Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD253GJ vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3976: Samsung HD253GJ
Size250 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 56.99 4.39
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 59.99 4.17
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3250312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 61.99 4.03
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 250 3 69.95 3.57
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 75.00 3.33
Maxtor 7Y250MO SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 75.00 3.33
Western Digital WD2500AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 79.99 3.13
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 79.99 3.13
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 79.99 3.13
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 79.99 3.13
Lenovo 41N3015 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 83.00 3.01
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 89.55 2.79
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 99.00 2.53
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 99.95 2.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 116.20 2.15
Cisco R200-D250GCSATA SATA 7200 250 133.99 1.87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 3 135.00 1.85
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 250 159.95 1.56
HP Entry 571230-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 173.99 1.44
HP Entry 571232-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 175.99 1.42
HP 349239-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 250.00 1.00
HP Midline 458926-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 299.99 0.83
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD253GJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 3.0Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size16 MB
Byte per Sector512 bytes
Capacity250 GB
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM
Performance
Average Latency4.17 ms
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)6.5W
Sleep (typical)1W
Spin-up Current (Max.)2.0A
Idle (typical)5.0W
Seek (typical)5.8W
Voltage+5V+-5%
Acoustics
Idle2.5 Bel
Performance Seek2.8 Bel
Reliability
Non-recoverable Read Error1 sector in 10^15bits
Physical
Width101.5 mm
Length147.0 mm
Height (Max.)26.1 mm
Weight (avg.)475 g

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