the cheapest samsung f4 @ rm280 = 14cent/GB

The Green will always lose because it is a 5,400RPM HDD and the Samsung F3 is a 7,200RPM HDD. Cache sizes are not very meaningful for HDDs.

Seagate to acquire Samsung's HDD unit, 'strategic alignment' planned

Seagate Technology and Samsung Electronics have just announced the signing of a major deal which will see them collaborate on multiple storage-related fronts. One major part of the deal will be Seagate's acquisition of Samsung's hard drive business for about $1.375 billion (50% cash / 50% stock).

Beside the HDD unit buyout, the deal inked by the two companies states that:

- Seagate and Samsung will extend their existing cross-license agreement

- Samsung will supply Seagate with NAND Flash memory for its enterprise solid state drives (SSDs), solid state hybrid drives and other products

- Seagate will supply Samsung with hard drives for its PCs and consumer electronics

- the two will work together on developing new enterprise storage solutions

- one Samsung executive will join Seagate's Board of Directors

Due to the part-stock purchase agreed upon, Samsung will end up with a 9.6% stake in Seagate. According to the companies, this move will allow them to 'accelerate time-to-market for new products' and to 'better address rapidly evolving opportunities in markets including, but not limited to, mobile computing, cloud computing and solid state storage.'

The transactions mentioned in the agreement are expected to be closed by the end of this year.

Source: http://www.tcmagazine.com/tcm/news/misc/37...ignment-planned