Hardware.fr released a test comparing 4 3.5 " 1TB commercially available hard drives.
As always in this kind of testing, there is no clear winner, each disc has its strengths and weaknesses in relation to others. Overall, the Spinpoint F1 and transfer rate came out well, while Hitachi, the oldest, shows its age in an industry where releases of new hardware are more and more frequent..
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[translation by jeremy]