Boot and load times
To test system boot and game level load times, we busted out our trusty stopwatch.

Our system boot time test proves disastrous for the Deskstar. The drive is nearly six seconds slower than its closest competitor and more than 20 seconds slower than its Caviar-based competition.

Things improve for Hitachi when we move to game load times, where the Deskstar manages to trump its 750GB rivals.