Seagate Constellation ES ST31000424SS vs Comparable 3.5" SAS Hard Disks
Item 3946: Seagate ST31000424SS
Size1000 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSAS
Speed6 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000445SS SAS 6 Gb/s 16 2000 359.99 5.56
Seagate Constellation ES ST1000NM0021 SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 189.99 5.26
Toshiba MK2001TRKB SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 2000 409.99 4.88
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000444SS SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 2000 5 440.00 4.55
HP Midline 461137-B21 SAS 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 220.00 4.55
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000424SS SAS 6 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 5 385.00 2.60
Cisco R200-D1TC= SAS 7200 1000 552.99 1.81

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-10 $385.00 -44.95
2012-02-02 $429.95 +177.05
2012-02-02 $252.90 -177.05
2012-01-24 $398.95 +149.95
2012-01-24 $249.00 -149.95
2012-01-24 $398.95 +59.85
2012-01-24 $339.10 +114.10
2012-01-24 $225.00 -114.10
2012-01-22 $339.10 -59.85
2012-01-21 $398.95 +173.96

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Interface6-Gb/s SAS
Guaranteed Sectors1,953,525,168
Cache16MB
Capacity1TB
Performance
Spindle Speed7200 RPM
Random write seek time<9.5ms
I/O data transfer rate600MB/s
Average latency4.16ms
Random read seek time<8.5ms
Sustained data transfer rate150Mb/s
Power
Average idle power8.0W
Average seek power9.6W
Maximum start current, DC1.89
Acoustics
Acoustics (Seek Volume)2.5 bels
Acoustics (Idle Volume)2.2 bels
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.73%
MTBF1,200,000 hours
Physical
Width101.6mm (4.000 in)
Length146.99mm (5.787 in)
Height26.1mm (1.028 in)
Weight (typical)640g (1.411 lb)

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