Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD502HI

Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1482: Samsung HD502HI
Size500 GB
Cache (MB)16
RPM
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  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 41.99 Amazon Marketplace 11.91  
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 43.99 Amazon Marketplace 11.37
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 43.99 eCost.com 11.37
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 44.95 PC Connection 11.12
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 45.98 PC Connection 10.87
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 47.90 Amazon Marketplace 10.44
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 48.99 Amazon Marketplace 10.21
Seagate Constellation ES ST3500514NS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 49.95 Amazon Marketplace 10.01
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 49.99 Amazon Marketplace 10.00
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 50.00 Amazon Marketplace 10.00  
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 50.34 Amazon Marketplace 9.93
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 51.99 Newegg.com 9.62
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 53.99 Newegg.com 9.26  
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 54.40 PC Connection 9.19
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 56.24 Buy.com 8.89
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 57.01 Amazon Marketplace 8.77
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 Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 124.49 Amazon Marketplace 4.02
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 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 500 219.99 Buy.com 2.27  
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 220.00 Amazon Marketplace 2.27  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6202Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 229.99 Newegg.com 2.17  
HP Midline 458928-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 243.99 Buy.com 2.05  
Seagate SV35.3 ST3500320SV SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 249.95 Amazon Marketplace 2.00
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 271.99 Amazon Marketplace 1.84  
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ738A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 291.99 Amazon Marketplace 1.71  
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 333.99 Buy.com 1.50  
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD502HI SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 3.0Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size16 MB
Byte per Sector512 bytes
Capacity500 GB
Performance
Average Latency5.52 ms
Drive Ready Time(typical)10 sec
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.)300 MB/sec
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.)166 MB/sec
Average Seek time(typical)8.9 ms
Power
Standby (typical)1W
Read/Write (typical)5.1W
Sleep (typical)1W
Spin-up Current (Max.)2.0A
Idle (typical)3.9W
Seek (typical)4.8W
Voltage+5V+-5%, +12V+-10%
Acoustics
Idle2.20 Bel
Performance Seek2.70 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.)470 g

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
EcoGreen F2 Series
http://www.samsung.com/glob...
HD502HI
http://www.samsung.com/glob...

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Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - 500 GB Hard Disk Drives Roundup - 2010-05-03
Silent PC Review - Recommended Hard Drives - 2010-04-28
Silent PC Review - Samsung F2 EcoGreen HD502HI: Silent 500GB 3.5" HDD - 2009-06-13
Tom's Hardware - New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity? : New HDDs With 500 GB Per Platter (500 GB To 2 TB) - 2009-04-21

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