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SAMSUNG SPINPOINT HM160JC 160GB 2.5"
Introduction
Samsung is not known as
a major producer of performance hard drives.
Their selling points are value, price, and
reliability. Although a giant in the consumer
electronics world, Samsung is expanding into the
highly competitive computer products arena with
their SpinPoint series of drives.
In this article, we
examine the 160GB 2.5" SpinPoint HDD's performance.
It is currently available for about $142 on the web.
Some data from the
Samsung
website:
FEATURES
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80GB Formatted
Capacity Per Disk
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TuMR head with
wireless suspension design
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Ultra ATA-100
Interface
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Fluid Dynamic
Bearing Spindle Motor Technology
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Load/Unload Head
Technology
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ATA Security Mode
Feature Set
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ATA SMART Feature
Set
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ATA Automatic
Acoustic Management Feature Set
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ATA Device
Configuration Overlay Feature Set
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Multi-Burst
On-The-Fly Error Correction
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SilentSeek™
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Hybrid Latch System
for Reliability and Quietness
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(1MB = 1,000,000
Bytes. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 Bytes)
SPECIFICATIONS
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Drive
Configuration
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Interface
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ATA-6
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Buffer DRAM
Size
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8 Mbytes
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Bytes per
Sector
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512
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Performance
Specification
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Read Seek
Time(typical)
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Track to
Track
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2 ms
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Average
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12 ms
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Full Stroke
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22 ms
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Average
Latency
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5.6 ms
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Rotational
Speed
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5,400 rpm
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Data
Transfer
Rate
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Media
to/from
Buffer
(max.)
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495Mb/s
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Buffer
to/from
Host(max.)
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100MB/s
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Drive Ready
Time(typical)
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4 sec
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Reliability
Specification
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Non-recoverable
Read Error
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1 sector in
1014
bits
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MTBF
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330,000 POH
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Controlled
Ramp
Load/Unload
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600,000
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Acoustics
(Average
Sound Power)
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Idle
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1-Disk
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2.2 Bel
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2-Disk
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2.4 Bel
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Random
Read/Write
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1-Disk
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2.4 Bel
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2-Disk
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2.6 Bel
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Environmental
Specification
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Temperature
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Operating
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5 ~ 55°C
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Non-operating
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-40 ~70°C
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Humidity
(non-condensing)
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Operating
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5 ~ 90 %
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Non-operating
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5 ~ 95 %
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Linear Shock
(1/2 sine
pulse)
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Operating,
2ms
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325 G
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Non-operating,
1ms
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1000 G
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Vibration
(swept sine,
1/4 octave
per minute)
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Operating
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5 ~ 500 Hz
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1.0 Go-p
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Non-operating
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10~21Hz
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0.195in
(double amp)
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21 ~ 500 Hz
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5 Go-p
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500~800 Hz
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3 Go-p
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Altitude
(relative to
sea level)
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Operating
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-1000 to
10000 ft
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Non-operating
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-1400 to
50000 ft
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Power
Requirements
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Voltage
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+5V±5%
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Spin Up
Current
(max.)
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4.5 W
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Read/Write
On-Track(typ.)
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2.0 W
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Seek(typ.)
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2.1 W
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Low power
Idle (typ.)
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0.60 W
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Standby(typ.)
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0.25 W
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Sleep(typ.)
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0.10 W
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Physical
Dimension
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Height
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0.37 in
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Width
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3.94 in
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Depth
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2.75 in
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Weight
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0.22 lb
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Here are some photos of
the HM160JC:
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