Storage Review has posted a review on the Western Digital Caviar WD1000BB harddisk
With the release of its 20 GB/platter Caviar WD400BB nearly a year ago, Western Digital proved that it was a serious challenger in the ATA drive sweeps. Though IBM's Deskstar 75GXP managed to retain its throne, the WD400BB nonetheless provided a solid alternative to Big Blue's drive. Last spring, WD followed up the 400BB with the Caviar WD800BB, a drive that doubled the 400BB's size while delivering incremental performance gains. Interestingly, around the same time, the Deskstar-GXP series took a step backwards in capacity as IBM abandoned its premiere 5-platter design in favor of a more practical 3-platter implementation. The net result was a Western Digital offering that surpassed Big Blue's in capacity while creeping ever closer in performance terms.Read more
This summer Western Digital brings the industry a product of symbolic significance. The Caviar WD1000BB is the first 7200 RPM ATA drive to hit 100 GB of capacity. It's also the first three-digit-capacity drive we've tested that features a low-profile, 1 high design. The 1000BB achieves its monstrous capacity by utilizing three platters each packing a bit over 30 gigabytes. WD specifies seek time at 8.9 milliseconds. A standard 2-megabyte buffer rounds out the package.
