Samsung Offers 500 Gigabyte Per Platter Hard Drive Line-Up

Samsung Electronics, a provider of digital consumer electronics and IT, announced today its new line-up of high-density hard drives for high-end computing environments, the Spinpoint F3. The F3 operates at 7200RPM with offerings of up to 1 Terabyte (TB) data storage capacity by using two 500 Gigabyte (GB) per platter disks. In addition to meeting rising data centre requirements for storage, the new drives also deliver high performance with lower power for desktop computers and servers.

The Spinpoint F3 utilises advanced 500GB per platter technology, so that two-platter 1TB capacity is achieved. Increased aerial density per platter provides up to a 30 percent higher performance than a three-platter 1 TB in the same 3.5” form factor as per company claims. A reduction in mechanical parts also contributes to enhanced reliability in terms of anti-shock and data failure.

“Our customers require not only additional capacity but also high performance for their server and desktop storage systems, while promoting a green environment,” said Choel-Hee Lee, vice president of marketing, Storage Systems Division, Samsung Electronics.

Samsung’s new hard drive utilises its low noise operation technology SilentSeek and NoiseGuard to achieve a quiet operation system. In addition, the new Spinpoint F3 is compliant with the (RoHS) restriction of hazardous substances directive.

The F3 incorporates a 7200RPM rotational speed, a 3.0Gbps SATA interface, Native Command Queueing features and a 16 MB/ 32MB buffer memory. The Spinpoint F3 is currently available in 500GB capacities worldwide. The 1TB drive is scheduled for initial shipment in August this year.