Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 2791: Samsung HD103SJ
Size1000 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
HD103SJ Reviews3
$ 159.99 + $7.28 shipping
$ 168.85
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 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
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
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 108.00 13.89
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
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 Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 89.99 11.11
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
Seagate Barracuda ST315005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 149.99 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 3 104.99 9.52
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 5 159.99 9.38
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 108.99 9.18
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 109.00 9.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 112.00 8.93
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 115.03 8.69
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1000DL002 SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1000 116.00 8.62
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 117.29 8.53
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 118.84 8.41
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EUCX SATA 6 Gb/s 16 1000 119.99 8.33
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 119.99 8.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 121.99 8.20
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 188.95 7.94
G-TECH 0G00149 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 1000 3 126.00 7.94
Western Digital RE4-GP WD1502FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 5 189.71 7.91
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital WD1001FAES SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 129.99 7.69
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 131.99 7.58
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 139.99 7.14
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 (0F13180) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 149.99 6.67
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 3 149.99 6.67
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 149.99 6.67
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 159.99 6.25
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 165.00 6.06
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 169.99 5.88
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 185.00 5.41
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 199.99 5.00
HP Midline 454146-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 215.00 4.65
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 0A38016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 229.95 4.35
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 229.95 4.35
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 249.95 4.00
Western Digital RE4 WD1003FBYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 259.95 3.85
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ740A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 275.00 3.64
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000524NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 298.65 3.35
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721010KLA330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 329.95 3.03
IBM 43W7630 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 346.00 2.89

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-09 $168.85 +0.01
2012-02-08 $168.84 +1.35
2012-02-01 $167.49 +17.50
2012-01-31 $149.99 -9.91
2012-01-29 $159.90 -7.59
2012-01-20 $167.49 +17.50
2012-01-20 $149.99 -17.50
2012-01-20 $167.49 +0.01
2012-01-19 $167.48 +0.01
2012-01-18 $167.47 +17.48

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 3.0Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size32 MB
Byte per Sector512 bytes
Capacity1 TB
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM
Performance
Average Latency4.17 ms
Drive Ready Time(typical)1 sector in 10^15bits
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.)300 MB/sec
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.)250 MB/sec
Average Seek time(typical)8.9 ms
Power
Standby (typical)1W
Read/Write (typical)7.2W
Sleep (typical)1W
Spin-up Current (Max.)2.2A
Idle (typical)6.3W
Seek (typical)6.7W
Voltage+5V+-5%
Acoustics
Idle2.5 Bel
Performance Seek2.8 Bel
Physical
Width101.5 mm
Length147.0 mm
Height (Max.)26.1 mm
Weight (avg.)625 g

External links

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HD103SJ
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