SATA/150 - 7200 rpm - 8 MB Buffer - 3.5" - MPN: ST3300831AS See Product Details
Description
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 drives with SATA and native command queuing (NCQ) provide top-performing, reliable storage for high-end PCs and advanced applications, backed up by an industry-leading five-year warranty. Their best-in-class combination of capacity, performance and support ideally suit them for ATA-based servers, low-cost NAS, and digital enthusiast PC systems. Seagate's proven NCQ technology enhances system performance and reliability while also making system integration easier.
Quick Glance
Internal/External: Internal
Interface: SATA/150
Drive Width: 3.5"
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Capacity: 300000
Rotational Speed: 7200
Cache Size: 8
Summary
Product Title: Seagate Barracuda 300 GB Internal Hard Drive
Manufacturer: Seagate
Lowest Price: $64.00
Power Score: 3.7 | 13 Reviews
Storage
Capacity: 300 GB
Interface
Interface Type: SATA/150
Interface Connection: Serial ATA - 7 pin
Performance
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Rotational Speed: 7200 rpm
Cache Size: 8 MB
General
Internal/External: Internal
Form Factor Width: 3.5"
Dimensions
Weight: 1.40 lbs
Dimensions: 1.03" Height x 0.46" Width x 5.79" Depth
Warranty
Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: Native Command Queuing (NCQ) SoftSonic motor RoHS-compliant Enhanced G-Force Protection Recording Method: 16/17 EPRML Available Sectors: 586072368 Best Fit Applications: Mainstream and high-performance PCs Small workgroup servers in businesses, education and government Video, digital photo and e-mail storage on PC-based home media servers Storage of fixed-content information that is actively referenced but changed infrequently (medical records, active data archives, financial statements, videos, digital photos) PCs optimized for gaming
Compatible Drive Bay Height: 1/3H
Maximum Internal Data Transfer Rate: 95 MBps (760 Mbps)
Average Latency: 4.16 ms
SATA Pin: 7-pin
Drive Height: 1/3H
Drive Width: 3.5"
Strengths: fast, quiet
Weakness: none so far
as its predecessors,this hdd has the feature of quietness. and thanks for its large single plate capacity, it is fairly fast. seagate has a 60 months warranty. so i will not be bothered by the 7200.8 series discussion on its higher failure rate ( i used it for 3 months plus and met no problem.) wish this be helpful to you.
Strengths: Quiet, fast, 5 year warranty
Weakness: None
The drive is very quiet and fairly fast. The Seagate offers 5 year warranty. I have purchased many Seagate drives in the past and even when they failed, the replacment was painless.
Strengths: Warranty. It's Seagate.
Weakness: None.
Nearly the best value on the market out there. Fast transfer rate, quiet, bullet-proof. Never had a problem with a Seagate drive. Would've bought the 400g model had the dollar-to-gig ratio been a bit closer to this drive. Bought eight at ~$200/ea from ZipZoomFly. Can't get a better deal on eBay.
Strengths: Quiet, Fast
Weakness: none
This drive is faster and a lot quieter than my 250Gb Maxtors and it runs cooler too. I liked it so much i purchased a second drive.
Strengths: Very quiet; almost silent
Weakness: none
279+GB after formatting for OSX. Two of these drives went into a PowerMac dual 2.0GHz G5. Amazingly quiet operation. Even with the PowerMac's fans just idling along at a "rest" state, the drives are almost silent. I put the Mac on AppleCare (3 yr warranty); with the drives warranted for 5 years, that makes this machine pretty worry-free. (Of course, still need to have a beefy UPS, right?) Yes;...
Strengths: Large capacity. Quieter than my stock AMD 64 cpu fan.
Weakness: Failed within the first week of ownership.
I bought the drive to hold a few large files that I tend to download every so often. I also was in the process of building a new computer, so it would be useful when formatting and reinstalling my OS. After moving all of the files over (about 200 GB) the computer mysteriously locked up and restarted. I never saw the files in Windows again. It took me several days to recover all of the files and...
Strengths: Seagate reputation, 5 year warranty, quiet, fast
Weakness: I think the Bounce Back software is pretty worthless
Well, I've had luck with Seagate drives in the past, and I've heard only good reviews, so I went with Seagate again when it came time to add storage. The price (with pesky rebate) was just about right (a little under $0.50/GB). That's about half of what I paid a year ago.
Strengths: Quiet, Fast, SATA, NCQ, 5 Year warranty
Weakness: No Molex power connector
Quiet, fast hard drive with SATA interface and NCQ. 7200 RPM with 8 MB cache. Pretty standard nowadays. All Seagates come with a great 5 year warranty. Good $/GB ratio. Requires SATA power connector. No Molex connector
Strengths: Huge capacity, installation kit included, software included, 5 years warranty.
Weakness: Noisy than expected. low data transfer rate
This is the second serial ATA drive I got. And this is also the largest hard drive I have. The installation and partition is smooth. And now it is working as the primary drive of my desktop. The noise level is a little than what I expected. The data transfer rate seems not high. I copy 50GB from USB 2.0 external drive to this drive and it takes more than half an hour. I guess part of the reason...
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7200 ST3300831AS 300GB Hard Drive
Strengths: Big & quiet
Weakness: Price
The hard drive works great and with minimal noise. No complaints with the drive so far. Wish these things went for about $25 a pop! And there's my thirty words.