2 TB 5k rpm, Samsung F4 HD204UI or Seagate ST2000DL003 Green
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:23 am
I want a fast at read/write bulk big/small files, economic (prices are similar to each other), reliable (cannot afford another crash) and silent 2 TB HDD at (at 5k segment for price) for constant use
At real time conditions they say 7200 rpm harddisks are already %30 faster than 5k rpm harddisks (does that true), StorageReview.com reviews say F4 is better than Seagate but howcome it is if 5400 k already slower than 5900
At real time conditions they say 7200 rpm harddisks are already %30 faster than 5k rpm harddisks (does that true), StorageReview.com reviews say F4 is better than Seagate but howcome it is if 5400 k already slower than 5900
Samsung Spinpoint F4EG (HD204UI) / Seagate ST2000DL003 SpecsSEAGATE ST2000VX002 SV35 2TB 64MB 5900rpm SATA 6.0Gb/s 104,87 USD+Taxes(%18) 24 months standard warranty
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/produc ... 35_series/
I suppose this one is for reconding camera outputs 24 h / 7 days therefore it is expensive/reliable
WESTERNDIGITAL WD20EARS Caviar Green 2TB 64MB SATA 3.0Gb/s 97,97 USD+Taxes(%18) 60 months 2 + 3 years (limited) warranty
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=120
SAMSUNG HD204UI Spinpoint F4 2TB 32MB 5400rpm SATA 3.0Gb/s 92,91 USD+Taxes(%18) 36 months standard warranty
Review: http://www.storagereview.com/samsung_sp ... ew_hd204ui
Discussion: http://forums.storagereview.com/index.p ... iscussion/
SEAGATE ST2000DL003 Green 2TB 64MB 5900rpm SATA 6.0Gb/s 88,77 USD+Taxes (%18) 24 months standard warranty
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/produc ... entReviews
http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_ba ... t2000dl003
SATA 3 Gb/s / 6 Gb/s interface
Cache 32MB / 64 MB
Spin Speed 5400 / 5900 RPM
Average Seek time - 8.9 ms
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.) - 250MB/sec / -
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.) - 300MB/sec / -
Average Latency 5.52 ms / 4.16ms
Drive Ready Time(typical) - 13 sec / -
Non-recoverable Read Error 1 sector in 1015 bits / -
Areal density (avg) - / 422Gb/in
Sustained data transfer rate - / 144Mb/s
Random read seek time - / <12.0ms
Random write seek time - / <13.0ms
I/O data transfer rate - / 600MB/s
12V start max current - / 2.0A
Acoustics - Idle 2.5-2.6 / 2.1 Bel
Performance Seek 2.8-2.9 / 2.3 Bel
Temperature / Operating 0 -60 °C / 0 -60 °C
Temperature / Non-operating -40 ~ 70 °C / -
Seek (typical) 5.7W / -
Read/Write (typical) 6.3W / -
Idle (typical) 5.1 W / 4.5 W (average)
Operating (average) - / 5.8 W
Standby (typical) 1W / -
Sleep (typical) 1W / -
Weight (avg.) 650g / 622g (1.371 lb)