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A review by tivoheaven on Samsung SpinPoint V120CE HA250JC 250 GB May 28th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Memory / capacity
Good
Reliability
Excellent
Ease of Installation
Good - quick to install
Speed
Fast
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
Low noise, very cool running, low vibration, reliability
Disadvantages:
not the biggest or cheapest drive you can buy
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
In our experience (2 years supplying this drive for TiVo upgrades) this is the quietest, coolest and most reliable drive you can buy to upgrade your TiVo or Sky+
It is a 5400rpm drive (unlike most these days which are 7200rpm) and the reduced spindle speed means it generates less heat and therefore runs a lot cooler and with less vibration than 7200rpm drives. This means that your TiVo or Sky+ will run cooler - extending the life of the drive - and the chance of it causing "hum" through vibration transmitted to the box and into your AV cabinet is much reduced too. In fact, the vibration of this drive is often so low that we have to double-check that it's powered on when configuring it as - unlike 7200rpm drives - you often can't feel it spinning when you put your hand on it!
The seek noise is also very soft and quiet too, especially when "quiet" mode is enabled with Samsung's HUTIL utility, so you don't hear the heads clattering about during quiet moments in a movie or when your TV is switched off.
Reliability is superb. In two years selling these preconfigured for TiVo upgrades, the returns rate has been less than 1% - much lower than any other drive we have sold. Most drives wear out after a year or so of the constant thrashing they get in a TiVo, but these just seem to go on and on...
In summary then this is definitely the BEST drive, bar none, for upgrading a TiVo or Sky+. The capacity at 250gb is more than enough for most people, and the other benefits easily outweight the slightly higher price now commanded by this almost legendary performer.
For TiVo and Sky+ upgrades, you can't go wrong with this!
To store and play back the limitless amount of digital media content on the web, you need a drive that provides fast and reliable data transmission. From movies to music, SAMSUNG SpinPoint drive answers all your AV needs with a drive that is so quiet, you won't even know it is there.
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces: 1 x ATA-100
Compatible Bays: 1 x internal
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 0 °C
Max Operating Temperature: 60 °C
Humidity Range Operating: 5 - 90%
Sound Emission: 24 dB
Shock Tolerance: 63 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 350 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
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