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
$ 89.99
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Maxtor 5A320Jo PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 31.99 10.00
Maxtor MaXLine II HDD-5A320J0-NDW-R PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 37.99 8.42
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 42.99 5.82
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 64.99 3.85
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 68.50 3.65
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 72.99 3.43
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 320 3 93.95 3.41
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 250 3 74.99 3.33
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAV3200ENC-NRSN PATA 133 MB/s 7200 8 320 3 107.99 2.96
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

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
2011-04-13 $99.00 +29.01
2011-04-04 $69.99 -29.01
2010-08-22 $99.00 +29.01

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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