6.4 GB Ultra ATA Drive Comparison

Name: 6.4 GB Ultra ATA Drive Comparison
Item: 6.4 GB Ultra ATA Drive Comparison
Author: Storage Review

by Storage Review on March 21, 1998 2:34 PM EST

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Seagate Medalist Pro ST36451A
Average Score
Business Disk WinMark 98 (KB/s)		1210
	SS/Database	1044
	WP	1492
	Publishing	1146
	Browsers	1322
	Task Switching	1676
High-End Disk WinMark 98 (KB/s)		3498
	AVS/Express 3.1	2146
	Frontpage 97	3126
	MicroStation 95	6648
	Photoshop 4.0	2570
	Premiere 4.2	6086
	PV-Wave 6.1	2586
	Visual C++ 5.0	8056
Disk/Read Random Access (ms)		16.7
Disk/Read Transfer Rate (KB/s)
	Beginning	7866
	End	5032
Disk/Read CPU Utilization (%)		4.0
	Transfer Rate (KB/s)	7872

In some ways, Seagate’s Medalist Pro is similar to Quantum’s Fireball SE. Although a recognized name, Seagate does not have a strong retail presence. Like the Fireball, the Medalist Pro is competitively priced. In some ways, the Medalist Pro is very different from the Fireball SE. Instead of the paltry 128k buffer, for example, it offers an ATA-hefty 512k. And, unlike the Fireball, the Medalist Pro disappoints with substandard performance. The drive finished close to the bottom of the pack, ahead of only the last-place Fujitsu drive. The ST36451A is apparently being phased out in favor of the promising 7200rpm Medalist Pro series. Seagate’s current offering, though, cannot be recommended.

6.4 GB Ultra ATA Drive Comparison

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