New 250 GB Samsung 2.5" HDD

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:07 pm

In short:

Samsung Spinpoint MP1:
80, 120, 160 or 200 GB
7200 rpm
1 or 2 platters
8 or 16 MB cache
SATA interface

Samsung Spinpoint M5:
80, 120, 160, 200 or 250 GB
5400 rpm
1 or 2 platters
8 MB cache
SATA or PATA interface

UrbanVoyeur · Post by **UrbanVoyeur** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:38 pm

the 250 sounds perfect for an AppleTV upgrade.

Goldmember · Post by **Goldmember** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:41 am

Some other specs:

The MP1 server version is 3Gbps.
The M5 notebook version is 1.5Gbs.

Yeah, I know it's meaningless as far as STR is concerned but it allows for a higher burst rate.

BUT what really caught my eye is that Samsung is saying the M5 will have single disk capacities up to 160GB! The dual disk will "only" be up to 125GB per disk.

Anyway, it's great to see notebook drives with higher performance and capacity.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:22 pm

It's good to see Samsung's jump from 160 to 250 GB, that's a lot.
I guess we'll see 320 GB at the end of this year.

Post by **MikeC** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:18 pm

Surprising that it's Sansung getting to 250gb w/2.5" drives first. Normally it's Seagate, Hitachi, Fujitsu or Toshiba that leads.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:20 am

MikeC wrote:Surprising that it's Sansung getting to 250gb w/2.5" drives first. Normally it's Seagate, Hitachi, Fujitsu or Toshiba that leads.

I agree. Another surprising thing is that if Samsung can make 2.5" platters with 160 GB, it is very close to platter capacity of the newest 3.5" HDD's, which I think is 200 GB.

I guess it just reflects the growing popularity of laptops, and also that the desktop HDD's are big enough now for consumers (not professionals) . Sure, there are always people who can't get enough storage, but the vast majority is probably quite satisfied now. The jump from 40 to 80 GB was much more important than going from 500 to 1000 GB.

PrivatePixel · Post by **PrivatePixel** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:47 am

It's safe to assume that the larger capacity MP1 drives will come with 16MB cache, something that will be invaluable when I upgrade the HDD on my planned PS3 purchase.