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| Western Digital 750GB SATA-II Caviar RE2 Review |
| Page 2 - PC Mark05 |
| Page 3 - SiSoft Sandra |
| Page 4 - HD Tune |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
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Conclusion:
The performance tests we’ve conducted here today have shown that the clear winners in terms of performance across the board are both Western Digital drives, the basic SE16 and the more expensive RE2 versions were nearly identical, with only the PCMark05 tests putting the RE2 in front. The Western Digital 750GB RE2 sells online for around AU$375, while the SE16 version sells for just AU$280, that’s a very substantial price difference. (The Seagate 750GB Barracuda 7200.10 we tested sells for AU$320)
Given the price difference between the drives, if you were after a 750GB hard drive for your desktop machine, you’d be silly to overlook the Caviar SE16 from Western Digital, but if you’re after a drive for a server or more mission critical situation, you really have to make up your own mind on whether the hype and claimed features of the RE2 are actually going to be of any benefit to you. If you have a redundant RAID setup with hot-swap drives, does it really matter if you go cheap and a drive dies every now and then? Or should you invest the extra money and hope the RAID version hard drives are more reliable? Sadly this is something we cannot test in just a few days, but whichever way you go, you won’t be unhappy with the performance of either Western Digital drives.
OzHardware Rating – 8/10
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