Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 2589: Samsung HD154UI
Size1500 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
HD154UI Reviews4
$ 188.95
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 109.99 18.18
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 119.99 16.67
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2500 151.00 16.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 2 192.49 15.59
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3000 192.90 15.55
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 129.99 15.39
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 2000 3 129.99 15.39
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRSDTL SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 3 199.99 15.00
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 102.00 14.71
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 139.99 14.29
Hitachi Deskstar 0S03228 SATA 5400 3000 209.99 14.29
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0030HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 3000 3 213.99 14.02
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 108.00 13.89
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 217.55 13.79
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 149.99 13.33
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 3 112.99 13.28
Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 159.99 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRSDTL SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2500 199.99 12.50
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 3 124.00 12.10
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 3 124.99 12.00
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 167.98 11.91
Seagate Barracuda ST1500DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 134.15 11.18
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 138.09 10.86
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0015HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 3 139.99 10.72
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK20003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 192.34 10.40
Seagate Barracuda ST315005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 149.99 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 5 159.99 9.38
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 3 219.99 9.09
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 223.85 8.93
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 188.95 7.94
Western Digital RE4-GP WD1502FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 5 189.71 7.91
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 3 198.95 7.54
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 5 199.99 7.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 3 289.95 5.17

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-28 $188.95 -10.00
2012-01-28 $198.95 +9.05
2012-01-27 $189.90 -9.05
2012-01-24 $198.95 +9.05
2012-01-24 $189.90 -9.05
2012-01-21 $198.95 +9.05
2012-01-21 $189.90 -9.05
2012-01-12 $198.95 +39.00
2012-01-09 $159.95 -39.00
2012-01-09 $198.95 +59.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 3.0Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size32 MB
Byte per Sector512 bytes
Capacity1.5TB
Performance
Average Latency5.52 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.)166 MB/sec
Average Seek time(typical)8.9 ms
Power
Standby (typical)1W
Read/Write (typical)6.3W
Sleep (typical)1W
Spin-up Current (Max.)2.0A
Idle (typical)5.1W
Seek (typical)5.7W
Voltage+5V+-5%, +12V+-10%
Acoustics
Idle2.50 Bel
Performance Seek2.80 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...
EcoGreen F2 Series
http://www.samsung.com/glob...
HD154UI
http://www.samsung.com/glob...

Samsung HD154UI Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Winter 2010 - Dec. 28, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Should You Be Looking For A Hard Drive Upgrade? - Aug. 19, 2009
X-bit labs - Life After 1 TB: Seven Hard Disk Drives with 1.5 TB and 2 TB Storage Capacity - Aug. 15, 2009
Tom's Hardware - 1.5 TB Low-Power HDDs: Green Gets Big - June 24, 2009

Other Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - Recommended Hard Drives - April 28, 2010
X-bit labs - Terabyte Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Round Three - March 8, 2010
Tom's Hardware - High-Capacity Business Hard Drives: Biggest Of The Bunch - Aug. 14, 2009
Silent PC Review - Samsung F2 EcoGreen HD502HI: Silent 500GB 3.5" HDD - June 13, 2009
Tom's Hardware - Hard Drives, Yesterday And Today: From 500 GB To 1.5 TB - June 11, 2009
Tom's Hardware - New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity? : New HDDs With 500 GB Per Platter (500 GB To 2 TB) - April 21, 2009

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