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All About Harddisk Thread V3, Discussion for Good Harddisk
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StereophileDream
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 Aug 30 2010, 10:55 PM
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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Aug 30 2010, 09:27 AM) Samsung F3 2tb i would suggest. It's 5400 rpm but don't let it's spindle speed fool you. It can walk the walk with the other 2tb 7200rpm drives out there  Uses less watts, less noise and generates less heat as well, yet price if cheap per gig and performance almost the same as the 2tb 7200rpm drives. Whats not to like  I am using for storage purposes. If you want for your OS, i would suggest using a single SSD for OS, and use the samsung for storage. @ahsiah Thanks but i don't think i can wait. My QNAP 659 just arrived in Malaysia. It may be sent to me today, so seems i will have to settle for the Samsung 2tb F3 :/ oh well. Wow,I thought those Samsung 1.5TB and 2TB out there is just F2 version.Mind to share the model no. and price for F3 1.5 and 2TB?  Is that it is value for money compared to WD 1.5 and 2TB since I just wanna use it on my 'toaster'. |
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Moogle Stiltzkin
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Aug 31 2010, 08:02 AM
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SAMSUNG HD203WI
It's a 2tb 5400 rpm 32mb cache drive using 4 platter.
The Samsung F4 coming out in September 2010 is 3 platter, uses less watts, and uses safer ROHS compliant materials.
I installed 4 of the Samsung F3 HD203WI into my QNAP 659 as EXT4 raid5. No problems even after doing smart disk complete test :}
You can forget 1.5tb, and just get the Samsung hd i got. Best bang for buck and good performer for storage.
This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Aug 31 2010, 08:03 AM
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StereophileDream
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Aug 31 2010, 10:49 AM
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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Aug 31 2010, 08:02 AM) SAMSUNG HD203WI It's a 2tb 5400 rpm 32mb cache drive using 4 platter. The Samsung F4 coming out in September 2010 is 3 platter, uses less watts, and uses safer ROHS compliant materials. I installed 4 of the Samsung F3 HD203WI into my QNAP 659 as EXT4 raid5. No problems even after doing smart disk complete test :} You can forget 1.5tb, and just get the Samsung hd i got. Best bang for buck and good performer for storage. Wow,best bang for buck?I thought is 1.5TB maybe is most value in terms of price/GB.  ,maybe just buy 1TB and consume all the space and wait for F4,is it a better idea? |
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ozak
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Aug 31 2010, 01:03 PM
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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Aug 31 2010, 08:02 AM) SAMSUNG HD203WI It's a 2tb 5400 rpm 32mb cache drive using 4 platter. The Samsung F4 coming out in September 2010 is 3 platter, uses less watts, and uses safer ROHS compliant materials. I installed 4 of the Samsung F3 HD203WI into my QNAP 659 as EXT4 raid5. No problems even after doing smart disk complete test :} You can forget 1.5tb, and just get the Samsung hd i got. Best bang for buck and good performer for storage. What is your HDD temperature average running in this NAS? |
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Moogle Stiltzkin
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Sep 1 2010, 04:23 AM
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I leave my QNAP 659 on all day. The temperatur for the drives is between 38°C/100°F to 40°C/104°F.
Added on September 1, 2010, 4:24 amQUOTE(StereophileDream @ Aug 31 2010, 10:49 AM) Wow,best bang for buck?I thought is 1.5TB maybe is most value in terms of price/GB. ,maybe just buy 1TB and consume all the space and wait for F4,is it a better idea? yeah definately. Unfortunately for me, i am using a new QNAP so i needed to get the drives urgently. But i'm not too sad because it's still a good drive This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Sep 5 2010, 02:46 AM |
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ozak
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Sep 1 2010, 08:33 AM
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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Sep 1 2010, 04:23 AM) I leave my QNAP 659 on all day. The temperatur for the drives is between 38°C/100°F to 40°C/104°F. Seems like normal. I have same setup with you. Using 4pcs samsung 2TB F3, raid 5 in synology NAS. All day long too. I m kind of worry about the temperature. Mind running at around 38-43c. So now look like it is normal temperature. |
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SSJBen
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Sep 1 2010, 04:18 PM
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43c is still fine... especially since you're placing it in a NAS box I assume?
Normal temps for the F3 1TB (here atleast) is around the 37-40c mark.
