Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS

Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1106: Seagate ST31000520AS
Size1000 GB
Cache (MB)32
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 69.99
$ 72.48
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda ST315005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 69.99 Amazon.com 21.43
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 75.00 Amazon Marketplace 20.00
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 78.98 Amazon Marketplace 18.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 79.99 Amazon.com 18.75
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 54.99 Newegg.com 18.19
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 55.95 Amazon Marketplace 17.87
Samsung EcoGreen F3 HD153WI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 1500 84.99 Amazon Marketplace 17.65
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 84.99 Amazon Marketplace 17.65
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 85.99 eCost.com 17.44
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 89.98 Amazon Marketplace 16.67
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 62.00 Amazon Marketplace 16.13
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 63.99 eCost.com 15.63
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 64.50 Amazon Marketplace 15.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 65.68 Amazon Marketplace 15.23
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK10003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 67.76 Amazon Marketplace 14.76  
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 67.89 Amazon Marketplace 14.73
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 0A38016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 68.90 Amazon Marketplace 14.51  
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HD31000 IDK/7K (0A38016) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 69.99 Newegg.com 14.29  
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 69.99 Newegg.com 14.29  
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 69.99 Newegg.com 14.29
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 70.97 Amazon Marketplace 14.09
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 71.99 Amazon Marketplace 13.89
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 77.99 eCost.com 12.82
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 77.99 Amazon.com 12.82
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 78.00 Amazon Marketplace 12.82
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 78.99 Amazon Marketplace 12.66
Seagate SV35.5 ST31000525SV SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 79.85 Amazon Marketplace 12.52
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000LSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 87.00 Amazon Marketplace 11.49  
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 87.49 Amazon Marketplace 11.43
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 119.95 PC Connection 8.34
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 120.00 Amazon Marketplace 8.33
Western Digital RE4 WD1003FBYX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 140.00 Amazon.com 7.14
Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 HDE721010SLA330 (0A38028) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 149.99 Newegg.com 6.67  
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000524NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 149.99 Newegg.com 6.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 249.95 Amazon Marketplace 4.00
HP GE262UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 276.99 Amazon Marketplace 3.61  
IBM 43W7630 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 375.00 Amazon Marketplace 2.67  
HP Midline 454146-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 388.00 Amazon Marketplace 2.58  
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ740A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 401.99 Buy.com 2.49  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6204Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 509.99 Newegg.com 1.96  

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2010-09-02 Amazon Marketplace $72.48 +2.54
2010-09-01 Amazon Marketplace $69.94 -2.54
2010-08-30 Amazon Marketplace $72.48 +2.54
2010-08-29 Amazon Marketplace $69.94 -3.05
2010-08-27 Amazon Marketplace $72.99 +3.05
2010-08-26 Amazon Marketplace $69.94 -3.05
2010-08-24 Amazon Marketplace $72.99 +3.13
2010-08-24 Amazon Marketplace $69.86 -3.13
2010-08-24 Amazon Marketplace $72.99 +3.05
2010-08-23 Amazon Marketplace $69.94 -2.54

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors1,953,525,168
Cache32 MBytes
Capacity1 TB
Areal density (avg)341.5 Gbits/inch2
Performance
Random write seek time<16.0 msec
Average latency5.1 msec
Spindle Speed5,900 rpm
Random read seek time<16.0 msec
Power
Maximum start current, DC2.0 amps
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.32%
Physical
Width (max)101.85 mm (4.010 inches)
Weight (typical)622 grams (1.371 pounds)
Height (max)26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Length (max)146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

External links

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