Seagate Atlas 10K IV 73GB U320 73.4GB SCSI internal hard drive

ATLAS 10K IV 73GB U320 68PIN 3.5HH 4.3MS 10KRPM 8MB NS (PC) Maxtor extended the Atlas 10K series with the fourth line of SCSI drives and released the first line of the Atlas 15K series. The drives of this series have the spindle speed of 15,000 rpm. They are not entirely new solutions, but it's still worth testing their performance. We will compare them with Seagate's models of the latest generation

This model belongs to the fourth generation of Maxtor 10K drives. This line contains drives of 36.7, 73.5, 146.1GB with two interface types: 68-pin Wide or 80-pin SCA-2. We tested the 73.5GB disc judging by the letters in the model name. The interface is 68-pin Wide, letter L (SCA-2 interface is indicated with letter J). The company says that the data rate is increased by 24% and the average access time is decreased by 5% relative to the previous generation of SCSI 10K drives. The drive integrates the Shock Protection System, second-generation Ultra320 interface with MaxAdapt technology, an analog of Adaptive Active Filtration which reduces probability of errors, simplifies integration and increases bus efficiency