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Moogle Stiltzkin
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Sep 1 2010, 10:56 PM
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I heard the Hitachi 2tb 7200 rpm drive which is 5 platter if i am not mistaken, runs at a higher temperature and is noiser. Consumes more power to boot  That was why i went with the Samsung F3 2tb instead because of a very similar performance in read/write but still beats out in those other areas. |
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ozak
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Sep 2 2010, 12:00 AM
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QUOTE(Moogle Stiltzkin @ Sep 1 2010, 10:56 PM) I heard the Hitachi 2tb 7200 rpm drive which is 5 platter if i am not mistaken, runs at a higher temperature and is noiser. Consumes more power to boot That was why i went with the Samsung F3 2tb instead because of a very similar performance in read/write but still beats out in those other areas. I choose samsung F3 because it running lower rpm, less power and low temperature compare those 7200rpm. My thinking is, running in NAS, I don't need fast speed HDD. The important is longer lifespan and less problem. Since heat is enemy, choosing lower rpm running is better. And I run it 7/11. |
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malayneum
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Sep 2 2010, 06:13 AM
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HD203WI is actually an F2 because of the 5400rpm. but Samsung simply named it as F3.
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StereophileDream
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Sep 2 2010, 06:54 PM
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yeah definately. Unfortunately for me, i am beta testing a new QNAP model, so i needed to get the drives urgently. But i'm not too sad because it's still a good drive [/quote] O,so you just bought the 2TB?Is that rasional to creat a NAS as a personal file library? QUOTE(malayneum @ Sep 2 2010, 06:13 AM) HD203WI is actually an F2 because of the 5400rpm. but Samsung simply named it as F3. Bought Samsung 1.5TB that comes with the model no of HD154UI,what version is this HDD(F2,F3).How many platters use?The shopkepper told me is the 'latest 'batch of Samsung 1.5TB HDD. |
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fariz
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Sep 2 2010, 08:33 PM
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Tan Sri F
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QUOTE(StereophileDream @ Sep 2 2010, 06:54 PM) Bought Samsung 1.5TB that comes with the model no of HD154UI,what version is this HDD(F2,F3).How many platters use?The shopkepper told me is the 'latest 'batch of Samsung 1.5TB HDD. Spinpoint F2 EcoGreen |
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rsangel
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Sep 2 2010, 09:48 PM
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yo guys, is my speed consider normal for esata? using Esata (WD 320GB Blue) -> Samsung F3 1TB (PC) This image is WD -> SS 
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vearn27
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Sep 3 2010, 11:34 AM
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Need to enlarge my storage now as my current desktop 500GB Seagate 7200.11, WD 1TB MyBook and WD 500GB Passport all filled up. I'm considering the Samsung F3 1TB, but also tempted for the upcoming Samsung F4 2TB. The upcoming F4 2TB will be 5,400rpm instead of 7,200 and the drive will be utilizing 3 platters. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this. Shall I wait for the 2TB to be release some time this month or grab the F3 1TB first? Hmm... maybe I can later swap the 1TB as primary and dispose the Seagate?   |
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wildwestgoh
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Sep 3 2010, 02:59 PM
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QUOTE(vearn27 @ Sep 3 2010, 11:34 AM) Need to enlarge my storage now as my current desktop 500GB Seagate 7200.11, WD 1TB MyBook and WD 500GB Passport all filled up. I'm considering the Samsung F3 1TB, but also tempted for the upcoming Samsung F4 2TB. The upcoming F4 2TB will be 5,400rpm instead of 7,200 and the drive will be utilizing 3 platters. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this. Shall I wait for the 2TB to be release some time this month or grab the F3 1TB first? Hmm... maybe I can later swap the 1TB as primary and dispose the Seagate? FYI, the 2TB will not be as fast as the 1TB as the spin-rate and also the access time is much different. You can consider the 1TB if you prefer performance over storage, otherwise the 2TB might be worth a wait. |
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ericpires
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Sep 3 2010, 03:25 PM
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Currently using Samsung HD103SJ 1TB. The Windows experience score is 5.9. So i guess only a SSD will push the score to 7 above?
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StereophileDream
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Sep 3 2010, 03:31 PM
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QUOTE(fariz @ Sep 2 2010, 08:33 PM) Sad,cause I saw HD153WI in other shop that day,the shop also got HD154UI.But the shopkeeper told me that the HD154UI is the latest equal as HD153WI as a F3 Eco Green.Really really sad.  |
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wildwestgoh
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Sep 3 2010, 03:58 PM
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QUOTE(StereophileDream @ Sep 3 2010, 03:31 PM) Sad,cause I saw HD153WI in other shop that day,the shop also got HD154UI.But the shopkeeper told me that the HD154UI is the latest equal as HD153WI as a F3 Eco Green.Really really sad. Is the salesman stupid? Or does he try to cheat? HD153UI is F2EG. Well actually it's almost the same, but performance and price wise, F3EG is higher. |
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rsangel
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Sep 3 2010, 05:12 PM
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Hi all, sorry just wanna ask how fast is a USB 2.0 transfer a 8GB~100GB file to PC? avr MB/s .
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