2009: 1500 GB Spinpoint F2 EcoGreen (HD154UI)
Finally, we looked at the latest Samsung Spinpoint F2 EcoGreen drive, the HD154UI. In this case, the green product is the first 1,500 GB hard drive in Samsung’s product portfolio; the Spinpoint F2 at 7,200 RPM will follow soon, but the order of market introduction makes very obvious where the focus seems to be. While the F2 EcoGreen aims at further increasing performance and power efficiency, it mainly introduces higher capacities. The smallest capacity point is 500 GB, and there is only the 1,000 GB model in between this one and our 1,500 GB test sample. However, 16 and 32 MB cache versions are available for 1,000 and 1,500 GB capacity, while the 500 GB F2 EG only has 16 MB cache.
The F2 EcoGreen is slightly heavier than the F1 (650 vs. 640 g), but it maintains the same mechanical specifications (70 g operating shock resistance) and similar power consumption levels. As you will see in the power consumption results, it is specified to require even a bit more power than the Spinpoint F1 EcoGreen. Still, the difference is tiny, and the capacity advantage will still turn the F2 EcoGreen into the favorable drive from a capacity per watt standpoint. Remember that these drives are not intended to deliver maximum performance, although they do well compared to the 2007 Spinpoint T166.
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"Most people don’t think about Samsung when they talk about hard drives"
How do you figure that?
How about you test these drives with the AAM(AUTOMATIC ACOUSTIC MANAGEMENT) turned off?
I'm pretty sure it will be quite an interesting benchmark.
Though it is a very informative article, I find the temperature measurement for the T166 (500gb) drive inconsistent with my own T166. Using SMART drive information, it runs idle at 31C. Not 45C.
Wow good article
buth i need a help too.
i wan't to buy a new HDD and i need help to decide wich form the two HDD it's the best: HE103UJ (7 years worrantin) or WD1002FBYS (8 years warrentin) :|
Someone can help me ? the hdd i will use it for storrage or for run the OS (Vista/Windows 7 x64)
I have the 2007 and 2008 model, and I want to get their 2009 1.5TB 7200RPM model at some point, as well as an SSD (possibly Samsung). I'm a bit of a storage geek, and, from where I sit, Samsung is the best storage solution.
Nice guide, handy for those looking for HDDs.
I like WD
i use western digital, simply because, i've got a sammy 1.5TB on RMA for the 4th time since i got the drive a few months ago, whereas the WD i got at the same time (a 1tb drive) is still chugging away. i've had several sammys die, never lost a WD in 5 years.
There is now a 512 gigabyte SSD from Toshiba and Super Talent.
I agree with anon, I also have had 4 Samsung drive failures. Price performance is irrelevent when reliability is compromised. I am going back to Seagates.