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This Hitachi Microdrive 3K8 is an 8GB, standard hard disk drive.Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $80.This is a 3600 rpm drive and has a 128 KB cache.
Specifications: Hard drive size: 8 GB ; Buffer size: 128 KB ; Average seek time: 12 ms ; See full specs
CNET product brief
Description: This Hitachi Microdrive 3K8 is an 8GB, standard hard disk drive.Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $80.This is a 3600 rpm drive and has a 128 KB cache.
Pros: This drive has the ability to power down or go into hibernation, thus enabling it to prolong battery life in a portable computer.
Cons: Has only a 128 KB buffer, which is smaller than some similarly priced hard drives.For example, the Fujitsu EIDE Notebook Drive 4200rpm, a 10GB hard drive at around $75, has a 2MB buffer.Also, this hard drive has only an 8GB capacity, which is somewhat smaller than some similarly priced hard drives.For example, the Western WD Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS, at around $80, has a 640GB capacity.
Suitability: A standard hard drive, suited for general computing.
Value: Given its very inexpensive price, this hard drive has great features for the money.In fact, you would typically pay around 45% more to get a standard hard drive having a comparable data transfer rate.
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