SUPER SAS HDD ROUNDUP

Hitachi 15K300

The second Hitachi entry in this article is the first of the 15K drives, the 15K300.  Combining the fastest spindle speed currently available with a 300GB capacity, this drive is sure to please speed freaks as well as digital pack rats.  

Manufacturer's Specifications:

Spec-wise, it is similar to its U320 and 4Gb FC brothers with minimal differences.  15K rpm and 16MB are tough to beat...

Here are the results:

Again, RAID-0:

And, RAID-1:

WOW!

Results will be tabulated against the other drives in the end...