Reviews for Samsung Spinpoint 250 GB Internal Hard Drive

No problems, recommended

Strengths: Silent, fast, not expensive

Weakness: None

I have upgraded from a Seagate 160GB EIDE disk to this Samsung 250GB SATA disk very easily. I have used Seagate Discwizard 2003 to transfer everything from the old Seagate disk to the new Samsung. Although Discwizard gave a warning about the non-Seagate destination disk, it worked. The only problem was I had to reinstall Office, it did not work after the transfer. The Samsung disc seems to be working fine and cool, and performance is slightly better. I can not comment on its reliability, but the reviews on the internet are positive about its reliability.

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Nice drive from Samsung

Strengths: Pretty quite. Cool running.

Weakness: Not as silent as Barracuda IV

I'm using this drive in an external SATA enclosure. It runs about 10 degrees cooler than a WD sata drive I previously owned. It is also quiter than that. I guess power consumption is less also.

However, I'm a bit dissapointed about noise level of the drive. Barracuda IV I owned years ago was quiter than this one. It is sad that as technology advances, hard disks become more noisy. However, I guess that this is one of he quietest drive on the market right now.

I'm usually more interested than silence than the performance, so I don't know if the performance is different than the similar drives. I did not see any noticable difference between this and my previous WD 7200rpm drive, though I did not do any benchmarking.

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Nice Drive

Strengths: Quiet, SATA II, fast

Weakness: Warranty could be longer

Although the brand isn't as well known as other mainstream manufacturers, this drive performs just as well. It offers a 3-yr warranty, which is good enough for everyday usage. Having a SATA II interface is nice as well. The price/GB ratio after savings makes this drive a great buy.

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Good Drive

Strengths: Quiet, runs cool

Weakness: none

So far, all is good with this hard drive. It was rated very well on other sites, which is what led me to purchase it. Samsung has a very good reputation for hard drives, and I have no complaints about this drive.

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Samsung Spinpoint P120 250GB SATA300 SP2504C

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