Samsung harddrives (difference)?

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PhilgB
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Samsung harddrives (difference)?

Post by PhilgB » Tue Nov 25, 2003 7:15 am

Ok, what is the difference between these two drives?

SP1213N

SP1614N
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Seal
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Post by Seal » Tue Nov 25, 2003 8:33 am

lol
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Kris
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Post by Kris » Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:01 am

SP1213N : 80GB, 8MB cache, 7200 rpm
SP1614N : 160GB, 8MB, 7200 rpm

Grtz
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Post by Ralf Hutter » Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:18 pm

Kris wrote:SP1213N : 80GB, 8MB cache, 7200 rpm
SP1614N : 160GB, 8MB, 7200 rpm

Grtz
No.

The SP1213N is a 120GB drive.

The (phantom) SP0812N is the 80GB drive in this serires.

The SP1614N is a 160GB drive.

Detect a pattern in Samsung's model number sequence?

PhilgB - To answer your original question a different way: The drives are identical except for capacity. The SP80 series uses 80GB platters. The SP1213N and the SP1614N both use 2 80GB platters, the 160GB version uses the full capacity of both platters (4 sides and 4 heads). The 120GB version uses the full capacity of one platter and only one side of the other platter (3 sides and 3 heads).
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Post by JVM » Tue Nov 25, 2003 1:49 pm

Ralf Hutter wrote:
Kris wrote:SP1213N : 80GB, 8MB cache, 7200 rpm
SP1614N : 160GB, 8MB, 7200 rpm

Grtz
No.

The SP1213N is a 120GB drive.

The (phantom) SP0812N is the 80GB drive in this serires.

The SP1614N is a 160GB drive.

Detect a pattern in Samsung's model number sequence?

PhilgB - To answer your original question a different way: The drives are identical except for capacity. The SP80 series uses 80GB platters. The SP1213N and the SP1614N both use 2 80GB platters, the 160GB version uses the full capacity of both platters (4 sides and 4 heads). The 120GB version uses the full capacity of one platter and only one side of the other platter (3 sides and 3 heads).
And I thought the SP1213N had one 80GB platter and one 40GB platter. :oops:

JVM, still learning...
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PhilgB
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Post by PhilgB » Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:48 pm

You should tell that to Samsung, the site says 80GB for all 3 drives.
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lazybum131
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Post by lazybum131 » Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:26 pm

haha, go to http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/index.htm instead of www.samsungusa.com
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Post by haysdb » Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:31 pm

JVM wrote:And I thought the SP1213N had one 80GB platter and one 40GB platter. :oops:

JVM, still learning...
Well, it DOES, in a manner of speaking. :wink:

David
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Post by PhilgB » Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:50 pm

Oh good, that site is much nicer.... hopefully more accurate. Thanks.
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