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Seagate Barracuda V Serial ATA Drive Reviewed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the first-to-market dept.

Mike Parsons writes "Andrew and Adam over at Explosive Labs have a nice review up on the Seagate Barracuda V, one of the first production Serial ATA drives. Keep in mind, Generation 1 of Serial ATA was not meant to be a 'incredible performance jump.' Rather, its intended purpose was to make the industry transition seamless to allow time to mature the future generations of SATA. Generation 2 and 3 of SATA show more promise for those interested in performance, as white papers behind them gives you the nice fuzzy feeling for speed!"

3 of 218 comments (clear)

  1. Serial? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I always thought parallel was faster

    *shrug*

  2. Re:New power connector? by salamander_sjv · · Score: 4, Funny

    > Why get rid of the old MOLEX? Are you crazy? I can't think of a single electronic component that inspires hatred and loathing like every encounter with the Molex connector. Enough hatred to curse the fool that invented the damn thing every time I have to unplug one. The Molex connector inflicts pain on every disconnect, and its inventor deserves to be strung up by his thumbs. Wiggle, waggle, wiggle, waggle, aaaaargh just come out you little bastard, aaaaaaargh!

  3. Oh, Yeah? by Kibo · · Score: 2, Funny

    On the other hand, with every Western Digital drive you get a free white noise machine. Let's see Seagate match that offer.

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    --Jimmy has fancy plans; and pants to match.