Quantum Fireball Plus KA review
Storage Review heeft een review geplaatst van de nieuwe generatie Quantum drives. De Fireball KA draait op 7200 toeren, net zoals de concurrerende drives van Seagate, Maxtor, IBM en Western Digital dat al langer doen. Quantums vorige drive, de Vuurbal EX, was op 5400rpm al bijna evensnel als veel 7200rpm schijven. Desondanks blijkt de nieuwe Quantum drive niet echt veel sneller dan de Maxtor en IBM schijven:
Overall, though low-level benchmarks hint that the drive may push performance into new frontiers, the Quantum Fireball Plus KA turns out to be merely a adept performer that matches its competitors in many areas. Of particular note is the Windows NT performance: when it comes down to it, the Fireball matches the latest Maxtor drive number for number. A formidable feat indeed, something that until now had never been done. In the Win95 arena, though, the drive falls a bit short of the Deskstar/Expert. Noise is also something potential purchasers should consider: it's the loudest ATA drive out there. Even so, the drive delivers excellent performance and is yet another indication that we're entering a "golden age" of sorts where one can't go wrong with the purchase of almost any current ATA drive.
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