Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ

Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1458: Samsung HD103UJ
Size1000 GB
Cache (MB)32
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 54.99 Newegg.com 18.19
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 55.95 Amazon Marketplace 17.87
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 62.00 Amazon Marketplace 16.13
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 63.99 eCost.com 15.63
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 64.50 Amazon Marketplace 15.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 65.68 Amazon Marketplace 15.23
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK10003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 67.76 Amazon Marketplace 14.76  
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 67.89 Amazon Marketplace 14.73
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 0A38016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 68.90 Amazon Marketplace 14.51  
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HD31000 IDK/7K (0A38016) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 69.99 Newegg.com 14.29  
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 69.99 Newegg.com 14.29  
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 69.99 Newegg.com 14.29
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 70.97 Amazon Marketplace 14.09
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 71.99 Amazon Marketplace 13.89
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 77.99 eCost.com 12.82
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 77.99 Amazon.com 12.82
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 78.00 Amazon Marketplace 12.82
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 78.99 Amazon Marketplace 12.66
Seagate SV35.5 ST31000525SV SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 79.85 Amazon Marketplace 12.52
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000LSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 87.00 Amazon Marketplace 11.49  
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 87.49 Amazon Marketplace 11.43
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 119.95 PC Connection 8.34
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 120.00 Amazon Marketplace 8.33
Western Digital RE4 WD1003FBYX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 140.00 Amazon.com 7.14
Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 HDE721010SLA330 (0A38028) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 149.99 Newegg.com 6.67  
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000524NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 149.99 Newegg.com 6.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 249.95 Amazon Marketplace 4.00
HP GE262UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 276.99 Amazon Marketplace 3.61  
IBM 43W7630 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 375.00 Amazon Marketplace 2.67  
HP Midline 454146-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 388.00 Amazon Marketplace 2.58  
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ740A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 401.99 Buy.com 2.49  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6204Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 509.99 Newegg.com 1.96  
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 3.0 Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size32 MB
Byte per Sector512 bytes
Capacity1 TB
Rotational Speed7200 RPM
Performance
Average Latency4.17 ms
Drive Ready Time(typical)12 sec
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.)300 MB/sec
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.)175 MB/sec
Average Seek time(typical)8.9 ms
Power
Standby (typical)0.7/1W
Read/Write (typical)8.4 W
Sleep (typical)0.7/1W
Spin-up Current (Max.)2.4 A
Idle (typical)6.7 W
Seek (typical)7.6 W
Voltage+5V+-5%, +12V+-10%
Acoustics
Idle2.70 Bel
Performance Seek2.90 Bel
Reliability
Non-recoverable Read Error1 sector in 10^15 bits
Physical
Width101.5 mm
Length147.0 mm
Height (Max.)26.1 mm
Weight (avg.)650 g

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
Spinpoint F1
http://www.samsung.com/glob...
HD103UJ
http://www.samsung.com/glob...

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Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - Terabyte Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Round Three - 2010-03-08
Tom's Hardware - 10 TB for $1,000: Tom’s Hardware's Über RAID Array - 2009-07-10
  • Samsung HD103UJ
  • Areca ARC-1680iX-20
Tom's Hardware - 1,000 GB: Three Samsung TB Drives : Mainstream, Business or Eco? Samsung Terabyte Drives Compared - 2008-09-23
Silent PC Review - Samsung F1 750GB & 1TB Drives: Fast... and Silent? - 2008-06-10
The Register - Four 1TB hard drives on test - 2008-03-26
The Tech Report - Samsung's Spinpoint F1 hard drive - Three platters make a terabyte Editor's Choice - 2008-02-22

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