Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000640SS vs Comparable 3.5" SAS Hard Disks
Item 3820: Seagate ST31000640SS
Size1000 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSAS
Speed3 Gb/s
ST31000640SS Reviews1
Disk Interface Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Constellation ES ST1000NM0021 SAS 6 Gb/s 64 1000 189.99 5.26
HP Midline 461137-B21 SAS 3 Gb/s 1000 220.00 4.55
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000424SS SAS 6 Gb/s 16 1000 5 385.00 2.60
Cisco R200-D1TC= SAS 1000 552.99 1.81
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000640SS SAS 3 Gb/s 16 1000 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSAS 3Gb/s
Cache16MB
Capacity1TB
Performance
Random write seek time9.5ms
Average latency4.16ms
Spindle Speed7,200 RPM
Random read seek time8.5ms
Power
12V start max current3.0A
Acoustics
Acoustics (Idle Volume)2.7 bels
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.73%
MTBF1,200,000 hours
Physical
Width101.6mm (4.00 in)
Length146.99mm (5.78 in)
Height26.11mm (1.02 in)
Weight (typical)530g (>=1.168 lb)

External links

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/
Barracuda ES.2
http://www.seagate.com/www/...

Seagate ST31000640SS Reviews & Benchmarks

Hot Hardware - Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB SAS Hard Drive - May 15, 2008

Other Seagate Barracuda ES.2 Reviews & Benchmarks

Hot Hardware - Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB Hard Drive - March 6, 2008
The Tech Report - Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 hard drive - Dec. 6, 2007
ExtremeTech - RAID Class Terabyte Hard Drives - Nov. 29, 2007
StorageReview - Faceoff at One Terabyte: Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 and WD's Caviar GreenPower - Oct. 1, 2007

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