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Samsung launches 2TB EcoGreen hard drive

by Parm Mann on 3 February 2010, 12:54

Tags: Samsung (005935.KS)

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There's now a good selection of 2TB hard drives on the market - with the likes of Seagate, Western Digital and Hitachi already offering various models - but there's always room for more.

Joining the party today is Samsung with its first 2TB EcoGreen hard drive, the F3EG.

Arriving on the scene as the successor to the 1.5TB F2EG, Samsung's latest features four 500GB platters, providing enough storage capacity for around 500,000 songs in the MP3 format.

As for the energy-efficient angle, Samsung's drive gets the EcoGreen tag thanks to its use of "EcoTriangle Technology" - meaning the use of eco-friendly components, and low-power, low-noise operation technologies such as SilentSeek and NoiseGuard.

In terms of performance, the 2TB F3EG makes use of a SATA 3Gbps interface, a rotation speed of 5,400rpm, as well as Native Command Queueing and a 32MB memory buffer.

Want? It's available now from SCAN.co.uk* priced at £120, making it one of the cheapest 2TB drives around.


*As always, UK-based HEXUS.community discussion forum members will benefit from the SCAN2HEXUS Free Shipping initiative, which will save you a further few pounds plus also top-notch, priority customer service and technical support backed up by the SCANcare@HEXUS forum.



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These have been out for a while haven't they (Dec 09)? Or did Samsung only just release PR statement to you guys?

I got one from Scan last week or so for around £125. I'll be ordering some more for sure!

I noticed they still haven't updated their main site to include the new 2TB.
You've called it both the F2EG and the F3EG in the article - which is it? I'm presuming F3EG seeing as it has 500GB platters.
2TB for £120 = 16.66GB/£, or
1.5TB for £73.26 = 20.48GB/£

Cheapest 2TB on scan is actually £115.70, which makes 17.29GB/£

When they reach 20GB/£, I'll think about dropping some dosh and expanding my 1.5TB to 3.5TB
snootyjim
You've called it both the F2EG and the F3EG in the article - which is it? I'm presuming F3EG seeing as it has 500GB platters.

Both F2 and F3 have 500GB platters, but only the F2 is EcoGreen, so F2 methinks :)