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Date |
: Aug 31st, 2001 |
| Category |
: Storage |
| Manufacturer |
: IBM |
| Author |
: Jin-Wei Tioh |
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The operating temperature and noise produced by the 60GXP is definitely lower than the levels found in previous generations of 7200 RPM drives (eg. the IBM 14GXP or the Seagate Medalist Pro). However, while previous Deskstars are usually the quietest drives around (something we can personally attest to in the case of the Deskstar 5 and Deskstar 8), the 60GXP cannot really hold that claim. Idle noise is undetectable above our testbed's power supply. Seeks are short and shallow, akin to the Seagate Medalist Pro at amplitudes. In most cases, the 60GXP will be just fine without any active cooling.
The IBM Deskstar 60GXP emerges as the clear winner, with its dominant scores in all IOMeter access patterns and in ZD's Business and High-End Disk WinMarks. It is the new leader in the 7200 RPM IDE category at BlueSmoke.
| IBM Deskstar 60GXP (IC35L040AVER07) |
| Other Models : |
IC35L060AVER07 (60 GB), IC35L030AVER07 (30 GB), IC35L020AVER07 (20 GB), IC35L010AVER07 (10 GB) |
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