Home Features 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 29 October 2009 (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Page 11 of 12: Surface Temperature And Noise Level Page 1: 500GB Per Platter Available At 7,200 RPM Page 2: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB (HD502HJ) Page 3: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (WD2001FASS) Page 4: Western Digital RE4 (RAID Edition 4, WD2003FYYS) Page 5: Comparison Table And Test Setup Page 6: Transfer Diagrams Page 7: Throughput, Streaming, And Interface Performance Page 8: Access Time And I/O Performance Page 9: Application Benchmarks Page 10: Power Consumption And Efficiency Page 11: Surface Temperature And Noise Level Page 12: Conclusion Surface Temperature And Noise LevelDrive Surface TemperatureNoise Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Current page: Surface Temperature And Noise Level Prev Page Power Consumption And Efficiency Next Page Conclusion Be In the KnowGet instant access to breaking news, in-depth reviews and helpful tips.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Patrick Schmid and Achim RoosSocial Links Navigation Topics Business Computing Samsung Storage Western Digital