Samsung F3 1TB 184-195
Samsung EcoGreen 1.5TB 250
Samsung EcoGreen 2TB 360

WD Blue 500GB 255
Samsung F3 1TB 360
Samsung EcoGreen 2TB 460

benchmark using this and post the score.

http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDi...rk/index-e.html

SATA offers several advantages over the older parallel ATA (PATA) interface: reduced cable-bulk and cost (reduced from 80 wires to seven), faster and more efficient data transfer, and hot swapping.

put the OS on the F3, use WD as storage.

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Added on July 14, 2010, 11:05 am
yes you can, you can get the imaging software from seagate

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/d...oads/discwizard

Speedfan http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
HDDScan http://hddscan.com/
Speedfan allows comparing your SMART results to online database for more suggestive informations.
HDDScan, external hard disk cannot retrieve SMART? This software supports all, even monitor your external hard disk temperature, cool? Hell yeah~

These 2 software are the most that I used to retrieve the SMART info from my hard disk. Speedfan even allow you to compare your result to online database for more information.
If you feel performance drop, watch for "Relocated sectors count" or "Pending sectors count", these 2 by far is what make the hard disk slows down, even with fresh installed windows, it still slows down after few hours usage. So don't think SMART is not much of a use, it's a preventive warning to your precious data.

If possible TS please put these information on the first page, thanks 

The details of the new warranty periods are:-

Constellation 2 and ES.2 drives: 3 years
Barracuda and Barracuda Green 3.5-inch drives: 1 year
Barracuda XT: 3 years
Momentus 2.5-inch (5400 and 7200rpm): 1 year
Momentus XT: 3 years
SV35 Series - Video Surveillance: 2 years
Pipeline HD Mini, Pipeline HD: 2 years

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/16/se...ing_warranties/

dah lah mahal... warranty pulak kena potong

For Western Digital, warranties for the Caviar Blue, Caviar Green and Scorpio Blue hard drives will be reduced to two years from three years.

Seagate’s new warranty policies will become effective on Dec. 31, and Western Digital’s changes will begin Jan. 2, 2012. Hard drives bought before those dates will retain their original warranty policies.

Source: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/s...orage-warranty/

Samsung HDD division sold to Seagate
Hitachi GST sold to WD

Now just left Seagate, WD and Toshiba

Hello,if the Samsung F3 is out of stock when I go to LYP next week,what must I do?Wait for the newer version(is there any?)to release or move to other brand?Since the Samsung is quite value for money if wanna use for downloading and storing data.

Which model are you looking? 1TB or 1.5TB/2TB EcoGreen series?

Try Compu-zone.com (Czone)

Try viewnet, Czone and etc

Which of them do online / courier services ?

i found f3 much cooler than others... always 31..33'C

The temperature is under fan cooling or not ?

open air.. i dun use casing..

previous seagate always 48..50'C

Hello,if the Samsung F3 is out of stock when I go to LYP next week,what must I do?Wait for the newer version(is there any?)to release or move to other brand?Since the Samsung is quite value for money if wanna use for downloading and storing data.

Try viewnet, Czone and etc

does the buffer size of a hard disk really important per say does it significantly impact performance?

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Added on June 26, 2010, 9:42 pmlike 16mb vs 32 mb vs 64mb(only seen tis on the WD hard disk)

in generel? thn in wut usually?

how is samsung compare to seagate and western digital?