Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 500GB hard drive was selected as my new system hard drive. As I mention before, I don’t care much about hard drive because it is the bottom neck of the whole system. So what does Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 500GB hard drive can do?

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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 500GB hard drive

Key Advantages

  • Delivers 500-GB capacity
  • Ships with the industry’s most reliable and proven perpendicular magnetic recording technology
  • Delivers high performance
    •   105 MB/s sustained data rate
    •   32-MB cache buffer
  • Environmentally friendly
    •   Consumes almost 15 percent less power during idle than previous products, enabling customers to build low-power systems
    •   Meets strict RoHS environmental requirements
  • Leverages best combination of technology (areal density, PMR) and proven components for volume availability
  • Ships with an industry-best 5-year limited warranty

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DriveClone 3 bundled

Technical Specifications

Specifications 500 GB
Model Number ST3500320AS
Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
Cache 32 MBytes
Capacity 500 GB
Guaranteed Sectors 976,773,168
PHYSICAL
Height (max) 26.1 mm  (1.028 inches)
Width (max) 101.6 mm  (4.010 inches)
Length (max) 146.99 mm  (5.787 inches)
Weight (typical) 543 grams  (1.199 pounds)
PERFORMANCE
Spindle Speed 7,200 rpm
Average latency 4.16 msec
Random read seek time <8.5 msec
Random write seek time <9.5 msec
RELIABILITY
Annual Failure Rate 0.34%
POWER
Maximum start current, DC 3.0 amps

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SATA connection

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