Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB review
in Hard disks
Verdict
At this price, and with this performance, it's a great deal, though not quiet as some rivals
Review Date: 23 Jul 2010
Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith
Price when reviewed: £45 (£53 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | HD103SJ |
| Review Date | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £45 |
| Price inc VAT | £53 |
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| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1.00TB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 931GB |
| Hard disk type | Mechanical |
| Cache size | 32MB |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Seek time (ms) | 13.5ms |
| Cost per gigabyte | 4.8p |
| Noise and power | |
|---|---|
| Idle power consumption | 6W |
| Peak power consumption | 7W |
| Performance tests | |
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| Write speed small files | 111.0MB/sec |
| Write speed large files | 208.0MB/sec |
| HD Tach average sequential read speed | 91.0MB/sec |
From around the web
Is it the same drive?
I recall in a PC PRO group test some 12/18 months ago, a drive with the same model number as this coming 2nd to the 750Gb version. Is this 1Tb and the one reviewed then the same drive? Unfortunately I've misplaced the mag so cannot check it out.
By shutterbug1 on 17 Feb 2011 
a-list rating
this item should not be a- listed anymore as the price has nearly trebled!
By greyprey on 12 Nov 2011
Price is misleading
Price mentioned and links still there for c. £50 are misleading. This disk cannot be bought for less than £97. That's double the reviewed price.
By John_Batty on 13 Dec 2011
2 year old HDD review, still tops A-List !!
How can a hard drive review from 2010 still top the list, makes the A-List worthless if it is not kept up to date
By knockout25 on 20 May 2012
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