Samsung 1 TB SATA II Hard Drive

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 101.5 x 147 x 26.1 inches ; 650 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000XZ5JBW
• Item model number: HD103UJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 24, 2007

Product Description

Product Description

SAM HD103UJ 1TB SATA II 32MB

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superior quality, February 25, 2009

By	Michael Seas (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

After reading the white papers and reviews available for this drive it was clearly not simply a replacement drive, but an upgrade.

The read-write speeds are incredible. Considering the configuration of the number - and the draw - of internal components within my systems; any additional draw on power supplies are calculated. Here it was negligible. In the first workstation I installed one of these, heat is a major consideration. This drive produced practically no heat compared to any drive I've used.

I wanted to wait for a period prior to writing a review to have the drive tested over time in a number of computers to see how it performed over time. The unit has proven a reliable high performance drive across the board.

As when reading reviews, each reader is looking to see if one covers their specific needs. I will disclose the specifics of my use. These drives are currently being run in Powermac G5s and Mac Pros. I have not tested this drive type in a PC. My use is in film and video post production, primarily visual effects. So the drives are genuinely tested. Massive files are written to from them. They are used for everything from being the drives with the OS and softs on them, to rendering.

While I'm sure they would perform as well in a PC, in Macs it has performed brilliantly.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1TB of Data Goodness!, November 20, 2008

By	rbhatta "rbhatta" (Sunnyvale, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

Samsung's QTY 3x 334GB platters are arguably the most important element of the Spinpoint F1 desktop class Hard Drive not only because they represent a technical milestone that is a marked improvement over what the competitors has been able to accomplish to date.

The more data one can squeeze onto a hard drive platter, the higher its areal density. This influences performance because higher areal densities allow the drive head to access more data over shorter physical distances, which can lead to higher transfer rates.

Check out the specs it is true, the drive is indeed fast and Quiet in operation, Low power consumption leading to lower failure rates. 32MB buffer tops it up to be an excellent choice for 1TB HDD in the market today.

PROS:

[+] Very Quiet and has low power consumption
[+] Excellent Speed and performance
[+] Only 3 Platters

CONS:

[-] This drive is OEM and does not come with SATA Cable.

It is the best 1TB HDD around if you can find them below $100 dollars online it is a real deal. Go get it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool, Fast & Quiet, May 27, 2009

By	Jay C. Burton - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I purchased 6 of these drives to use in a computer. One is the boot, and the other five for a RAID 5 array. The side of my computer case is still off as I haven't finished everything quite yet, but these drives are much quieter than the Maxtor 300 GB and 320 GB drives they replace. There are three Maxtor drives, one for the boot and two in a RAID 1 configuration.

The Samsung drives also run significantly cooler as well. The old drives ran under 32-bit Vista Ultimate; the new drives are running under 64-bit Vista Ultimate. In addition to being cooler, they are much quieter than the Maxtor 320 GB drive and slightly quieter than the Maxtor 300 GB drives.

I've read some reviews where others have commented that this drive is slower to spin up to ready than other drives. On average larger capacity drives tend to take additional time to come ready. The Samsung drives are in the ballpark (slightly faster, actually) when compared to drives in the same class from competitors.