Internal hard disk winner
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Verdict
At this price, and with this performance, it's a great deal, though not quiet as some rivals
Review Date: 23 Jul 2010
Price when reviewed: £45
Overall Rating
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Comparison
| Product |
Crucial M4 SSD
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Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
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| Part Code | CT256M4SSD2 | HD103SJ |
| Review Date | 14 Apr 2011 | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £312 | £45 |
| Price inc VAT | £374 | £53 |
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| Specifications | ||
| Capacity | 256GB | 1.00TB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 238GB | 931GB |
| Hard disk type | SSD | Mechanical |
| Cache size | 256MB | 32MB |
| Spindle speed | N/A | 7,200RPM |
| Seek time (ms) | 0.1ms | 13.5ms |
| Cost per gigabyte | 146.0p | 4.8p |
| Noise and power | ||
| Idle power consumption | 6W | |
| Peak power consumption | 7W | |
| Peak noise level | N/A | |
| Performance tests | ||
| Write speed small files | 157.5MB/sec | 111.0MB/sec |
| Write speed large files | 327.7MB/sec | 208.0MB/sec |
| HD Tach average sequential read speed | 91.0MB/sec | |
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