Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 5128: Samsung HD204UI
Size2000 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
HD204UI Reviews2
$ 159.99 + $7.28 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
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
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 139.99 14.29
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 149.99 13.33
Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 159.99 12.50
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 167.97 11.91
Seagate Barracuda XT ST320005N1A1AS-RK SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 3 177.98 11.24
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK20003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 193.75 10.32
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
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN SATA 7200 32 2000 3 229.99 8.70
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 249.99 8.00
Seagate SV35 ST2000VX002 SATA 6 Gb/s 5900 64 2000 5 249.99 8.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 250.00 8.00
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 3 275.00 7.27
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 300.00 6.67
Toshiba MK2002TSKB SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 369.99 5.41
Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 5 379.99 5.26
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000644NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 389.95 5.13
HP StorageWorks P2000 AW556A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 425.00 4.71
Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 449.99 4.44
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 499.99 4.00

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-20 $159.99 -20.00
2011-12-23 $179.99 -10.00
2011-12-15 $189.99 -10.00
2011-11-23 $199.99 -20.00
2011-11-14 $219.99 -10.00
2011-11-02 $229.99 +70.00
2011-10-29 $159.99 +20.00
2011-10-27 $139.99 +10.00
2011-10-25 $129.99 +20.00
2011-10-20 $109.99 +10.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSerial ATA 3.0Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size32 MB
Byte per Sector4K Sector with Emulation
Capacity2TB
Performance
Average Latency5.52 ms
Drive Ready Time(typical)13 sec
Data Transfer Rate / Buffer to/from Host(Max.)300MB/sec
Data Transfer Rate / Media to/from Buffer(Max.)250MB/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
Idle2.5/2.6 Bel
Performance Seek2.8/2.9 Bel
Reliability
Non-recoverable Read Error1 sector in 1015bits
Physical
Width101.6 mm
Length147.0 mm
Height (Max.)26.1 mm
Weight (avg.)650g

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
HD204UI
http://www.samsung.com/glob...

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