Samsung announces the Spinpoint F3 hard drive family

[adrianlee]

Ending the more or less long wait, Samsung Electronics has now officially introduced its Spinpoint F3 series hard drives which makes use of 500GB platters. Coming in 500GB and 1TB capacities, the 3.5-inch drives work at 7200 RPM, have 16 and 32MB of cache, respectively, and boast a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface.

"Our customers require not only additional capacity but also high performance for their server and desktop storage systems, while promoting a green environment," said Choel-Hee Lee, vice president of marketing, Storage Systems Division, Samsung Electronics. "The massive capacity-per-platter and high-performance features of the new Spinpoint F3 make it an attractive solution for driving the growth of high-density storage."

The new spinners also feature SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technologies for quiet operation, are RoHS compliant, and support Native Command Queuing. The 500GB Spinpoint F3 is the first to hit stores at 46 Euro, while the 1TB model is expected to start shipping in August and go for about 69 Euro.

http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=28383&catid=2

[Mann]

too bad even f2 didn't reach singapore. :(

[Sp1der]

seems like most major players only target 1tb @ 500/p instead going all the way to 2tb

quite disappointed with so little choice.

[pa9797]

powermatic dont know when then will bring in. xian

[adrianlee]

Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB Review

http://www.pc-experience.de/Bilder-Reviews/Samsung3/samsung.1.gif

http://www.pc-experience.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=29290

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[glacieraze]

Max speed faster than velociraptor by 20mb/s
Min speed almost the same
Only thing lose is the access time, velociraptor access time 7+ only

[Sen]

110MB/s average, no bad.

[adrianlee]

Samsung F3 500GB's in RAID0 200GB Array, quick benchies
So I grabbed a couple of these to replace the single, VERY slow 400GB drive I was using previously as my system drive. I was too impatient to install an OS and run benchies on a single drive, full drive, etc. But I can at least give people an idea of how these run in my setup.

Q9550 - Lapped - 4012Mhz
Gigabyte GA-P45-UD3P
2x 2GB Gskill DDR2-1000
2 x 500GB Samsung F3 - RAID 0

I have a 200GB RAID 0 array for the system and then the rest RAIDed for extra storage. I know this doesn't really give you guys a perfect idea of how a single drive performs, but it's all I have

http://www.ocforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75973&d=1250986464

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?p=6208789

[adrianlee]

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 is available @newegg

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

[Mann]

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 is available @newegg

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181

good SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 is available @newegg but is it going to be available at locally or not ;)

[Sen]

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4296/hdtunebenchmarksamsunghu.png

source
geizhals.at

[adrianlee]

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Review
With a spindle speed of 7,200RPM, two 500GB platters and 32MB of cache, the Spinpoint F3 is the latest performance hard disk drive from Samsung, replacing the much loved Spinpoint F1.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2009/10/06/samsung-spinpoint-f3-1tb-review/1

[Mann]

is this drive available at sg yet. :s12:

[Illusionist_85]

nbz the carrot dangling in front of me but i cant reach it:s27:

[ERT]

If order from newegg, which shipperr would be cheapest? vPost? Borderlinx? VC (http://www.viewerschoice.com.sg/home/usadirect/usadirect.html)? Or ComGateWay? Or other shipper?

Now vPost (https://www.vpost.com.sg/promo/promocodes.html) giving 10% discount exclusively for UOB Card Members
Promotion from now till 31 October 2009
Promo Code 094FT9A
10% OFF, $40 minimum vPOST shipping charges.

VC (http://www.viewerschoice.com.sg/home/usadirect/usadirect.html) on the other hand, charges only USD$8.00 per kg (USD$8.00 minimum per parcel) but 2 weeks freight clearance time

[xboxer]

Anybody knows when the hell we're getting this? Dammit. :s8: :s8:

[LxIxVxE]

so many things can't get in singapore~ :(

[Deathskull11]

I see that the F1 HDDs are sold in some shops in SLS. Is the F1 good enough for storage purposes?

[ac3knight]

I see that the F1 HDDs are sold in some shops in SLS. Is the F1 good enough for storage purposes?
of course!

the F1 1TB 3-platter design is quite popular and I have one too.

in terms of F1 vs F3 benchmarks, I don't see much difference in the results (although real-world results may be different) but the F3 is more quiet because of its 2-platter design and it has a higher areal density.

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3594/image005p.png

[Sen]

Sianz, all the shops still having F1 as of ytd. :(

[xboxer]

Sianz, all the shops still having F1 as of ytd. :(

How much for this? Seldom see on price list. Compare to F3 I wonder the performance diffes alot or not.

[Deathskull11]

Went lookng for the F1 drive during the weekend. Those shops i asked dun have stock anymore so had to settle for WD

[Sen]

PCT got stock leh last Sat.

Went lookng for the F1 drive during the weekend. Those shops i asked dun have stock anymore so had to settle for WD

S$123 @ PCT. 10MB++ average read/write diff

How much for this? Seldom see on price list. Compare to F3 I wonder the performance diffes alot or not.

[leoloe]

yeah i managed to get 2 pcs of F1 from PCT. looked all over the place, the other place that had it is chamoxa

[glassdarkly]

If order from newegg, which shipperr would be cheapest? vPost? Borderlinx? VC (http://www.viewerschoice.com.sg/home/usadirect/usadirect.html)? Or ComGateWay? Or other shipper?

Now vPost (https://www.vpost.com.sg/promo/promocodes.html) giving 10% discount exclusively for UOB Card Members
Promotion from now till 31 October 2009
Promo Code 094FT9A
10% OFF, $40 minimum vPOST shipping charges.

VC (http://www.viewerschoice.com.sg/home/usadirect/usadirect.html) on the other hand, charges only USD$8.00 per kg (USD$8.00 minimum per parcel) but 2 weeks freight clearance time

Comgateway is the best if you combine with other people/are ordering a number of items. First kg US$15, every subsequent kg is US$4.5. No freight clearance time, no minimum charge per parcel.

[xboxer]

PCT got stock leh last Sat.



S$123 @ PCT. 10MB++ average read/write diff
I don't know leh. Is this alot of diff between F1 and F3?

[Webbyboy]

I emailed the local distro see whether they are bringing.

[zero7090]

F3 currently is not avaible for asia region

[Webbyboy]

F3 currently is not avaible for asia region

It's now available in Korea a few days ago.

[Webbyboy]

And in malaysia they are already selling the 500gb versions.

[laaaal]

VC on the other hand, charges only USD$8.00 per kg (USD$8.00 minimum per parcel) but 2 weeks freight clearance time

But is VC safe? Neve heard of VC before. And what is the procedure? Because when I click on the link it's a form only. So do they buy for us or do we purchase ourself? And what is VC Fuelcard No? Don't even hv this Fuelcard No. I noticed that we have to apply for Giro for this FuelCard. Don't feel at ease providing bank info and on Giro.

[direwolf104]

hope can get in spore soon:s12:

[sentimental_kills]

hi, if i get the samsung hard disk from overseas, can i transfer the warranty to s'pore?

[Sen]

Cannot :sad:

hi, if i get the samsung hard disk from overseas, can i transfer the warranty to s'pore?

[Triotary]

Newegg dont ship direct for international buyers?

[elpibe10]

Newegg dont ship direct for international buyers?

Got mine from Newegg :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v680/elpibe10/SamsungSpinpointF3HD103SJ1TB.jpg