T.J.]

TDK gave details on future read head that is developing for manufacturers of hard drives. As for disc 2 " 1 / 2 , TDK indicates that heads to a density of the order of 320 GB / platter are undergoing qualification by the manufacturers in volume production to begin this month to be fully functional December . It is a head similar to that allowed Western to announce a disk 2 " 1 / 2 1TB There's just it. Side 3 " 1 / 2 , TDK said that heads to plates with a density of 640 Gb / s are being validated for its customers.

[Fabian]

The two "640 GB " are neck and neck with a small advantage for Western Digital . Side " 1TB , Western Digital is doing very well even if the application is about twenty seconds longer than the two small balls of nerve. A performance that should be welcomed given the speed of rotation "exotic . " Samsung Spinpoint is disappointing with almost 50 seconds more to perform the same task .