Written
: 10/16/99
Written by:
Kincaid
Street Price: $180.00
Manufacturer:
Quantum
The Quantum Fireball KA is Quantum's first
7,200 RPM ATA/66 hard drive. Models are available from 6.4 to the 18.2 Gig unit
which I reviewed. The drive features an average 8.5ms seek time and a 512K
buffer. Even though it's an ATA/66 hard drive, it will work even if you don't
have an ATA/66 control card (the hard drive will automatically change to
ATA/33). Here are the specs:
|
FORM FACTOR |
3.5 inch |
|
INTERFACE |
UltraATA/66 |
|
FORMATTED CAPACITY |
9.1 GB |
|
AVERAGE SEEK TIME |
8.5ms |
|
DATA TRANSFER RATE |
Ultra ATA/66
Ultra ATA/33 |
|
SPINDLE SPEED |
7200 RPM |
|
BUFFER |
512KB |
| |
|
|
DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM |
Data Protection System (DPS) -
In less than 90 seconds, DPS lets a user quickly and easily verify hard
disk drive functionality in the event of system problems
|
|
SHOCK PROTECTION SYSTEM |
Shock Protection System™ (SPS) -
Advanced system eliminates potential points of failure during handling
and installation |
|
WARRANTY |
3 year manufacturer's |
With a street price of just $180, this is one
of the best IDE hard drive you can buy. It's performance, as you will see, is
among the fastest 7,200 hard drive on the market today.
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