Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500321CS

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Item 1466: Seagate ST3500321CS
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Size500 GB
Cache (MB)8
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 59.99 Newegg.com 12.50  
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 57.96 Amazon.com 11.04
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 69.95 PC Connection 10.72
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 69.99 Newegg.com 10.72
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD754JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 69.99 Newegg.com 10.72
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 69.99 Amazon.com 10.72
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 71.05 Amazon.com 10.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 640 62.99 Amazon.com 10.16
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 49.95 PC Connection 10.01
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 64.83 PC Connection 9.87
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 640 64.99 Newegg.com 9.85
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 50.93 ZipZoomfly.com 9.82
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 52.95 PC Connection 9.44
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500321CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 52.99 eCost.com 9.44
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 53.99 Newegg.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.00 Amazon.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.00 Amazon.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 640 69.95 PC Connection 9.15
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09  
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 56.99 eCost.com 8.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 56.99 Buy.com 8.77
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 60.99 eCost.com 8.20
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 62.63 PC Connection 7.98
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 63.99 eCost.com 7.81
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 66.98 Amazon.com 7.46
Western Digital AV WD5000AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 68.70 PC Connection 7.28
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 78.99 ZipZoomfly.com 6.33
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.99 Newegg.com 6.25
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56
HP PV943UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 139.99 Newegg.com 3.57  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6197 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 241.99 Buy.com 2.07  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6202Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 249.99 Newegg.com 2.00  
HP Midline 458928-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 300.99 Buy.com 1.66  
HP 395473-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 500 304.99 Buy.com 1.64  
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 339.99 Newegg.com 1.47  

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Recent Price Changes

2010-03-16 eCost.com $52.99 +1.00
2010-03-13 eCost.com $51.99 -1.00
2010-03-09 eCost.com $52.99 +1.00
2010-03-08 eCost.com $51.99 -1.00
2010-03-07 eCost.com $52.99 +1.00
2010-03-04 eCost.com $51.99 -1.00
2010-02-27 eCost.com $52.99 +1.00
2010-02-20 eCost.com $51.99

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors976,773,168
Cache8 MBytes
Capacity500 GB
Performance
Random write seek time<15.0 msec
Average latency5.1 msec
Random read seek time<14.0 msec
Power
Maximum start current, DC2.0 amps
Standby power0.728 watts
Average idle current4.28 watts
Sleep power0.7267 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (Seek Volume)2.4 bels
Acoustics (Idle Volume)2.1 bels
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.62%
Unrecoverable read errors1 in 10^14
Physical
Width (max)101.60 mm (4.000 inches)
Weight (typical)572 grams (1.261 pounds)
Height (max)26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Length (max)146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

External links

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