Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB Hard Drive Review

**One4yu2c** · September 10th, 2007

It wasn't that long ago that Hitachi was the first the reach the 500GB single hard drive milestone, and with the release of the 7k1000, Hitachi retains the capacity crown, also becoming the first to pack 1000 gigabytes into a single drive. But it's not always about finishing first (ask any woman), the performance has to be there too. Join HardwareLogic as we throw the 7k1000 into our testbed and see if it performs as big as it's capacity.
Paul Lilly

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Quakindude · September 10th, 2007

Man, that article is Pimpin!

One of these days, when that drive is below $150, I'll have to snag one of them! Great review as usual.

Where do you see the data buffers on these things going Paul? 32MB on this drive is the largest I think I've seen before. How much do you think that buffer size plays into the performance of this thing?

Diggin it.

**One4yu2c** · September 10th, 2007

Buffer size plays a crucial role in a hard drive's performance, and is a big reason why 7200RPM hard drives are able to hang, for the most part, with Western Digital's 10,000RPM Raptors. Where the point of diminishing returns lie, I have no idea, but I suspect we'll continue to see the buffer increase, at least until something else eclipses hard drive technology in general.

Tyreal · September 10th, 2007

Very nice! As Quakindude mentioned, once the prices going down I'll have to get myself one of these. At almost 400 dollars, I'd have a hard time justifying the purchase of one of these.

RA1D · September 13th, 2007

prices will eventually fall but it would be pretty sweet to have a fast 1TB drive sitting inside your rig right now. i believe the 500GB drives are currently at the sweet spot but as more 1TB monsters arrive, prices will fall and make buying one of these more affordable.

awesome review Paul Wall! i especially enjoyed the "Get Perpendicular!" music video, hahaha

Quakindude · September 13th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAID

awesome review Paul Wall! i especially enjoyed the "Get Perpendicular!" music video, hahaha

Did you notice his "Pimp" cup on the keyboard tray?

RA1D · September 13th, 2007

i thought that was a nice touch, haha.

Elysium · September 13th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quakindude

Did you notice his "Pimp" cup on the keyboard tray?

Wish I had one...

Great review man...

September 10th, 2007	#1
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,732 Blog Entries: 3	Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB Hard Drive Review It wasn't that long ago that Hitachi was the first the reach the 500GB single hard drive milestone, and with the release of the 7k1000, Hitachi retains the capacity crown, also becoming the first to pack 1000 gigabytes into a single drive. But it's not always about finishing first (ask any woman), the performance has to be there too. Join HardwareLogic as we throw the 7k1000 into our testbed and see if it performs as big as it's capacity. Paul Lilly Read More or check it out on our Site in Progress...

September 10th, 2007	#2
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,762 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB Hard Drive Review Man, that article is Pimpin! One of these days, when that drive is below $150, I'll have to snag one of them! Great review as usual. Where do you see the data buffers on these things going Paul? 32MB on this drive is the largest I think I've seen before. How much do you think that buffer size plays into the performance of this thing? Diggin it. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

September 10th, 2007	#3
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,732 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB Hard Drive Review Buffer size plays a crucial role in a hard drive's performance, and is a big reason why 7200RPM hard drives are able to hang, for the most part, with Western Digital's 10,000RPM Raptors. Where the point of diminishing returns lie, I have no idea, but I suspect we'll continue to see the buffer increase, at least until something else eclipses hard drive technology in general.

September 10th, 2007	#4
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,569	Re: Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB Hard Drive Review Very nice! As Quakindude mentioned, once the prices going down I'll have to get myself one of these. At almost 400 dollars, I'd have a hard time justifying the purchase of one of these. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

September 13th, 2007	#5
RA1D 5GHz 24/7 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,140	Re: Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB Hard Drive Review prices will eventually fall but it would be pretty sweet to have a fast 1TB drive sitting inside your rig right now. i believe the 500GB drives are currently at the sweet spot but as more 1TB monsters arrive, prices will fall and make buying one of these more affordable. awesome review Paul Wall! i especially enjoyed the "Get Perpendicular!" music video, hahaha

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