13-Way 500GB HDD Shootout
 

In our today’s roundup we will not only talk about the new generation of Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 HDDs (750GB and 500GB models), but will also introduce to you another 12 solutions with 500GB storage capacity from Seagate, Maxtor, Western Digital and Hitachi. Read our roundup for the extensive performance analysis!

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB (ST3750640AS)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB (ST3500630AS)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB (ST3500641AS)
Seagate NL.2 500GB (ST3500641NS)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB (ST3500841A)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB (ST3500841AS)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 (HDS725050KLA360)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 (HDS725050KLAT80)
Maxtor DiamondMax 11 500GB (6H500F0)
Maxtor DiamondMax 11 500GB (6H500R0)
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 500GB (7H500F0)
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 500GB (7H500R0)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB (WD5000KS)
Western Digital Caviar RE2 500GB (WD5000YS)