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2 TB Hard Disk Drive Battle: Seagate Barracuda LP vs. Western Digital Caviar Green
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Reviews Last Updated: June 25, 2009
Page: 5 of 8
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Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB vs. Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB

Here Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB was 23% faster than Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB. Keep in mind that the burst transfer rate measures the maximum transfer rate between the motherboard SATA port and the hard disk drive controller located on the drive itself, and may not represent real-world performance.

Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB vs. Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB

The most important figure for most people is the average transfer rate. Here Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB was 21% faster than Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB.

Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB vs. Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB

The maximum transfer rate is achieved when the hard drive is reading data from its outer-most tracks.

Here Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB was 25% faster than Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB.

Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB vs. Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB

The minimum transfer rate is achieved when the hard drive is reading data from its inner-most tracks.

Here Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB was 17% faster than Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB.

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