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HARD Drive WD Scorpio ML80 WD1600BEVS
A distinctive feature drive WD Scorpio third generation, that is, ML80 is the use of magnetic plates with PMR and a maximum capacity of 80 GB (in the old Scorpio used 60 - and 40-gigabaytnye pancakes). However, the younger models ML80 may formatting of the plates in a smaller size in one way or another, although the same goes for the same PMR-tehnologiya. Guaranteed obtain maximum density and linear velocity zapisi-chteniya we can only senior 160-gigabaytnyh models of this generation (and possibly the odnoplastinnyh 80-gigabaytnyh). Better bearings, in a generation (family) is a hard Scorpio, can be in two middle letters in the index model, following its major symbol : WDxxxxxxxx-xxYYxx :
for a series of ML40 is LH, LG, LC, LB, HD, HC, KV, KT, for a series of ML60 is RN, RM, PW, LA, KZ, KW, KV, for a series of ML80 (PMR) that RW, RV, RU, RT, RS, RR.
Compared with the ML60 ML80 not only expanded the variety by adding a capacity of 160 GB models, but also significantly (20%) increase the speed of read / write plates (600 to 500 Mbps), a slight increase in power consumption (increased power heads, as well as reshaped signal at VCM) and slightly increased operating range, the new drives are WD from zero degrees Celsius. Otherwise, it is all the ML60. At the time of writing this article series Scorpio ML80 has only SATA-nakopitelyami, while the WD drives with EIDE interface belonged to the old series Scorpio ML60. Although by the third quarter of 2007, WD plans to produce and EIDE-modeley and ML80.
In a number of tests newcomer was desperately slow, yielding even his predecessor WD1200BEVS series Scorpio ML60. And if so, in theory, and could be resolved perepisav, such as processing algorithms (caching) drive smaller blocks, what to do with the apparently increasing energy ML80 is not entirely clear. Especially against the backdrop of progress in the field of rivals in the shop. However, despite the shortcomings, the new product WD has been very interesting and competitive. A deficiencies, hopefully, the company will take into account and correct in future products line
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