Seagate Barracuda ES ST3250620NS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 501: Seagate ST3250620NS
Size250 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 250 3 39.99 6.25
Maxtor MaXLine III 7L250S0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 250 41.99 5.95
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M00653RA SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 41.99 5.95
Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 HDS722525VLSA80 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 44.99 5.56
Seagate DB35.4 ST3250310CS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 44.99 5.56
Western Digital WD2500AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 44.99 5.56
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3250312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 49.95 5.01
Seagate ST3250412CS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 16 250 49.99 5.00
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 49.99 5.00
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 250 54.99 4.55
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 59.99 4.17
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 63.83 3.92
Lenovo 41N3015 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 66.99 3.73
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 71.99 3.47
HP EA788UT#ABA SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 74.99 3.33
Seagate NL35 250 ST3250823NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 80.00 3.13
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 85.00 2.94
Western Digital RE4 WD2503ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 250 5 85.00 2.94
Western Digital AV WD2500AVKX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 86.34 2.90
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 99.00 2.53
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 109.65 2.28
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 114.99 2.17
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 129.95 1.92
Cisco R200-D250GCSATA SATA 7200 250 133.99 1.87
HP Entry 571232-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 139.99 1.79
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD2500HHTZ SATA 6 Gb/s 10000 64 250 142.50 1.75
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 3 143.95 1.74
HP 349239-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 145.00 1.72
HP Entry 571230-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 149.28 1.67
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 189.00 1.32
Maxtor 7Y250MO SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 189.00 1.32
HP 411276-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 199.99 1.25
HP PY278AA SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 220.00 1.14
HP Midline 458926-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 230.00 1.09
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3250620NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s
Guaranteed Sectors488,397,168
Cache16 MBytes
Capacity250 GB
Number of pins on the I/O connector22
Performance
Random write seek time<10.0 msec
Native Command QueuingY
Average latency4.16 msec
Random read seek time<8.50 msec
Maximum interface transfer rate300 Mbytes/sec.
Spindle Speed7200 rpm
Power
Sleep power0.807 watts
Maximum start current, DC2.80 amps
Average seek power12.60 watts
Average idle current9.30 watts
Standby power0.80 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (Seek Volume)3.2 bels
Acoustics (Idle Volume)2.5 bels
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.73 %
Unrecoverable read errors1 in 10^14
MTBF1,200,000 hours
Physical
Width (max)101.6 mm (4.000 inches)
Weight (typical)580 grams (1.28 pounds)
Height (max)26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Length (max)146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

External links

Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/
Barracuda ES
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ST3250620NS
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Seagate Barracuda ES Reviews & Benchmarks

StorageReview - Seagate Barracuda 750ES - Dec. 1, 2006
The Tech Report - Seagate's Barracuda ES hard drive - Perpendicular recording comes to enterprise - Sept. 11, 2006

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