Hard drives: Maxtor 7V300F0 vs 7V320F0 AMUG review

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Looking for fast hard drives, either singly or for RAID? Look no further for the outstanding Maxtor Maxline III 7V300F0 [buy]. AMUG has a very helpful comparison of the newer 7V320F0, which is slightly cheaper, but consumes more power and is a bit slower. I’d recommend sticking with the tried and true 7V300F0, an “oldy but goody”.

The Maxtor 7V300F0 is the drive I use in my PowerMac Quad (see PowerMac G5 Internal Drive Kits) and external enclosures; I have about 10 of them. More information may also be found in this blog (Jan/Feb and later months). It is my #1 pick for a hard drive when constructing a RAID system.