Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3681: Seagate ST3500312CS
Size500 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 86.99 + $7.28 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 102.00 14.71
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 89.99 11.11
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.67 10.27
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 103.29 9.68
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 Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 8.33
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 94.99 7.90
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 5 94.99 7.90
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 3 99.99 7.50
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 99.99 7.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 79.99 6.25
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 81.22 6.16
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 82.99 6.02
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 84.99 5.88
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 85.60 5.84
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 86.99 5.75
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 89.99 5.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 91.99 5.44
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721050KLA330-PULL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 93.99 5.32
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 95.00 5.26
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 99.99 5.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 99.99 5.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 118.00 4.24
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 119.99 4.17
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 127.99 3.91
Seagate SV35 ST3500411SV SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 139.99 3.57
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 146.95 3.40
Seagate NL35 ST3500641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 149.95 3.33
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 2 149.99 3.33
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 169.95 2.94
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 189.95 2.63
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 245.00 2.04
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 259.60 1.93
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 267.09 1.87
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ738A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 350.00 1.43

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-07 $86.99 +3.00
2012-02-07 $83.99 -1.00
2011-12-31 $84.99 -10.00
2011-12-14 $94.99 -5.00
2011-12-09 $99.99 +30.00
2011-10-20 $69.99 +20.00
2011-08-17 $49.99 -10.00
2010-01-29 $59.99

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors976,773,168
Cache8MB
Capacity500 GB
Performance
Random write seek time<15.0 msec
Random read seek time<14.0 msec
Power
Maximum start current, DC2.0 amps
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.55%
Physical
Width (max)101.85 mm (4.010 inches)
Weight (typical)420 grams (0.926 pounds)
Height (max)20.20 mm (0.795 inches)
Length (max)146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

External links

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Seagate Pipeline HD Reviews & Benchmarks

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