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Sometimes the way to the very top can be difficult, as we found out with our first sample of the Spinpoint M5S. When we first ran our benchmark suite, we discovered irregular data transfer rates after putting together the transfer diagram.
At first we believed that the drive was damaged, because performance shouldn't drop that much, but the replacement drive behaved very much the same. Eventually, Samsung found out that the first batch of drives sent to its European office was not using the firmware found on retail drives. After updating the firmware, we saw the performance that I described, and that you will see in the benchmark section of this article.
Drive Comparison Table
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Manufacturer
Fujitsu
Samsung
Family
MHW2 BJ Series
SpinPoint M5S
Model Number
MHW2160BJ
HM250JI
Capacity
160 GB
250 GB
Rotational Speed
7,200 RPM
5,400 RPM
Available Capacities
80, 120 GB
80, 120, 160 GB
Platter
2
2
Interface
SATA/300
SATA/150
Cache
8 MB
8 MB
NV Cache Size
-
-
NCQ
Yes
yes
Warranty
3 years
3 years
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