Imaging Performance Testing: MR8, ETBH, HBSP

[Froggie]

Another factor that's never mentioned when benchmarking HDDs is the engineering model of the HDDs themselves.  With the introduction of SMR vs CMR type HDDs, WRITE speeds have taken on a different life of their own with SMR HDDs adding significant WRITE time when accessing certain sections of the drives themselves.

Adding complication to the issue is that many manufacturers never identified HDDs as far as SMR vs CMR types with little or no information available about different model drives... some still not available today.

Personally, I don't know how proper comparisons can ever be made without this type of information.