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Price at Time of Review (£) |
Rating |
Comment |
Additional Info |
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Issue |
Page |
Additional comments, notes
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Hard Discs (Internal) |
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Fujitsu MT1614T |
148 |
*** |
Average price but lacking in performance. |
1.091Gb, 4,500rpm, 11ms seek, 64k buffer. |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2100 |
20 |
85 |
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Hewlett-Packard SureStore 1600A |
256 |
*** |
Good price but slower than other drives on the test. |
1.600Gb, 4,480rpm, 12ms seek, 128k buffer. |
Hewlett-Packard |
01344 369231 |
20 |
85 |
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Maxtor 71084A |
149 |
** |
Energy conscious but slow. Good manual. |
1.084Gb, 4,480rpm, 12ms seek, 64k buffer. |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2100 |
20 |
85 |
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Quantum Fireball 1280AT |
160 |
****** |
Simply the fastest on test. |
1.282Gb, 5,400rpm, 11ms seek, 128k buffer. |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2100 |
20 |
86 |
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Quantum Fireball 1280S |
189 |
****** |
Simply the fastest on test. |
1.282Gb, 5,400rpm, 11ms seek, 128k buffer, SCSI-2. |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2100 |
20 |
86 |
Speed
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Samsung PLS-31264A |
145 |
**** |
Great performer and good value. |
1.273Gb, 4500rpm, 11ms seek, 256k buffer. |
Dabs Direct |
0171 582 4777 |
20 |
86 |
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Seagate Medalist SL 51080A |
145 |
**** |
Great performer, a good budget buy. |
1.084Gb, 5,376rpm, 10.5 ms seek, 256k buffer. |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2100 |
20 |
87 |
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Seagate Medalist SL 51080N |
179 |
**** |
Great performer, a good budget buy. |
1.080Gb, 5,376rpm, 12.5ms seek, 128k buffer, SCSI-2. |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2100 |
20 |
87 |
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Western Digital Caviar AC21000 |
149 |
***** |
Superb manuals, good performance and price. |
1.084Gb, 5,200rpm, 11ms seek, 128k buffer. |
Simply Computers |
0181 498 2100 |
20 |
87 |
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Hard Discs (Portable Solutions) |
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Maxtor MobileMax |
261 |
**** |
Good performance and price for top pocket mass storage. |
PC Card type III, 163Mb capacity removable hard drive. |
Maxtor |
01483 747356 |
6 |
116 |
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