WD's 500GB Caviar SE16 and RE2 hard drives @ Tech Report

**MIG-31** · Aug 9, 2006, 01:46 AM

Review: Tech Report
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TODAY, THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY two classes of 3.5" Serial ATA hard drives available to consumers: drives designed for desktops, and those targeted at the enterprise. Desktop drives make up the bulk of the market and tend to favor lower noise levels and faster performance with sequential transfers, while enterprise drives generally have quicker access times, longer warranties, and better performance with multi-user and multitasking loads.

For most folks, picking a desktop drive is the most logical choice. However, PC enthusiasts have long tapped enterprise-class hardware in search of a better performance. In fact, last year we named Western Digital's enterprise-oriented Caviar RE2 the best hard drive of 2005.

Aug 9, 2006, 01:46 AM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,611 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	WD's 500GB Caviar SE16 and RE2 hard drives @ Tech Report Review: Tech Report _______________ TODAY, THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY two classes of 3.5" Serial ATA hard drives available to consumers: drives designed for desktops, and those targeted at the enterprise. Desktop drives make up the bulk of the market and tend to favor lower noise levels and faster performance with sequential transfers, while enterprise drives generally have quicker access times, longer warranties, and better performance with multi-user and multitasking loads. For most folks, picking a desktop drive is the most logical choice. However, PC enthusiasts have long tapped enterprise-class hardware in search of a better performance. In fact, last year we named Western Digital's enterprise-oriented Caviar RE2 the best hard drive of 2005. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!