news 28 Posted November 11, 2010 When the likes of WD or Seagate launch a new hard drive, the product is hailed as a more efficient means of storing data. Useful? Very. High class or [censored]y? Not so much. You've got to admit that hard drives have gotten a bum rap. Granted, they're still the slowest part of the system, but HDD manufacturers deserve a bit more credit than they typically get. We decided to take a look at how standard, spinning hard drive performance has evolved over the past 14 years. We rounded up a representative group of hard drives, formatted them, scanned them for bad sectors, and ran a few modern benchmarks to see how much performance has improved. Unsung Heroes: 14 Years of Hard Drive Performance http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Unsung-Heroes-14-Years-of-HDD-Performance/ As always, a link in your news sections would be much appreciated. If you'd like us to return the favor, please don't hesitate to send your Share this post Link to post
