SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 750GB

[mageslayer]

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Enjoy.

Edit: went from $110 to $130

 

[bryanW1995]

nice, that's the same price as the wd6400aaks now!

 

[chinaman1472]

Too bad I gotta pay tax cause I live in California... but I might have to pull the trigger....

 

[Elixer]

If anyone does purchase this (or any other OEM HD) from newegg, let us know if they improved their craptastic packaging.

 

[playgroundtwister]

Originally posted by: Elixer
If anyone does purchase this (or any other OEM HD) from newegg, let us know if they improved their craptastic packaging.

just opened up my package of mobo, memory, psu, cpu and hdd. everything's floating in peanuts in their own packaging but the hdd is still wrapped by a single layer of bubble wrap.

 

[cheapherk]

I will never buy a Samsung HDD again. I had two SpinPoints die on me. Several months ago, I replaced a Samsung HD from an HP Desktop. At this moment, I'm replacing a Samsung from a different HP Desktop. Seagate or WD from now on.

 

[wayliff]

how long did you have the samsung hard drives before they broke? just interested since I have one.

 

[bigi]

I have 4 in RAID5. All work perfectly.

 

[cheapherk]

Originally posted by: wayliff
how long did you have the samsung hard drives before they broke? just interested since I have one.

I don't remember exactly, but the first I had bought from Newegg and was able to RMA it. Were talking 4 different drives. Two were mine. The last two were from HP desktops which I replaced the HD.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I will never buy a Samsung HDD again. I had two SpinPoints die on me. Several months ago, I replaced a Samsung HD from an HP Desktop. At this moment, I'm replacing a Samsung from a different HP Desktop. Seagate or WD from now on.

yeah i got a DOA, i will prob never order another alot of people have gotten DOA. Plus the WD6400 is much faster...

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: bigi
I have 4 in RAID5. All work perfectly.

You must be really scared of a fail, good thing too because you prob will see a failure.

 

[bryanW1995]

+1 for the wd6400aaks. I just got that from newegg and it's great. eerily silent after going from a 36 gb raptor and 500gb seagate to this single drive.

btw, newegg oem shipping was great on the wd6400aaks. drive was encased in bubble wrap, fully wrapped with a soft cardboard material, and the box was full of peanuts on top of that. they must have taken their oem hd shipping criticism seriously.

 

[foofoo]

Originally posted by: mageslayer
Text

Enjoy.

Didnt Jokersmoker quit before you joined?

Or is this post style just an accident?

 

[Schadenfroh]

I have this hard drive, it has issues with my nForce3 Ultra. It will not boot if you reboot, you have to do a shutdown / complete power down if you want to restart your system.

The nVidia IDE / Sata drivers also cause it not to boot (on my nForce3 ultra), so I have to use the drivers that ship with Windows.

Other than those two issues, excellent hard drive and fast. Here is the AT review comparing it to the latest raptor, SSDs, and its nearest Seagate competitor, the 7200.11:
http://www.anandtech.com/stora...howdoc.aspx?i=3311&p=8

 

[Elixer]

Originally posted by: playgroundtwister

Originally posted by: Elixer
If anyone does purchase this (or any other OEM HD) from newegg, let us know if they improved their craptastic packaging.

just opened up my package of mobo, memory, psu, cpu and hdd. everything's floating in peanuts in their own packaging but the hdd is still wrapped by a single layer of bubble wrap.

I guess I should have been more clear. The issue with packaging is if you *only* order the HD, they do a horrible job of packaging it.

If you order something else with the HD, then they do a better job.

 

[TMoney468]

I have the 1TB drive in an external enclosure and it's been fine so far. It remains to be seen just how unreliable they are, but I've had a Samsung HD in my MBP for the past 6 months and I've been extremely happy with it. It's quiet and fast and hasn't given me any problems.

 

[hans007]

i've heard the 334 gb platter ones have more problems than the 250 gb platter ones (like the 750 has 250gb platters).

if you read the newegg reviews, most of the problems seem to be with the 1TB one having CRC problems or bad disk areas.]
i have one of these 750GB f1s, and it is a great drive.

quieter andway less vibration than my previous WD5000aaks (Which wasnt very loud to begin with)

 

[TMoney468]

From what I've read, some if not most of the problems were due to a faulty utility Samsung had for its hard drives.

 

[OfficeLinebacker]

Looks like they jacked it back up to $140 (I say "back up" because at one point they were $150).

 

[mageslayer]

Originally posted by: foofoo

Originally posted by: mageslayer
Text

Enjoy.

Didnt Jokersmoker quit before you joined?

Or is this post style just an accident?

?

 

[Pollock]

Augh, this or the WD6400AAKS? I can't decide between the two (or the 1TB F1, but I really don't need that much space).

 

[bigi]

Originally posted by: bigi I have 4 in RAID5. All work perfectly. You must be really scared of a fail, good thing too because you prob will see a failure.

You are an IDIOT. By the tone of all your posts nothing else can be concluded. Go back to your cave and don't embarrass yourself anymore.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I will never buy a Samsung HDD again. I had two SpinPoints die on me. Several months ago, I replaced a Samsung HD from an HP Desktop. At this moment, I'm replacing a Samsung from a different HP Desktop. Seagate or WD from now on.

yeah i got a DOA, i will prob never order another alot of people have gotten DOA. Plus the WD6400 is much faster...

dunno, do you really "feel" the difference? is it really that much faster? I dont think speed is the determining factor these days for most people, certainly not for me. Since both drives are known to be very quiet, higher gigs/dollar gets my vote.

Looks like they jacked it back up to $140 (I say "back up" because at one point they were $150).

damn, never thought that would have happened.... whatever, it will come down in price eventually I will manage with measly 2TB at hand, somehow

 

[ZimZum]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: cheapherk
I will never buy a Samsung HDD again. I had two SpinPoints die on me. Several months ago, I replaced a Samsung HD from an HP Desktop. At this moment, I'm replacing a Samsung from a different HP Desktop. Seagate or WD from now on.

yeah i got a DOA, i will prob never order another alot of people have gotten DOA. Plus the WD6400 is much faster...

Count me among those never to buy another Samsung HD. As long as I have owned and worked on computers I have only had 2 HDs to ever fail on me, both were Samsungs.

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: Elixer

Originally posted by: playgroundtwister

Originally posted by: Elixer
If anyone does purchase this (or any other OEM HD) from newegg, let us know if they improved their craptastic packaging.

just opened up my package of mobo, memory, psu, cpu and hdd. everything's floating in peanuts in their own packaging but the hdd is still wrapped by a single layer of bubble wrap.

I guess I should have been more clear. The issue with packaging is if you *only* order the HD, they do a horrible job of packaging it.

If you order something else with the HD, then they do a better job.

I ordered "only" the wd6400aaks and it was packaged very well and cost $99 shipped. THAT is a good deal, as is $109 on this one. for $130 I'll pass.