Samsung SpinPoint F1

With only three platters under the hood, the drive must be quick at sequential reading, economical and quiet. From Samsung’s standpoint, the model is so fast and so perfect technically that it is called F1 as a transparent allusion to Formula One.

Seagate was somewhat tardy releasing its 1-terabyte drive. There was quite a long period of time between the announcement and the actual release. Well, some products get only better from ageing.