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Now is an exciting time for the storage industry. Not only have laptop hard drives seen capacities jump up to 500GB, but regular 3.5-inch desktop hard drives have reached the 2TB capacity point. These Serial-ATA drives are the mainstays for enthusias...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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Back in 2008, we tested the Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ, which used the same components (three 334 GB platters or a total of 1002 GB), but had a limited formatted capacity of 750 GB. Today, were looking at its clone, the Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ, which uses all...
Good read and write sppeds, Quiet, Access time just 13.8 ms, Noie management...
Noisier than a 5400 rpm drive...
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The largest SpinPoint drive on test benefits from the same features as the rest of Samsung's range, with PMR technology, NoiseGuard and SilentSeek all present. In our benchmarks, though, the 1TB SpinPoint wasn't quite as quick as the award-winning 750G...
Good performance and value, but it's outpaced by the 750GB model...
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ocaholic.ch.english Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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In this review we show you how Samsungs actual flagship of the Spinpoint F1 series performs in our detailed testing parcours. As usually we show you senquential and random read/write performance and youll be able to see if the Spinpoint can cope with...
With the Spinpoint F1 1.0 TByte Sasmung has a hard diks in its portfolio with diverging performance figures. If we look at the sequential write performance in this particular test the Spinpoint F1 performs very well. If we also look at the random read...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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When we first reviewed this hard disk 13 months ago we were bowled over by its performance, but at £216 including VAT, it was too expensive for a Best Buy award. Since then its price has plummeted, but it remains one of the fastest hard disks availa...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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A lot of high performance storage at a very attractive price. And its quiet, too. Samsung - Spinpoint F1 price Buy Samsung Spinpoint F1 securely online at a bargain price £67 inc. VAT Samsung: 01932 455 000 www.samsung.com Find other articles about S...
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Samsung SpinPoint F1: Phew, what a performer... Samsung’s website doesn’t offer any software for its hard drives, and the PDF installation guide is incredibly short and uninformative, so we’re somewhat in the dark about the HD103UJ. It h...
All four Terabyte drives in this round-up offer a colossal amount of storage at a very reasonable price. The Hitachi is showing its age but still delivers decent performance, but we were less convinced by the green power saving features of the Western...
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We've long been fans of Samsung's internal drives, and the terabyte-sized SpinPoint F DT - rejoicing in the model numer HD103UJ - is for now the largest drive in the range. Like all 1TB drives, it offers 930GB of usable storage in NTFS. But while compe...
A capacious yet affordable drive that ticks every box...
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Samsung specifies an 8.9 ms seek time, which results in an effective average access time (including rotational latency) of 14.2 ms. Compared to Seagate (12.7 ms) and Hitachi (13.8 ms), this is clearly slower, but the result is still better than the 15.0/1...
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xbitlabs.com Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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We seem to have established a tradition of writing an article about 1-terabyte hard disk drives each ten months or so. In the first roundup, written almost two years ago, we just acquainted you with such products because that was the peak storage capac...
Here is the summary of our third test session with 1-terabyte hard disk drives.Western Digital’s Caviar Black are still the best if you are looking for the fastest HDD. These 1TB drives have not yet transitioned to 500GB platters and are slightly in...
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The 1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 (HD103UJ) has a lot going for it. It combines a large storage capacity with the low thermal output of 5400 RPM hard disk drives, and sequential read/write performance that's second only to the 10,000 RPM Western Digital V...
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HD103UJThe HD103UJ was Samsung’s first harddisc to reach the 1TB (=1000GB) barrier. The 3.5” drive features a SATA2 interface for connection to the PC.In this review we will test the performance of the Samsung HD103UJ drive.Samsung Company Inf...
Excellent reading and writing performance, Very large capacity, Large 32 MB cache, Very silent, Very low price in relation to capacity...
No jumper for SATA1 compatibility mode...
Let us summarize the most important positive and negative points belowThe main positive pointsThe Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ provides an excellent reading and writing performance and is a great addition for everyone who wants a fast or a large drive.In...
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As terabyte capacity hard drives continue to roll out into the mainstream, were doing our share to keep up with this exploding technology. Today, were reviewing two more of these super-sized drives and will compare results with their fellow terabyt...
Impressive areal density. Massive capacity. Great performance for a 7200RPM drive. Reasonable price.
More capacity means more data to lose.
Samsung deliver delivers stunning capacity per platter and excellent performance in the HD103UJ. Its also the most efficient 7,200RPM drive we tested...
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sharkyextreme.com Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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Once Hitachi made the move to a 1TB Deskstar hard drive capacity, it didnt take long for this beast to capture the imaginations of enthusiasts worldwide. Hard drives are like speed records - the public likes nice, round numbers, and a full terabyte c...
UltraFast Performer, 1TB of Capacity, Very Cool and Quiet Operation...
Average Access Times, Initial Software Difficulties...
Samsungs latest Spinpoint F1 1TB hard drive certainly looks like a very attractive package. The three 334GB platter design is the best of any 1TB model, and when coupled with a full 32MB of data cache, it allows Samsung to rule the high-capacity perf...
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maximumpc.com Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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Performance scores are one thing, but we’re equally impressed by Samsung’s technical accomplishment in achieving the highest areal density to date on its new series of Spinpoint F1 drives. And at the top of the heap sits the HD103UJ, the company’s long...
Highest areal density ever = Fastest terabyte drive ever.
Slower randomaccess times, but not so you'd notice.
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Computerpoweruser.com Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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SATA 3Gbps; NCQ; 7,200rpm; 32MB cache; 8.9ms avg. seek; 27 to 29dB; 300G non-operating shock tolerance; 3 disks/6 heads; Three-year warranty The newest member of the terabyte club has a really good excuse for showing up so late. Samsung decided to wait...
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The two drives we look at more closely today are old and new in the market space for terabyte hard drives. The Hitachi A7K1000 is built on the 7K1000 architecture, and represents one of the older families of terabyte drives. uses five 200GB platters a...
Massive capacity; good performance and MTBF numbers.
Less efficient and the most expensive drive tested.
The capacity is great, the performance is pretty good, but the drive is noisier and consumes more power than the completion. Its also the most expensive drive we tested...
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If asked to name a hard drive manufacturer, most folks are likely to point to Seagate or Western Digital. Some might even mention Hitachi or Maxtor, but Samsung? Probably not. Samsungs hard drives have seemingly been lost in the flurry of flat-screen...
The fact that Samsung, a relatively small player in the hard drive market, is the first to offer a three-platter terabyte drive is an impressive feat in itself. But this is more than just a symbolic milestone. The Spinpoint F1 employs its three 334GB p...
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tomshardware.com Updated:
2011-10-04 03:54:01
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The HD103UJ is the top model of Samsungs new Spinpoint F1 family. While all are based on the same data density (350 GB per platter), rotation speed (7200 RPM) and interface (SATA/300), only the 1000 GB and 750 GB models have the full 32 MB of cache memory...
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![Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB HDD 3.5" Serial ATA II Internal Hard Drives (HD103UJ)](https://images.icecat.biz/img/brand/thumb/26_b33ee7dcd7e0486f8ad82075f31e4bee.jpg "Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB HDD 3.5" Serial ATA II Internal Hard Drives (HD103UJ)")
