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/$)
Maxtor MaXLine III 7l320s0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 320 49.99 6.40
Seagate st3320630ns SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 54.99 5.82
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 59.95 5.34
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 69.69 4.59
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AUDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 69.99 4.57
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 3 69.99 4.57
Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 70.99 4.51
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX3200ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 72.00 4.44
Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 74.99 4.27
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 320 74.99 4.27
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 79.99 4.00
Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 98.00 3.27
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 119.00 2.69
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 129.00 2.48
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3320620NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 189.00 1.69
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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