Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB review

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Verdict:

The Deskstar may be cheap, but its inconsistent performance and short warranty means it's poor value.

Review Date: 7 Sep 2010

Price when reviewed: £45

Supplier: http://www.aria.co.uk

Reviewed By: Alan Lu

Our Rating 2 stars out of 5

Review
Specs

Basic Specifications
Part Code	HDS721010CLA332
Review Date	7 Sep 2010
Rating

Storage
Capacity	1TB
Formatted capacity	931GB
Price per gigabyte	£0.05
Interface	SATA II
Power connector	SATA
Spindle speed	7,200rpm
Cache	32MB
Platters	2
Heads	4
Bearing technology	fluid dynamic
Noise (in normal use)	24dB(A)

Buying Information
Price	£45
Warranty	one year RTB
Supplier	http://www.aria.co.uk
Details	www.hitachigst.com

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User comments

Incorrect Review

One of the main reasons you marked down this hard drive was due to the "one year warranty" but thats completely wrong - the warranty is actually three years on this drive which is at least a good as the competition. The slow transfer speeds criticism seems fair enough, but given that you state in the verdict "short warranty means it's poor value" as one of the main criticisms it would lead me to believe that there was either inadequate research performed in writing this review, or that it is heavily biased. To me this error sort of undermines the whole review (How can we be sure the drive was even setup and tested correctly?)

By Reviewer83 on 11 Oct 2010