Samsung SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 890: Samsung HD501LJ
Size500 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
HD501LJ Reviews1
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.67 10.27
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 7H500F0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 59.99 8.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 74.99 6.67
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 79.99 6.25
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 81.23 6.16
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 84.99 5.88
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 85.60 5.84
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 86.99 5.75
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 89.99 5.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 91.99 5.44
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721050KLA330-PULL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 93.99 5.32
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 94.99 5.26
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 95.00 5.26
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 99.99 5.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 99.99 5.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 118.00 4.24
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 119.99 4.17
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 127.99 3.91
Seagate SV35 ST3500411SV SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 139.99 3.57
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 146.95 3.40
Seagate NL35 ST3500641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 149.95 3.33
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 2 149.99 3.33
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 169.95 2.94
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 189.95 2.63
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 245.00 2.04
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 267.09 1.87
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 299.99 1.67
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ738A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 350.00 1.43
Samsung SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0 Gbps
Buffer DRAM Size16 MB
Byte per Sector512
Capacity500 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
Weight639 g

External links

Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
SpinPoint T Series
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...
HD501LJ
http://www.samsung.com/us/c...

Samsung HD501LJ Reviews & Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware - Hard Drives, Yesterday And Today: From 500 GB To 1.5 TB - June 11, 2009

Other Samsung SpinPoint T Series Reviews & Benchmarks

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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