Samsung F1 320GB HDD test!

[NH|Delph1]

http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/.../1259539/0//f1

Thank you!

//Andreas

[Praz]

Guess I didn't read this either. lol



HD753LJ

Spinpoint F1
capacity : 750 GB
interface : Serial ATA 3.0 Gbps
buffer memory : 32 MB


Features

• Max. 334GB Formatted Capacity per Disk

http://www.samsung.com/global/busine...248&ppmi=1155#

[Starscream]

Thank you!

//Andreas

i know those 2 benches arent the best. and the 750GB has a dip at start but every user on that forum gets similar results. Further forums like storagereview etc have the same idea on their forums.

further to respond to praz, i know this isnt the most interesting topic but i just want to prevent that people see a 1TB review (wich is amazing) and then goes and buys a 750GB cause its cheaper but stil expects 1TB like performence. The 750GB is a good HD especialy for that price but it isnt as good as the 1TB.az

@Praz
read again. it says MAX. 334Gb per platter wich doesnt mean that it uses 334GB platters but can be using everything upto 334GB platters.
and depending on wich samsung spinpoint site you visit it makes that claim with the entire F1 lineup or only part of it.

[XS Janus]

How about somebody gets the drive from some channel and takes it appart!

PS the fact that it says 334GB MAX per platter proves they are hidding something.
Marketing 1one1. Cover your bases from potential unhappy buyers and the law.

[Praz]

@Praz
read again. it says MAX. 334Gb per platter wich doesnt mean that it uses 334GB platters but can be using everything upto 334GB platters.
and depending on wich samsung spinpoint site you visit it makes that claim with the entire F1 lineup or only part of it.

The specifications for the 1TB drive says exactly the same thing so I guess we don't know what platters it uses either.

[Starscream]

How about somebody gets the drive from some channel and takes it appart!

PS the fact that it says 334GB MAX per platter proves they are hidding something.
Marketing 1one1. Cover your bases from potential unhappy buyers and the law.

i used to work as one of the administrative leads at a legal/complaint department of a big company. and such stupid lil words are key when it comes to legal matters.
Them using the word MAX. cause mean everyting. it can mean it uses 334GB platters wich at max have a usable sapce of 334GB per platter (or less) or that it uses at max 334GB platters and possible also smaller.

@Praz.
Depending to wich site you go the entire lineup says it.
and like XS janus said its just their way to keep everything legal.

And most likely its simply a piece of data that was copied to the data of every HD.

To feck it all up even more:
Most likely Samsung will this year come with the F2 wich will offer 1.5TB and more.

[Biker]

Just to confirm: the 750GB model uses 3 250gb platters and the 1TB model uses 3 x 334gb....

I specifically skipped the 750GB because of this...

Here are the comparative benchmarks of my 1TB F1 drive and the 320GB F1 taken from the hartware.de review:

320Gb:




1 TB:




... and as you can see the results are very similar...



Anyone get a sniff of the 320's in the UK retail channel yet?

I want 4 as well!!!

[roadie]

Anyone get a sniff of the 320's in the UK retail channel yet?

I am looking for them. Hopefully, Scan will get some in soon, as they always have good prices and I get free delivery.

[hzrcn]

i think f1 isnt perfect..my 410as:

[Mav451]

I think it's time the HD companies should start disclosing platter size in specs AND on retail boxes, instead of making users run around Googling (or guessing) what it is. I mean the 5000KS is a great example - in the retail space, there's pretty much no way to tell if you're getting hosed with the 4 platter vs. the 3 platter.

No reason we should be playing this guessing game bull. I think this is why having a totally separate SKU and model, the 6400AAKS is great for WD. I'm just amazed Samsung isn't doing the same though.

[Starscream]

Just to confirm: the 750GB model uses 3 250gb platters and the 1TB model uses 3 x 334gb....

I specifically skipped the 750GB because of this...

Here are the comparative benchmarks of my 1TB F1 drive and the 320GB F1 taken from the hartware.de review:


... and as you can see the results are very similar...



Anyone get a sniff of the 320's in the UK retail channel yet?

I want 4 as well!!!

Nice to have someone back up my claims.

i myself cant wait for the 640GB.
2 of them in Raid

[comc49]

bump

[Biker]

W00000000t!!

UK Stock here

[keiths]

I'm suprised my old WD Caviar SE has the same access time as the T1.

[Psycho_eddie]

W00000000t!!

UK Stock here

Can someone please confirm this is the right drive? 'HD322HJ'

I currently have a Raptor X 10000RPM drive, would two of these be worth ditching the noisy raptor?

These drives are quiet right?

Would reduce boot times the switch also?

[Biker]

Can someone please confirm this is the right drive? 'HD322HJ'

I currently have a Raptor X 10000RPM drive, would two of these be worth ditching the noisy raptor?

These drives are quiet right?

Would reduce boot times the switch also?

Faster read rates but slower seek time.

So:

1: Faster read / write / copy times
2: Quieter
3: Boot times roughly the same

[comc49]

W00000000t!!

UK Stock here

when does this come out in US?? wow good price

[Biker]

when does this come out in US?? wow good price

No idea as yet...

I've only had reports of some stock in Germany and my above UK link so far....

[Lightman]

Finally I've got my CPU so lets show what SM753J can do...


My Samsung F1 750GB on not so fast ATI SB600 SATA controller


That's from this link http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/.../1259539/0//f1
Something fishy


Anyway this drive is based on 250GB platters then...

[pcdrive]

with the discussion of single vs multiple platter and the platter size, could someone educate me on the importance of this?

[keiths]

Reliability, power, heat, peformance. Fewer platters means fewer heads that can crash. Fewer heads and actuator arms means less weight/power to move them, less heat from less power, and the possibility* for marginally better seek time. Higher density platters yield higher transfer rates.

* not always the case for whatever reason.

[Biker]

Consider yourself eludicated

[pcdrive]

Reliability, power, heat, peformance. Fewer platters means fewer heads that can crash. Fewer heads and actuator arms means less weight/power to move them, less heat from less power, and the possibility* for marginally better seek time. Higher density platters yield higher transfer rates.

* not always the case for whatever reason.

thanks keith. guess that's one thing I'll be looking closer when I buy my hdds

[NIZ]

We've been hearing about these F1 320gb & 640gb hdd's for ages. Are either of these drives even available yet anywhere online?

Has anyone been able to get their hands on the new single platter WD3200's yet?

[Devious]

My 750Gb Samsung.




+1 for it using 250 platter.