Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 2014: Seagate ST3250310AS
Size250 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 250 3 69.95 3.57
Maxtor 7Y250MO SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 75.00 3.33
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 75.00 3.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 79.99 3.13
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 79.99 3.13
Lenovo 41N3015 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 83.00 3.01
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 83.93 2.98
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 84.95 2.94
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 95.00 2.63
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 99.00 2.53
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 99.95 2.50
Western Digital RE4 WD2503ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 250 5 99.99 2.50
HP Entry 571232-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 115.74 2.16
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 116.75 2.14
Cisco R200-D250GCSATA SATA 7200 250 133.99 1.87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 3 135.00 1.85
HP Entry 571230-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 177.99 1.40
HP 349239-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 275.00 0.91
HP Midline 458926-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 338.62 0.74
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors488,397,168
Cache8 MBytes
Capacity250 GB
Areal density (avg)164 Gbits/inch2
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 (4.000 inches)
Weight (typical)382 grams (0.842 pounds)
Height (max)19.99 mm (0.787 inches)
Length (max)146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

External links

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/
Barracuda 7200.10
http://www.seagate.com/www/...
ST3250310AS
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v...

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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