DM10 vs. 7200.8 300GB SATA Review @ Game PC

NicktheNorse · Post by **NicktheNorse** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:56 am

More or less official:

The Maxtor is QUIETER and FASTER.

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content ... e%5Ftest=1

BOOGS · Post by **BOOGS** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:10 am

Hmmm, could test

i think someone else here mentioned that the DM10 was very fast and very quiet

cant remember who though............

BOOGS

burcakb · Post by **burcakb** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:37 am

May I please ask the site reviewers to do a review of this drive ASAP?

I have the feeling that a perfectly good candidate is getting ignored simply because of a certain forum member who still hasn't realised that he was critised for total lack of respect for veterans and unscientific & inconsistent claims, not because the product is bad.

Preferably, the review would be done in a closed case where the additional heat effects could be better observed.

bsoft · Post by **bsoft** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:47 pm

burcakb wrote:May I please ask the site reviewers to do a review of this drive ASAP?

I have the feeling that a perfectly good candidate is getting ignored simply because of a certain forum member who still hasn't realised that he was critised for total lack of respect for veterans and unscientific & inconsistent claims, not because the product is bad.

Preferably, the review would be done in a closed case where the additional heat effects could be better observed.

Yeah. I have to say, BOOGS is kind of annoying, but he/she was right about the DM10. I took a chance on it and was not disappointed. With AAM on, it's very quiet (more so than the PATA 7200.7) and there is no idle whine. It's also very fast and a good value for the 300GB capacity.

If you want more storage than the Samsung 160GB drives, I'd say that the DM10 is a great value. It does run quite hot, however, so you have to be sure that your case breathes well.

mrzed · Post by **mrzed** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:12 pm

I'm with burcakb on this one. Computer hardware information from forums has to be taken very critically. I trust the advice/analysis of a few of the long standing members here more than most people on most hardware forums because:

They clearly state the basis of thier conclusions/comparisons
They avoid hyperbole
They have a history here that informs their opinions

This is not to say that I think either BOOGS or bsoft are full of it, just that I have little on which to base any confidence, so I prefer to wait until I hear from a reliable source.

FWIW, I'm strongly considering the DM+10 for my next drive, I'd still like a more direct comparison to a reference standard.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:54 pm

NicktheNorse wrote:More or less official:

The Maxtor is QUIETER and FASTER.

Well at least for SATA. Remember that there's often a big difference between Seagates ATA and SATA, while I haven't heard anything like that about Maxtor.

Edit: The Maxtor have twice as much cache, it's not a fair comparisation. In real world use it doesen't matter though, Since both HDs have the same price. So yes, you get more from the Maxtor at the same price.

BOOGS · Post by **BOOGS** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:01 pm

Yes, because Seagate no longer use AAM, whilst other manufaturers do........

hence their PATA versions are set to quiet mode, sata to noisy mode, as standard......

so, as long as u can change the AAM, doesnt matter what interface u get

soujir0u · Post by **soujir0u** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:59 pm

I don't know about other places, but here in Australia I can't find anywhere that sells the 250GB DiamondMax 10.

The 300GB one costs $340 while a 250GB 7200.8 PATA costs only $200, which is rather attractive.

I'm wondering how the 250GB 7200.8 sounds, as it only has 2 platters instead of 3 on the bigger models...

acaurora · Post by **acaurora** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:26 pm

This might be because I'm so unlucky with samples, but I bought a 250 GB OneTouch II a few months back, which houses a 250 GB DM10.

- Idle is considerably louder.
- Seek is also louder, as a low grumbling
- Has high vibration compared to the DM9+
- The DM10 DOES run hotter than the DM9+
Performance increase between the older DM9+ isn't much.

You can see my complete comparison here

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 9:27 pm

*Points at links in signature about getting samples...*

And if you do, get them sent to Mike, not me. I'm not in it for the free samples.

-Ed

BOOGS · Post by **BOOGS** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 5:15 pm

acaurora wrote:This might be because I'm so unlucky with samples, but I bought a 250 GB OneTouch II a few months back, which houses a 250 GB DM10.
- Idle is considerably louder.
- Seek is also louder, as a low grumbling
- Has high vibration compared to the DM9+
- The DM10 DOES run hotter than the DM9+
Performance increase between the older DM9+ isn't much.
here

are u comparing a DM10 installed inside a metal portable enclosure, against a DM9 installed inside a PC case ????

if so, why ?

surely the enclosure isnt the same as a pc case and could easily amplify any HD ?

mathias · Post by **mathias** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:23 pm

BOOGS wrote: surely the enclosure isnt the same as a pc case and could easily amplify any HD ?

A PC case amplifies HD noise, while, at least by by one account, an external enclosure placed on something soft hardly does.

acaurora · Post by **acaurora** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:37 pm

If you had actually clicked on the link, BOOGS, you would have found that it was a comparison between the 1st gen OneTouch and the 2nd gen, BOTH housed in metal enclosures similar in design, almost identical.

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