Oh sure, Seagate
did it first, but since when have we been ones to kvetch about one-upmanship? Over in South Korea, Samsung has debuted an all new high-density hard drive family for use in "high-end computing environments," or in more comestible terms, your next desktop / workstation. The Spinpoint F3 hums along at 7,200RPM, uses a 3Gbps SATA interface, packs 16/32MB of buffer memory and will be made available in sizes as large as 1TB by utilizing a pair of 500GB-per-platter disks. The boost in
areal density provides up to 30 percent higher performance when compared to a three platter 1TB drive in the same 3.5-inch form factor, and the reduction in mechanical parts also makes it less likely to fail prematurely. Sammy isn't being too forthright when it comes to MSRPs, but those looking to snag one regardless can find the 500GB model on shelves now and the 1TB edition later next month.
posted July 29th 2009 6:57AM
If that is a 1TB drive with 500GB per platter..
Then why are there 3 platters in the picture?
We'll never know
I'll guess that they didn't have a pic of the 500gb, so they got the 333gb one instead.
There are only two platters in that picture.
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On topic
As long as these aren't terribly more expensive than the F2's, I think I'm going to get a pair of the 500GB's to test.
I'd love to go SSD, but they are just still to high in the $/GB.
there's one single jpeg of a hard drive that gets used over and over worldwide
It's true. Plus, Samsung didn't feel it necessary to actually provide anyone with a true image of its new drive.
I have a Samsung hd103si; that holds 1TB on two platters. It's 5400rpm though, but it is a 500GB per platter Samsung..
Hmm how about a 2TB drive for $99 ?
dream on, buddy.
Yeah now you are talking!
WANT! I bought the 1.5TB one a while ago.. It's alright, it has some issues with locking up for a few seconds at a time.
2TB and a pony
I bought one of the 3 platter 1tb samsungs the other month, fantastic drive
Same here. Just bought the 1TB F1 RAID version last week. I guess I should have figured something was up cause the price dropped to $120 plus it came with a free 500GB Seagate drive.
Don't more platters mean more heads mean lower access time on average since a head is more likely to be near the sought data? And if designed right it can read multiple heads simultaneously in an singledrive RAID-like way, although I think that's still not done for reasons unknown with plattered drives.
I have thought of that, it sounds logic indeed..
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-hdd-harddrive,8279.html
No, the average distance for the head to move is the same (same 3.5" form factor) all 3.5 drives can only read from one head at the time. Higher density plates mean that more data is being read/write in a single revolution, hence it´s faster.
Example: a 1X 500Gb/plate drive can read twice the amount of data than a 2X 250Gb plate drive (all other variables being the same) as the later needs to read one full revolution for half of the data and then (with another head) another full revolution for the other half.
There are AFAIK no PC drives that feature independent heads for different platers.
Interesting link jiwoon, although the arguments against it there sound a bit like they are nonsense, sure it would be slightly bigger and heavier, but if people are willing to pay 5 times as much for a 10K drive then a dual head that was twice as fast would sell too, and as for bigger, we all have empty DVD-drive size slots, and it only needs to be a big longer, I think for enthusiasts that would no be an issue, and since they can make HD's as small as 1.5" now I'm sure you can get around all issues, except maybe data recovery by the FBI, that might be complicated with a drive with dual heads on one side, but if it's just using the multiple heads that are there already anyway in say 3 platter drives then you already have all the hardware and the controller for the heads, it's just the simultaneous reading that needs a clever algorithm, and perhaps a solution for the increased heat?
But if they own the patent and insist on not using it, well there's nothing to be done except roll your eyes I guess.
are samsung drives reliable compared to others?
I have 3 samsungs F1´s running 24/7 for almost two years now... until now they work great.
I have 4 Samsung HDs, till now there have been nothing wrong. They are quite silent and fast enough too.
why is another 1TB 7200rpm drive any special?
Because it uses less platers to store the same amount of data, making it cheaper to build, more reliable, more energy efficient and faster it also opens the way for higher capacity drives.
And because the current generation of Samsung Spinpoints rock. They're always less than $99 nowadays (Newegg has had as low as $79), and have very good performance.
Sure the Hitachi (Death)stars and WD Green drives get cheaper, but one is kind of dubious and the other is 5400 rpm.
Contrary to what most people think the heads cannot move independently. All three of them would move together. Thus lower density and more platters == slower.
The chance that data you need is near where the head already is is more likely if there are 3 platters surely, since there's 33% more data near where the heads are at any time compared to the same capacity 2 platter drive, and I assume moving the heads is slower than actuating another head.
1TB? What is this? 2008?
You don't get it.
People who think something completely sucks as soon as something slightly better comes out come off as tools.
What is the black sleeve for that goes around part of the HD media?
I am no expert but I think it is for stability when the plates are spinning
if samsung harddrives didn't fail constantly (oooo Lace) i would consider this good news.
I will stick with seagate...i like having a 5 year warranty.
Why are these special if they are just another 1tb drive?
Because it's not a piece of junk from western digital or seagate ?
Warranties mean crap if your standing their holding your junk when your data is gone. Idiots only do warranty service on HD's with their personal data on it anyways at the price to just throw in a new one anyways.