Not All 500 GB Hard Drives Are Created Equal

Not All 500 GB Hard Drives Are Created Equal : Hard Drive Progress Visualized: Two 500 GB Notebook Drives Compared - Review Tom's Hardware: "When hard disk manufacturers transition from one product generation to the next, they typically introduce the new drives with higher capacities, better performance, lower power consumption, and improved feature sets. However, it becomes more difficult over time for manufacturers to improve their products, as most of the progress happens inside the drive. It turns out that only users who know about the details are able to tell apart outdated products from the latest ones that normally should be preferred."