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Date |
: Dec 15th, 2001 |
| Category |
: Storage |
| Manufacturer |
: Western Digital |
| Author |
: Jin-Wei Tioh |
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The Caviar WD1200BB reached a temperature of 45.5 °C after our standard IOMeter test run. This is slightly higher than that of the Caviar WD1000BB (44.8 °C), but decidedly lower than that of the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus D740X (46.5 °C). Subjectively speaking, while certainly not as quiet as the Barracuda IV (the quietest 7200RPM unit we've come across), the Caviar WD1200BB is nonetheless quiet and unobstrusive, even during IOMeter's heavy seeks.
Western Digital has certainly done it again by increasing the Caviar line's flagship capacity while exceeding current performance, setting a few new 7200RPM records in the process. Although neither the coolest nor quietest 7200RPM unit around, the Caviar WD1200BB is nevertheless a commendable effort by Western Digital's engineers. While another 7200RPM drive boasts a similar flagship capacity (the IBM 120GXP), it is still not available at all to reviewers, much less consumers. Offering the top performance for its capacity class, the WD1200BB is most definitely a no-brainer for those who require the peak capacity offered coupled with performance in an IDE hard drive. It will be interesting to see whether the already excellent performance of the Caviar line can be increased further with the addition of an 8MB buffer.
| Western Digital Caviar WD1200BB |
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