Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 157: Seagate ST3500630AS
Size500 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
$ 118.00
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 129.99 15.39
Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 129.99 15.39
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 2000 3 129.99 15.39
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 135.00 14.81
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 108.00 13.89
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 109.95 13.64
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 3 117.59 12.76
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 3 124.00 12.10
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 3 129.99 11.54
Seagate Barracuda ST1500DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 134.15 11.18
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 138.54 10.83
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0015HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 3 139.99 10.72
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.67 10.27
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 99.99 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 104.50 9.57
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 3 104.99 9.52
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721064SLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 69.95 9.15
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721010KLA330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 109.99 9.09
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 109.99 9.09
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 112.00 8.93
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 114.62 8.72
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 117.29 8.53
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 118.84 8.41
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1000DL002 SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1000 118.95 8.41
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 750 5 89.99 8.33
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 8.33
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 119.99 8.33
G-TECH 0G00149 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 1000 3 126.00 7.94
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 94.99 7.90
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 128.90 7.76
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital WD1001FAES SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 3 129.99 7.69
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 3 98.25 7.63
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 99.99 7.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 750 3 99.99 7.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 138.99 7.19
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 139.99 7.14
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 5 109.99 6.82
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 78.39 6.38
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 118.18 6.35
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.35 6.30
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 79.99 6.25
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 84.99 5.88
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 84.99 5.88
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 84.99 5.88
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 85.60 5.84
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 86.62 5.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 88.99 5.62
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 94.99 5.26
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 99.00 5.05
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 118.00 4.24
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 119.99 4.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 129.99 3.85
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 129.99 3.85
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 2 134.99 3.70
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 145.95 3.43
Seagate NL35 ST3500641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 149.95 3.33
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 149.99 3.33
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 155.00 3.23
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 168.15 2.97
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 169.95 2.94
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 205.48 2.43
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 245.00 2.04
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 267.09 1.87
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ738A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 350.00 1.43

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-30 $118.00 -5.00
2012-01-29 $123.00 +4.00
2012-01-29 $119.00 -4.00
2012-01-28 $123.00 +4.00
2012-01-28 $119.00 -4.00
2012-01-26 $123.00 +4.00
2012-01-26 $119.00 -4.00
2012-01-24 $123.00 -2.00
2012-01-21 $125.00 -18.95
2012-01-12 $143.95 +6.95

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors976,773,168
Cache16 MBytes
Capacity500 GB
Performance
Random write seek time<10.0 msec
Average latency4.16 msec
Spindle Speed7,200 rpm
Random read seek time<8.5 msec
Power
Maximum start current, DC2.80 amps
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.34 %
MTBF700,000 hours
Physical
Width (max)101.6 mm (4.010 inches)
Weight (typical)635 grams (1.40 pounds)
Height (max)26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Length (max)146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

External links

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Barracuda 7200.10
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 Reviews & Benchmarks

AnandTech - Seagate 7200.10 500GB: Hitting the Sweet Spot - July 6, 2007
AnandTech - Western Digital and Seagate: 320GB Grudge Match - July 27, 2006
The Tech Report - Seagate's Barracuda 7200.10 hard drive - Perpendicular to the desktop - May 30, 2006
AnandTech - Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB: Size Does Matter - May 18, 2006
ExtremeTech - Revisiting the Big Kahuna--Seagate's 750GB Barracuda 7200.10 - May 18, 2006
ExtremeTech - Seagate's Big Kahuna: The 750GB 7200.10 Hard Drive - May 9, 2006

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