Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 4797: Seagate ST3250820AS
Size250 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
$ 79.99 + $7.28 shipping
$ 119.95
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
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
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721064SLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 69.95 9.15
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 7H500F0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 59.99 8.33
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
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3400620NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 400 54.99 7.27
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 74.99 6.67
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
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 RE2 WD4000YR SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 400 69.99 5.72
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 AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 69.99 4.57
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 56.99 4.39
Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 74.00 4.32
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 74.95 4.27
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 59.99 4.17
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3250312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 61.99 4.03
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 80.89 3.96
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 3 82.60 3.87
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
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 3 98.67 3.24
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
Western Digital WD2500AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 79.99 3.13
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 79.99 3.13
Lenovo 41N3015 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 83.00 3.01
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 89.55 2.79
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 Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 116.20 2.15
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
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 250 159.95 1.56
HP Entry 571230-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 173.99 1.44
HP Entry 571232-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 175.99 1.42
HP 349239-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 250.00 1.00
HP Midline 458926-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 299.99 0.83

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-08 $119.95 +20.95
2012-01-21 $99.00 -20.95
2012-01-12 $79.99 +5.00
2012-01-09 $119.95 +20.95
2012-01-09 $99.00 -20.95
2012-01-07 $119.95 +20.95
2012-01-07 $99.00 -20.95
2012-01-07 $119.95 +20.95
2012-01-07 $99.00 -20.95
2012-01-06 $119.95 +20.95

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors488,397,168
Cache8MB
Capacity250GB
Performance
Random write seek time<10.0ms
Average latency4.16ms
Spin Speed (RPM)7,200 RPM
Random read seek time<8.5ms
Power
Maximum start current, DC2.80
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.34 %
MTBF700,000 hours
Physical
Width101.6mm (4.010 in)
Length146.99mm (5.787 in)
Weight (typical)600g (1.32 lb)
Height26.1mm (1.028 in)

External links

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/
Barracuda 7200.10
http://www.seagate.com/www/...

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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