Samsung SpinPoint T Series HD321KJ vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 889: Samsung HD321KJ
Size320 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/$)
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 69.99 4.57
Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 74.00 4.32
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 74.95 4.27
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 80.89 3.96
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 3 81.83 3.91
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 3 98.67 3.24
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 99.99 3.20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 112.00 2.86
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3320418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 115.00 2.78
Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 139.99 2.29
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX3200ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 274.99 1.16
Samsung SpinPoint T Series HD321KJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0 Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size16 MB
Byte per Sector512
Capacity320 GB
Performance
Seek time - full stroke18 ms
Seek time - average8.9 ms
Drive Reday Time10 sec
Average Latency4.17 ms
Seek time - track to track0.8 ms
Rotational Speed7200 rpm
Acoustics
Random Write2.9 bel
Idle2.7 bel
Random Read2.9 bel
Reliability
Component Design Life5 years
Start/Stop Cycles50,000
Non-recoverable Read Error1 sector in 10^14 bits
Physical
Width101.6 mm
Length146 mm
Height (Max.)25.4 mm
Weight612 g

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
SpinPoint T Series
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
HD321KJ
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...

Samsung SpinPoint T Series Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Hard Drives, Yesterday And Today: From 500 GB To 1.5 TB - June 11, 2009
AnandTech - Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB: Cool, Quiet, and Quick - July 9, 2007
StorageReview - Samsung SpinPoint T166 - June 25, 2007
The Tech Report - Samsung's SpinPoint T hard drive - SpinWho? - Sept. 13, 2006
Silent PC Review - Samsung Spinpoint T Series: Successor to a Quiet Legacy - Sept. 4, 2006

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