Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS

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Size500 GB
Cache (MB)32
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 99.00 PC Connection 15.15
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 99.99 Amazon.com 15.00
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 99.99 Newegg.com 15.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 99.99 Amazon.com 15.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 103.49 ZipZoomfly.com 14.49
Seagate Barracuda ST315005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 109.99 Newegg.com 13.64
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 59.99 Newegg.com 12.50  
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 79.99 Newegg.com 12.50  
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 79.99 Newegg.com 12.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 79.99 Newegg.com 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 79.99 Amazon.com 12.50
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HD31000 IDK/7K (0A38016) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 84.99 Newegg.com 11.77  
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 84.99 Newegg.com 11.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 84.99 Newegg.com 11.77
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 89.44 Amazon.com 11.18
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 89.99 Newegg.com 11.11
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 89.99 Amazon.com 11.11
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 57.96 Amazon.com 11.04
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 92.58 Amazon.com 10.80
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
Western Digital Caviar Green WD8000AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 800 74.99 Amazon.com 10.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 71.05 Amazon.com 10.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 94.99 Newegg.com 10.53
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 0A38016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 97.44 Amazon.com 10.26  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 640 62.99 Amazon.com 10.16
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 98.99 eCost.com 10.10
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000LSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 99.00 Amazon.com 10.10  
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 49.95 PC Connection 10.01
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 99.99 Newegg.com 10.00
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 99.99 Amazon.com 10.00
Seagate SV35.5 ST31000525SV SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 100.99 eCost.com 9.90
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 64.83 PC Connection 9.87
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 750 75.99 eCost.com 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 AV-GP WD7500AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 78.99 Buy.com 9.49
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 Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 107.99 ZipZoomfly.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
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 109.99 eCost.com 9.09
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE753LJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 84.99 Newegg.com 8.82
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 WD6402AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 640 74.88 Amazon.com 8.55
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 Newegg.com 8.33
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 HD642JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 80.99 eCost.com 7.90
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 63.99 eCost.com 7.81
Western Digital RE2-GP WD7500AYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 99.99 Newegg.com 7.50
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

2010-03-18 Buy.com $103.99 -1.00
2010-03-16 Buy.com $104.99 -4.00
2010-03-15 Newegg.com $89.99 -5.00
2010-03-13 Newegg.com $94.99 +5.00
2010-03-13 eCost.com $100.99 -11.00
2010-03-10 Newegg.com $89.99 -5.00
2010-02-20 eCost.com $111.99
2010-02-16 PC Connection $119.95
2010-01-14 Buy.com $108.99
2009-08-21 Newegg.com $94.99 +5.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors976,773,168
Cache32 MBytes
Capacity500 GB
Performance
Random write seek time<1.2 msec
Average latency4.16 msec
Spindle Speed7,200 rpm
Random read seek time<1.0 msec
Power
Maximum start current, DC2.80 amps
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.73%
MTBF1,200,000 hours
Physical
Width (max)101.6 mm (4.010 inches)
Weight (typical)>=530 grams (>=1.168 pounds)
Height (max)26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Length (max)146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

External links

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