Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ

Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1011: Samsung HD502IJ
Size500 GB
Cache (MB)16
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 28.99 Newegg.com 17.25
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 29.49 Newegg.com 16.95  
Western Digital AV-GP RFHWD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 30.99 Newegg.com 16.13  
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 0A35415 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 32.49 Newegg.com 15.39  
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 39.99 Newegg.com 12.50  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 39.99 Amazon Marketplace 12.50  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 44.95 PC Connection 11.12
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 44.99 Amazon Marketplace 11.11
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 44.99 Newegg.com 11.11
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 45.98 PC Connection 10.87
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 48.00 Amazon Marketplace 10.42  
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.60 Amazon Marketplace 10.29
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 48.99 Amazon Marketplace 10.21
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 49.72 Amazon Marketplace 10.06
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 49.99 Amazon Marketplace 10.00
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 54.40 PC Connection 9.19
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 55.20 Amazon Marketplace 9.06
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 56.24 Buy.com 8.89
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 78.99 Newegg.com 6.33
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 500 79.99 Newegg.com 6.25
Lenovo 43R1990 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 81.52 Amazon Marketplace 6.13  
Seagate Constellation ES ST3500514NS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 91.99 Newegg.com 5.44
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 102.40 Amazon Marketplace 4.88
Seagate SV35.3 ST3500320SV SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 108.00 Amazon Marketplace 4.63
HP PV943UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 139.99 Newegg.com 3.57  
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 149.95 Amazon Marketplace 3.33
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 157.89 Amazon Marketplace 3.17  
HP 395473-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 500 159.50 Amazon Marketplace 3.13  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 159.95 Amazon Marketplace 3.13
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6197 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 218.99 Buy.com 2.28  
HP Midline 458928-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 220.99 Buy.com 2.26  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6202Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 229.99 Newegg.com 2.17  
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 271.99 Amazon Marketplace 1.84  
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ738A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 291.99 Buy.com 1.71  
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 333.99 Buy.com 1.50  
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 3.0 Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size16 MB
Byte per Sector512 bytes
Capacity500 GB
Rotational Speed7200 RPM
Performance
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.)175 MB/sec
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.)300 MB/sec
Average Latency4.17 ms
Average Seek time(typical)8.9 ms
Drive Reday Time(typical)12 sec
Power
Standby (typical)0.8/1.2 W
Read/Write (typical)7.6 W
Sleep (typical)0.8/1.2 W
Spin-up Current (Max.)2.3 A
Idle (typical)7.2 W
Seek (typical)8.2 W
Voltage+5V+-5%, +12V+-10%
Acoustics
Idle2.70 Bel
Performance Seek2.90 Bel
Reliability
Start/Stop Cycles50,000
Non-recoverable Read Error1 sector in 10^15 bits
Physical
Width101.5 mm
Length147.0 mm
Height (Max.)26.1 mm
Weight (avg.)610 g

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
Spinpoint F1
http://www.samsung.com/glob...
HD502IJ
http://www.samsung.com/glob...

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