speed, with a RAID 0 configuration boosting throughput. Of course, RAID 0 performance comes with a slight risk of data loss, and 300 GB isn't much storage to begin with. Dell remedied this by adding a Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1.0 terabyte storage drive. If...

some of the most exciting, expensive and sometimes strange electronic gadgets. The result is this easy guide to help you decide what toys to buy - and to dream about.. Are you running out of hard drive space? If so, upgrading to the 400 GB Hitachi Deskstar...

754 CPU cooler Coolermaster 1HE cooler Graphics card none TV tuner PixelView DVB-T / PCI card RAM Crucial 1 x 512 MB, DDR400 Hard drive Hitachi Deskstar HDS722516VLSA80, Serial-ATA, 160 GB System 2 Motherboard Asus P4P800 Processor Intel Pentium...

According to LaCie, the enclosure is designed with reducing heat in mind, which is why it includes a 40 mm fan.  Unfortunately it's loud and not powerful enough to keep the two Hitachi Deskstar 1 TB drives that are turning at 7200 rpm cool.  We measured temperatures...

are based on USB anyway. Hardware Components At A Glance Case Hiper Media Chassis Processor AMD Athlon64 3200+ Motherboard AOpen s760GX-M Power supply Hiper HPU-1N200 Memory TakeMS 2X 512 MB SD-DDR-400 Hard drive Hitachi Deskstar HDS722516VLSA80,...

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testing setup and methodology are described on this page). NOTES: • SC firmware version tested was 4.12.0 • Drives used were Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 series, 80 GB 7200RPM and 2 MB buffer (...

Cache) Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T7600 (Merom 65 nm, 2.33 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) RAM Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-8500C5D 2x 1024 MB DDR2-1066 (CL 5.0-5-5-15) Hard Drive Hitachi Deskstar HDS725050KLA360, Firmware K2AOAB0AACCB, 500 GB, 7,200 RPM, 16 MB Cache,...

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