1,000 GB: Three Samsung TB Drives : Mainstream, Business or Eco? Samsung Terabyte Drives Compared

[Harbourmaster]

1,000 GB: Three Samsung TB Drives : Mainstream, Business or Eco? Samsung Terabyte Drives Compared

It is getting increasingly difficult to pick the right hard drive for your PC. While users used to check for hard drives within their appropriate market segment—desktop, server, or mobile—the hard drive makers continue to introduce more and more products to target specific markets, which may cross between traditional segments. We got three Samsung terabyte hard drives for review, which appear to be similar, but our investigation revealed substantial differences.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tera...,2026.html

[mikebw]

Thanks for the link.

I had been considering the "green" drives lately since they seem to be a few bucks cheaper than the other models. This review seems to conclude that they do use less power for sure, but a much less performance than the other models.

One thing to consider though is that depending on the drive(s) you may be replacing, the reduced performance of a 5400rpm "green" drive may still exceed what you have now. For instance, I am still using the stock 160GB drive that came with my G5 back in 2003. The max throughput is only in the 30-40MB/sec range. Compare that to the "green" drive which seems to average in the 60's.