Samsung SP80 serial #'s --> analogy to CPU batch #s?

dan · Post by **dan** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:36 pm

Thansk to Edward NG and his excellent review, I've made up my mind to buy a Samsung SP80.

However, several patrons noted their SP80 is not that quiet.
NG wrote "Please keep in mind that variations in manufacturing will and do occur. "

Note that NG lists samsung's serial # in his article.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article152-page3.html.

Head over to Overclockers. http://www.cpudatabase.com/CPUdb/

End-users can post the oc' potential of their cpu by posting their results, and the CPU's FPO/Batch #, S Code, and Plant.
Certain CPU FPO's have better OC potential than others.

My point?
Perhaps we, we being the silent pc community and Mike Chin and Ed NG,
should start a database analogous to overclockers.com
to list those serial numbers of samsung HD"s that are known to be quiet (or loud), and be "selective" in the purchase.

I am curious, those with quiet or loud SP80's, what info do you have on those drives, so we can buy only those SP80s that are quiet or avoid those that are loud.

dimva · Post by **dimva** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:18 pm

This is similar to what I am doing with my poll... maybe I should request serial numbers as well? I don't think that they matter, but if anyone can confirm that serial numbers usually contain information about where they were manufactured, etc I will do so.

dan · Post by **dan** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:50 am

where is your poll? i've not seen it. yes i do wonder if serial # place of manufactoring, batch #, etc. makes a difference in sound.

this is specifically the sp80 as it dominates over other drives by seagate wd maxtor, etc.

sthayashi · Post by **sthayashi** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 12:19 pm

Right Here