Samsung is gaining a lot of good reviews about its HD, and can be consider as a leading company among HD manufacturers on a highly competitive market. Some computer companies are using Samsung HD as default product in their hardware models.
The last products unveiled by Samsung should strengthen its position. The Spinpoint F1 models are 3.5" HD with storage capacity ranging from 320GB to 1TB.
To reach 1TB storage space, Hitachi has been using 5 plates of 200GB each. Seagate is claiming to be able to reach the same capacity with 4 plates of 250GB each. Samsung bit them all by releasing a 1TB HD based on 3 plates (333GB each). Using only 3 plates should increase reliability while reducing power consumption and heat release. Manufacturing cost could also be lower.
The Spinpoint F1 HDs will be available in SATA II format and will feature from 8 to 32 MB of cache depending on the model (32
