Simply powerful, Samsung HDD solutions offer high performance, speed, and dependability demanded in today's computing environments. Samsung hard drive provides reliable data... more
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Drive Transfer Rate: 300 MBps (external) / 135 MBps (internal)
Seek Time: 8.9 ms (average) / 18 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time: 0.8 ms
Average Latency: 4.17 ms
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
Reliability
MTBF: 600,000 hour(s)
Non-Recoverable Errors: 1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles: 50,000
Manufacturer's product description
Simply powerful, Samsung HDD solutions offer high performance, speed, and dependability demanded in today's computing environments. Samsung hard drive provides reliable data storage for any up-to-date mission critical applications on your PC, including video, audio and multimedia data. Samsung HDD solutions represent the value choice for the storage needs of your PC. PRODUCT FEATURES: Serial ATA 3.0Gbps Interface Support; SATA Native Command Queuing Feature set; Device Initiated SATA Power Management; Staggered Spin-up Support; High Speed Dual Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Based Architecture; ATA S.M.A.R.T. Compliant; ATA Automatic Acoustic Management Feature Set; ATA 48-bit Address Feature Set; ATA Streaming Feature Set; ATA Device Configuration Overlay Feature Set; NoiseGuard; SilentSeek.
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces: 1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
Compatible Bays: 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 0 °C
Max Operating Temperature: 60 °C
Humidity Range Operating: 5 - 90%
Shock Tolerance: 63 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 300 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
Vibration Tolerance: 1.5 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 8 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating)
...I purchased this drive earlier this month to replace 2x Maxtor 200gb drives, I chose this drive after reading a review in a computer magazine. As with all SATA drives installation was a simple case of connection the SATA and power connectors (as this drive is OEM it does not come with any cables so make sure you already have them or purchase them separately). The drive is almost silent in operation, even during intensive use and it is very fast compared to my old 200gb drives and even faster than a 250gb Seagate SATA2 drive I have in another computer. I have only had the drive a month so will have to wait and see how reliable it is but initial first impressions are very positive and I would recommend this drive to anybody wanting a lot of space....
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Advantages: Low noise, generally low vibration, fairly cool for a 250gb drive, reliability Disadvantages: Not as cool or quiet as the HA250JC, but considerably cheaper
...Following on from the success of the now-legendary HA250JC, Samsung have updated their 250gb product line with this excellent drive. Although it is a 7200rpm drive (unlike the HA250JC which is 5400rpm) this drive still runs pretty cool for a 250gb drive, and with generally low rotational vibration which can lead to hum with some drives when installed in media centre, Sky+ or TiVo.
When "quiet" mode is enabled (using Samsung's HUTIL utility) the seek noise of this drive is extremely soft and quiet - among the quietest 250gb drives we have tested.
Reliability should be good too, as all Samsung drives are generally very reliable - so this should just go on and on in your TiVo or media PC...
All round rating: B+...
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Advantages: Low nose, generally low vibration, fairly cool for a 160gb drive, reliability Disadvantages: Not as cool or quiet as the HA250JC, but much cheaper
...Following on from the success of the now-legendary HA250JC, Samsung have expanded their product line with this excellent 160gb drive. Although it is a 7200rpm drive (unlike the HA250JC which is 5400rpm) this drive still runs pretty cool and with generally low rotational vibration which can lead to hum with some drives when installed in media centre, Sky+ or TiVo.
When "quiet" mode is enabled (using Samsung's HUTIL utility) the seek noise of this drive is extremely soft and quiet - among the quietest 160gb drives we have tested.
Reliability should be very good too, as all Samsung drives are generally very reliable - so this should just go on and on in your TiV, Sky+ or media PC...
All round rating: B+...
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I purchased this drive earlier this month to replace 2x Maxtor 200gb drives, I chose this drive after reading a review in a computer magazine. As with all SATA drives installation was a simple case of connection the SATA and power connectors (as this... more
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