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Brand | SAMSUNG |
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Series | SpinPoint P Series |
Model | SP2504C |
Packaging | Bare Drive |
Interface | SATA 3.0Gb/s |
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Capacity | 250GB |
RPM | 7200 RPM |
Cache | 8MB |
Average Seek Time | 8.9ms |
Average Latency | 4.17ms |
Features | SATA Native Command Queuing Feature Set Device Initiated SATA Power Management Fluid Dynamic Bearing Spindle Motor Technology Staggered Spin-up Support High Speed Dual Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Based Architecture NoiseGuard SilentSeek |
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Form Factor | 3.5" |
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Date First Available | August 17, 2005 |
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Pros: The drives are very fast; a four disk raid 0 stripe will sustain >260 megabytes/sec. They're cool and relatively quiet, too.
Cons: One of the 16 drives I bought silently corrupts data. It took a long time to diagnose. Another is dying a relatively quick death from S.M.A.R.T errors. The other 14 work great.
Overall Review: RAID cards protect against whole drive failures, not against drive corruption. If you get a bad drive like I did, raid 5 will not help you. Caveat Emptor!