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The 75GXP is fast, vast, quiet, and cool. If you're in the market for a high-capacity hard drive, you can do cheaper--but you can't do better.
Performance test Transfer rates measured in MB per second; longer bars indicate better performance
500MB directory copy
383MB file copy
IBM Deskstar 75GXP (45GB, EIDE)
8.47
28.3
Maxtor DiamondMax 80 (80GB, EIDE)
7.85
26.32
Maxtor Personal Storage 3000DV (52GB, FireWire)
8.1
12.61
LaCie SE2100 (75GB, FireWire)
4.41
12.4
LaCie PocketDrive (10GB, FireWire)
5.2
7.09
The IBM Deskstar 75GXP was faster than rival Maxtor's DiamondMax 80 in both our file-copy and directory-copy tests but not surprisingly so; the Deskstar 75GXP spins at 7,200rpm and the DiamondMax 80 whirs away at only 5,400rpm. The DiamondMax 80's greater areal density (meaning that bits are packed closer together) lets the drive's scores stay close to those of the Deskstar.
