Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A vs Comparable 3.5" PATA Hard Disks
Item 598: Seagate ST3250820A
Size250 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfacePATA
Speed100 MB/s
Warranty3 year
$ 80.00
Disk RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Samsung HA250JC 5400 2 250 27.99 8.93
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 7200 8 250 3 27.99 8.93
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE 7200 8 250 44.99 5.56
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620A 7200 16 320 3 64.00 5.00
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV 7200 8 250 69.00 3.62
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJB 7200 8 320 3 91.99 3.48
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJB 8 320 3 94.99 3.37
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB 7200 8 250 3 76.99 3.25
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JB 7200 8 320 99.00 3.23
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A 7200 8 250 3 80.00 3.13
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB 8 250 3 87.99 2.84
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620A 7200 16 250 3 189.00 1.32

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-05-11 $80.00 -9.99
2012-04-25 $89.99 +38.01
2012-03-06 $51.98 -38.01
2012-01-31 $89.99 +5.00
2012-01-17 $84.99 -30.01
2011-12-05 $115.00 +21.00
2011-07-13 $94.00 -1.00
2011-07-10 $95.00 -4.00
2011-07-09 $99.00 -100.00
2011-07-07 $199.00 +100.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceUltra ATA/100
Guaranteed Sectors488,397,168
Cache8 MBytes
Capacity250 GB
Performance
Random write seek time<12.0 msec
Average latency4.16 msec
Spindle Speed7,200 rpm
Random read seek time<11.0 msec
Power
Maximum start current, DC2.80 amps
Reliability
Annual Failure Rate0.34 %
MTBF700,000 hours
Physical
Width (max)101.6 mm (4.010 inches)
Weight (typical)600 grams (1.32 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 7200.10
http://www.seagate.com/www/...
ST3250820A
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v...

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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