I want to put one of these in a new QNAP TS119 single Drive NAS but I am a bit concerned about the iometer test results that tend to show that this drive does not scale in a multi-user env. I might have one of my daughters streaming MP3's while someone else streaming video from this source.
I wonder whether the Ecogreen would be better choice? or would suffer the same in this respect?

Jeff

I appreciate the effort to gather all of these drives and test them head to head. However, what I'm left with are numbers that I don't how how to interpret. Some of the tests are explained, others are not. When does a one point difference really matter and when does a 20 point difference not matter? Should we be looking at percentage differences? What tests are similar to others? Is there a way to isolate groups of tests and create sets of summary scores? For instance, if I'm going to be doing a lot of XXX, then I'll want to look at A, B, and C; but if I'm doing YYY, then. . . Is there a way to identify a small representative sample of tests and create an overall score? If the F1 is the overall winner, what drive placed second, third, and last? Since I'm scared off by the by number of adverse reports on the F1 and cost is a factor, how can I use the results to help me decide what drive to buy?

Wish you could test longevity of the drive. I'm pretty sure something like this is too good to be true.

Thinking about getting one of these but undecided since no one seems to know 100% if the 750GB model uses the 334GB platters. The 1TB model is way over priced.

334gb platters!! NICE! Can't wait till WD makes a HD with that size.

By the way, what's with the boot times?

SO then what utility should I use to make sure my 750gb f1 has no errors?

Hard to understand how a review based on honesty and competency can fail to ignore the FACT that the drives fail to pass several of Samsung's own utility tests, and that Samsung has apparently finally admitted this, and will be offering an update.
Any honest and competent review would have mentioned the Samsung utility tests, the failures thereof, and the reasons for.
You can read more here:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41140&postdays...

I suspect these reviews maybe more about some hidden corporate sponsorships/incentives that really revealing any problems with the drive. Any simple google search would have revealed problems beyond the newegg review mentioned above. And it turns out the newegg review problems were REAL.

I would suggest an addendum to the tech review, that specifically focuses on these issues, if techreports is serious about their integrity!

The fact that Samsung, a relatively small player in the hard drive market

In the country where I'm staying now,
it's hard to find Samsung brand.
Only Seagate and WD.

Anyway, my next drive will be WD Cavier GP.

Wow. Good job Samsung, and good job Geoff.

I still wish for a 5 or even 4 year warranty, just to be a step up from the 3 year guys.

Anyone RMA a Samsung hard drive before?

I ask because I have RMA'd Seagate and WD drives and it was very simple to check the warranty, get the RMA number and mail them out. Curious to see how Samsungs RMA is done.

Nice drive.
But it seems there are some reliability/compatibility issues with the F1 based on the user reviews at Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16822152102

"Those lower capacities leave a respective 250, 168, and 14GB of unused platter capacity on the table, which strikes us as unnecessarily wasteful."

It strikes you as such because you are wrong. Don't write about things you don't understand. Not all F1 drives have the same size and type of platter.

I have been using the 750GB Version for a few weeks now. It's the fastest hard drive I have ever used and I'm extremely satisfied with it. On top of that it's the cheapest overall drive (cost per GB) I could find in Switzerland. Great review btw.

Dammit, why won't Samsung and WD put the latest technology into anything but their highest-capacity, most overpriced models? Sure it ensures they get the best margin on it and can keep using the old production lines for smaller models, but it's been pissing me off for months that I can't buy a lower-capacity model and still get the best performance and acoustics in the SE16 line, and now even Samsung's doing it. Move the old production lines into the "value" segment already and. Or have they realized that they can't get any higher density or performance, so if they make the entire SE16 or F1 line the same performance/density, then they won't have anything for a new lineup?

Hell at least WD is honest and tells you that the 750GB SE16 is the only one with PMR. Samsung's got a dozen different models of F1 listed on their site, with no specifications file available for downloads, and the basic specs listed just have "334GB per platter max" on some of the models, with no relation between capacity and whether it says that.

Plus, ONLY the 750GB and 1TB models are even available anywhere. Why even bother claiming to have anything else?

Actually, according to Tom's, there are some (not available but listed) models that actually do use the higher density platters without wasting space.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/21/samsung_overtakes_with_a_ban...

Can't really blame them for a 320GB model wasting a measly 14GB though. Easier to market it with a common capacity like 320 than an oddity of 334. Half the people that see 334GB would think "oh they must be overstating the size and it's really a 320GB drive, damn marketers".

OMG my wife is gonna kill me. I just bought one of these.

There are 2 models using close to the maximum capacity coming around, the HD642JJ and HD322HJ which would make use of 320 GB platters in 2 and 1 configurations vs the flagship of 3x 333GB platters.

Looking toward the future though, I would think they would go to 400GB next and re-introduce the 400GB models and just slap 2 platters on the 750GB model with 375GB platters and maybe just use 417GB platters in a 3 config for a 1.25TB HD.

I know what my next drive is... I'll just wait for that $200 price

Gonna wait and see some RAID benchies with these. Wonder how one would splice them to get low latencies and good speed. maybe 50GB per drive?

the 750gb f1 costs $150, the 1T costs $270.... isn't that kinda gay? I wouldnt pay that difference just for 250gb and the performance increase from the 3 platters just doesn't seem worth the price.

Im about to buy a 750gb f1 unless someone changes my mind.

Nice. If you're looking for a big drive for a home media server / HTPC, this looks like the one to get. A good option for people doing media apps like NLE, too.

Very nice. I might have to look into those for backing up. We'll see how the price holds.