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Many people forget or don't understand that a hard drive is the biggest bottleneck in a computer. A fast hard drive allows you to load the OS quicker, save files faster, load programs quicker, access swap files faster, etc.., etc.. With speed in mind, let's find out how fast the Samsung SP1213C SATA 150MB drive is.</p> <p align="left"><b>Packaging:</b></p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/harddrive/01.jpg"><img src="atruereview/harddrive/01th.jpg" width="250" height="230" border="0" alt="Samsung SATA 120 GB Hard Drive"></a> <br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">Geeks wrapped the Samsung SATA drive in 5 inches of bubble wrap. This is very unusual for them. Normally, Geeks prefers air bags for cushioning, which probably isn't the right choice for making sure a hard drive stays put during transit.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/harddrive/02.jpg"><img src="atruereview/harddrive/02th.jpg" width="250" height="194" border="0" alt="Samsung SATA 120 GB Hard Drive"></a> <br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">Better yet, the drive was securely enclosed in a plastic package. This package had bubble out-dents to cushion impact incase the drive was slammed around.</p> <p align="left"><strong>Features:</strong></p> <p align="left">Features and specifications can be seen on Samsung's <a href="http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?prod_id=SP1213C">web site</a>.</p> <ul> <li> Formatted Capacity = 120GB </li> <li> Serial ATA Interface </li> <li> Fluid Dynamic Bearing Spindle Motor Technology </li> <li> High Speed Dual Digital Signal </li> <li> Processor (DSP) Based Architecture </li> <li> ATA S.M.A.R.T. Compliant </li> <li> ATA Security Mode Feature Set </li> <li> ATA Host Protected Area Feature Set </li> <li> ATA Automatic Acoustic Management Feature Set </li> <li> ATA 48-bit Address Feature Set </li> <li> ATA Device Configuration Overlay Feature Set </li> <li> Multi-Burst On-The-Fly Error Correction </li> <li> NoiseGuard™ </li> <li> SilentSeek™ </li> <li> Hot-Plug & Hot-Swap capable 6Y120M0 </li> </ul> <p><strong>Specifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive Configuration Interface <ul> <li> Serial-ATA 1.0 </li> <li> Bytes per Sector 512 </li> <li> Buffer Size 8 Mbytes </li> </ul> </li> <li> Performance Specification <ul> <li> Track to Track 0.8 ms </li> <li> Average 8.9 ms </li> <li> Full Stroke 18.0 ms </li> <li> Average Latency 4.17 ms </li> <li> Rotational Speed 7,200 rpm </li> <li> Data Transfer Rate </li> <li> Media to/from Buffer (max.) 840 Mbits/s</li> <li> Buffer to/from Host(max.) 150Mbytes/s</li> <li> Drive Ready Time(typical) 7 sec</li> </ul> </li> <li> Reliability Specification Non-recoverable Read Error <ul> <li>1 sector in 1014 bits </li> <li> MTBF 500,000 POH </li> <li> Start/Stop Cycles (Ambient) 50,000 </li> <li> Component Design Life 5 years </li> </ul> </li> <li> Acoustic (Average Sound Power) <ul> <li>Idle 2.7 Bel </li> <li> Random Read/Write 2.8 Bel </li> </ul> </li> <li> Environmental Specification Temperature <ul> <li> Operating 5 ~ 55°C </li> <li> Non-operating -40 ~70°C </li> <li> Thermal Gradient(max.) 20°C/hr </li> <li> Humidity (non-condensing) </li> <li> Operating 5 ~ 90 % </li> <li>Non-operating 5 ~ 95 % </li> <li> Linear Shock (1/2 sine pulse) </li> <li> Operating, 2ms 63 G </li> <li>Non-operating, 2ms 350 G </li> <li>Vibration (swept sine, 1 octave per minute)20 </li> <li> Linear Shock (1/2 sine pulse) </li> <li>Operating <ul> <li>5 ~ 21 Hz 0.034" (double amplitude)</li> <li> 21 ~ 300 Hz 1.5 Gp-p </li> </ul> </li> <li> Non-operating <ul> <li>5 ~ 21 Hz 0.195" (double amplitude)</li> <li>21 ~ 500 Hz 8 Gp-p </li> </ul> </li> <li> Altitude (relative to sea level) <ul> <li> Operating -1,000 to 10,000 feet </li> <li> Non-operating -1,000 to 40,000 feet </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Power Requirements <ul> <li>Voltage 5V°±5% / 12V°±10% </li> <li>Spin Up Current (max.) 820 / 2250 mA </li> <li>Read/Write On-Track(typ.) 8.5 W </li> <li>Seek2(typ.) 9.5 W </li> <li> Idle(typ.) 7.7 W </li> <li> Standby(typ.) 0.9 W </li> <li> Sleep(typ.) 0.9 W </li> </ul> </li> <li> Physical Dimension <ul> <li>Height 1 inch </li> <li>Width 4 inches </li> <li> Depth 5.75 inches </li> <li>Weight 1.4 pounds </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/harddrive/03.jpg"><img src="atruereview/harddrive/03th.jpg" width="185" height="250" border="0" alt="Samsung SATA 120 GB Hard Drive"></a> <br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">Samsung's SATA hard drive comes with a serial ATA power cable adapter, instructions, screws, and the drive. The serial power adapter is a nice bonus for some drives are missing this; therefore, it must be purchased separately or hopefully, included with your PSU.</p> <p align="left">One great thing about hard drive companies, they love specifications. I don't think I can say anything different that hasn't been listed in the specifications, so onto the testing.</p> <p align="right"><a href="atruereview/harddrive/samsung.php"></a> <a href="harddrive/samsung.php">Next (Testing & Conclusion)</a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer">  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>