Hard Drives
Maxtor DiamondMax 20 SATA II 80Gb 2Mb Cache Har
d Drive <11.0ms 7200rpm - OEM
Order Code: MAX-DM80S Manf. Code: STM380211AS
Maxtor DiamondMax drives provide a value solution for applications that require a balance of most-popular capacities, basic performance and reliability. The drives are ideal for entry and mainstream home and office PC applications and an excellent solution for integrators and system builders. Interface Serial ATA
Capacity 750GB
Type Hard drive - internal
Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
Dimensions (WxDxH) 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm
Capacity 80 GB - Buffer Size 2 MB
Interface Type Serial II ATA-150
Access Time 9ms
Spin Speed 7200rpm
Connector Serial ATA (SATA) plug
Weight 0.6Kg
Price £35.37
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus21 160Gb 2Mb Cache ATA100 Hard Disk Drive <11.0ms 7200rpm - OEM
Order Code: MAX-DM160P Manf. Code: STM3160215A
DiamondMax 21 Series from Maxtor has been designed to provide reliability and value for home or office desktop PC users. The drive offers the most efficient support of desktop capacity points 40GB to 320GB. The DiamondMax 21 Series disk drive design combines performance with low acoustics. The robust design of the DiamondMax 21 Series drive has been engineered to deliver reliability and data integrity.
Type Hard drive - internal
Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
Dimensions (WxDxH) 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm
Capacity 160 GB -Buffer Size 2 MB
Interface Type IDE ATA100
Access Time 11ms
Spin Speed 7200rpm
Connector IDE (ATA 100) plug
Weight 0.6Kg
Price £39.75
Western Digital Caviar 160Gb 8Mb Cache Hard Disk Drive ATA 100 <8.9ms 7200rpm - OEM 
Order Code: WD-160JB Manf. Code: WD1600JB
Western Digital's Special Edition hard drives are designed to maximize desktop computer performance for activities requiring high-performance storage such as computer gaming, digital video editing, and file server applications. Offering the largest capacities, the Western Digital's Special Edition family is equipped with an 8 MB buffer - the largest buffer available today in a desktop EIDE hard drive, delivering data to users faster than any hard drive in its class.
The Special Edition hard drive provides a higher percentage of cache hits and significantly faster time to data than industry-standard 2 MB versions. Within the complex operations of hard drives, the buffer is used to hold the results of recent reads from the disk, and also to "pre-fetch" information that is likely to be requested in the near future. The use of an increased buffer improves the performance by reducing the number of physical accesses to the disk and allowing data to stream from the disk uninterrupted by mechanical operations.
Compatibility PC, Mac
Device Type Hard drive - internal
Interfaces 1 x ATA-100 - 40 PIN IDC
Compatible Bays 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Service & Support 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
Features Data Lifeguard, Shock Guard
Compliant Standards S.M.A.R.T. - Interface Type ATA-100
Buffer Size 8 MB - Capacity 160 GB
Connector 40 PIN IDC
Drive Transfer Rate 100 MBps (external)
Seek Time 8.9 ms (average) / 21 ms (max)
Spindle Speed 7200 rpm - Track-to-Track Seek Time 2 ms
Average Latency 4.2 ms - Non-Recoverable Errors 1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles 50,000
Price £42.96