Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500620AS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 4851: Seagate ST3500620AS
Size500 GB
Cache16 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/$)
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.67 10.27
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 7H500F0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 59.99 8.33
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 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 ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 129.50 3.86
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
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors976,773,168
Cache16MB
Capacity500GB
Performance
Random write seek time<9.5ms
Average latency4.16ms
Spin Speed (RPM)7,200 RPM
Random read seek time<8.5ms
Power
Maximum start current, DC3.0
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.34%
Physical
Width101.6mm (4.010 in)
Length146.99mm (5.787 in)
Weight (typical)543g (1.199 lb)
Height26.1mm (1.028 in)

External links

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/
Barracuda 7200.11
http://www.seagate.com/www/...

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 Reviews & Benchmarks

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Tom's Hardware - A Quartet Of 500 GB HDDs Under $60 : Fast And Affordable: 500 GB Hard Drives Reviewed - Feb. 23, 2009
Silent PC Review - Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB: The Perfect Balance? - Feb. 1, 2009
The Tech Report - A quick look at Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda firmware update - Much ado about nothing - Jan. 15, 2009
The Tech Report - Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive: Steppin' up the capacity ladder - Oct. 21, 2008
Tom's Hardware - Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda: Bigger And Better? : Seagate’s Carnivorous Fish is Back - Oct. 2, 2008
The Register - Four 1TB hard drives on test - March 26, 2008
Silent PC Review - Terabyte Round II: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 - Feb. 19, 2008
ExtremeTech - RAID Class Terabyte Hard Drives - Nov. 29, 2007
AnandTech - Seagate and Western Digital 1TB Drives: Improved and Green - Nov. 26, 2007
Hot Hardware - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB Hard Disk - Nov. 7, 2007
Tom's Hardware - The Terabyte Battle - Nov. 5, 2007
The Tech Report - Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive - This one goes to 11? - Oct. 30, 2007
ExtremeTech - Western Digital WD10EACS and Seagate 7200.11 Terabyte Hard Drive Reviews - Oct. 25, 2007

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