Maxtor L01S300 300 GB 7200RPM SATA Internal Hard Drive

by Maxtor

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00064CTTA
• Item model number: L01S300
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon Product Description

Gamers, multimedia enthusiasts and power users take note -- the new Maxtor L01S300 GB Serial ATA Internal Hard Drive may be just what you've been looking for.

Sporting a whopping 300 GB of storage space, the L01S300 is one of the most spacious IDE hard drives available today. Indeed, you'd need nearly 500 hours of home video footage, 30 hours of High Definition TV recordings, thousands of hours of digital music or more than 100,000 digital photographs to load this monster to the top. But it isn't just big; it's fast too.

The unit runs at 7200 RPM (vs. 5400 RPM for lower priced or older hard drives) and features a massive 16 MB buffer rather than the 2 MB or 8 MB buffer found in less sophisticated models. Moreover, the L01S300 uses Serial ATA technology as opposed to conventional ATA. The advantages of Serial ATA are numerous, including faster performance, decreased power drain, and less cumbersome connector cables.

The Maxtor L01S300 GB Serial ATA Internal Hard Drive kit also includes Maxtor's popular MaxBlast drive utility software for intelligent formatting and partitioning, a drive copy feature for duplicating your original drive, and a straightforward step-by step installation guide.

Product Description

Ideal for speed intensive applications like digital video editing, high-speed gaming and RAID systems. The SATA 7200 RPM drive features a 16MB cache, FDB motor for whisper quiet operation, and a simple, no-jumper installation. The complete kit includes a thin, easy-plug cable for improved airflow in your system. Serial ATA/150 interface - SATA - up to 50% faster data transfer rates Easy, no-jumper installation Thin-easy plug cable for improved airflow Includes intelligent formatting and partitioning software

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300 GB is simply the fastest drive, December 29, 2004

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HLN (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Maxtor L01S300 300 GB 7200RPM SATA Internal Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

Just replaced my old HD (120 GB SATA DiamondMax 9) with this monster drive (300 GB) SATA Diamondmax 10 as my main OS drive. It is EXTREMELY fast; so fast that you can actually see the difference using Windows and bringing up applications. I never believed the hype but for the first time in my PC upgrade history, unlike the processor speeds nowaday, I actually see the vast improvement (85% faster) with this drive. Strongly recommend to use this drive as your main OS drive for the incredible speed. Who would have thought the HD speed can make this much improvement? I am just speechless about this drive. Go Maxtor.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Failed Basic Drive Test within 1 year of use, December 14, 2007

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Michael J. Kuric "MK" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor L01S300 300 GB 7200RPM SATA Internal Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

MAXTOR 6L300S0 300GB Seagate diag. software showed that basic drive test FAILED even though data "Seemed OK". JPEG Pictures were a little degraded but no other Windows complaints.
Have had both Seagate and MAXTOR drives fail catastrophically and at the worst times. Actuator failures are common.

Why do drives die so often and so soon?
Backup, backup, backup or else.
Don't know what is a truly reliable drive maker!
Really looking for better drive quality than cheap.

Always BACKUP BACKUP EVERY DAY. You never know. A 500gb drive and ext enclosure are less than $150.
Failed Basic Drive Test within 1 year of use

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Hard Drive, March 24, 2006

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Luis G. Vazquez (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maxtor L01S300 300 GB 7200RPM SATA Internal Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

I recently order this Maxtor hard drive from Amazon. To my surprise when I open the package it was a Sata II (3.0gb interface) hard drive. It was suppose to be a Sata I drive as stated in Amazon and even in its own box. I'm not complaining about this, but this brings some problems to the table. My motherboard primary Sata controller is the VIA 8237 and it doesn't support Sata II even when you limit the drive to 1.5gb interface. Luckily my motherboard had a secondary controller the Promise Fasttrak 378 it handled the drive with no problems. I guess you could get either a Sata I or II with this hard drive kit, something to have in mind.
Overall this drive is great, very quite and fast. 5 stars