Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD502HI

Comparable 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 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 44.99 Newegg.com 11.11
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 49.95 PC Connection 10.01
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 50.93 ZipZoomfly.com 9.82
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 52.95 PC Connection 9.44
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500321CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 52.99 eCost.com 9.44
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 53.99 Newegg.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.00 Amazon.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.00 Amazon.com 9.26  
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09  
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 56.99 eCost.com 8.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 56.99 Buy.com 8.77
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 60.99 eCost.com 8.20
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 62.63 PC Connection 7.98
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 63.99 eCost.com 7.81
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 66.98 Amazon.com 7.46
Western Digital AV WD5000AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 68.70 PC Connection 7.28
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 78.99 ZipZoomfly.com 6.33
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 85.99 eCost.com 5.81
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56
HP PV943UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 139.99 Newegg.com 3.57  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6197 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 241.99 Buy.com 2.07  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6202Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 249.99 Newegg.com 2.00  
HP Midline 458928-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 300.99 Buy.com 1.66  
HP 395473-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 500 304.99 Buy.com 1.64  
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 339.99 Newegg.com 1.47  
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

View the HD502HI on 0x6877.com

External links

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

Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - Samsung F2 EcoGreen HD502HI: Silent 500GB 3.5" HDD - 2009-06-13
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