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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Hard Disk
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Hard Disk
We here at bit-tech have a saying - "you can never have too much storage," In which case the Seagate 1.5TB hard drive seems ideal, packing more gigabytes into a shiny 3.5" drive than ever before. We find out how this jumbo drive stacks up against the competition.
Seagate Technology - Seagate Ships Desktop Hard Drive With World's Highest Areal Density -- ...
seagate.com — SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - January 5, 2009 - Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) today announced first-to-market volume shipments of a mainstream desktop hard drive with the industry s highest areal density. Packing 1TB of capacity on just two disks, Seagate s ... (more) Seagate Technology - Seagate Ships Desktop Hard Drive ...
TechConnect Magazine - Seagate readies single-platter 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive
TechConnect Magazine - Seagate readies single-platter 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive
tcmagazine.com — Already king of capacity with its 1.5TB spinner, Seagate is now planning to be on top when it comes to per-platter capacity and is now preparing the release of a 3.5-inch, single-platter 7200 RPM hard drive. Codenamed ST3500410AS, the drive is part ... (more) TechConnect Magazine - Seagate readies single-platter ...
Seagate Unveils Single-Platter 500GB Hard Drive, Slightly Implies 2TB HDDs
xbitlabs.com — Seagate Technology May Be One Step Away from 2TB Hard Drives (more) Seagate Unveils Single-Platter 500GB Hard Drive, ...
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bit-tech News: Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Hard Disk :: Posted by THRASHER2
The Mother Board — ... every respect, the response time and subsequent effect on read/copy tasks involving large numbers of small files in comparison to the Samsung stops the Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB from taking the crown of top desktop mechanical hard drive tested to date. For use as a boot or game storage the Samsung is still the superior disk, but if you’re after more storage in a single drive for your media centre or looking to store a ton of larger files, then it's still a superb choice. link

Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Hard Disk
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web — ... such setups are usually used for storing large video files, which the Barracuda 1.5TB is perfect for. Noise wise it’s just as quiet as the previous Seagate and the Samsung 1TB drives, although the use of four platters rather than three does make it a little hotter than the Samsung, although not enough to cause any real concern – the Seagate 1.5TB is rated to run at temperatures up to 60°C, which you’d have to have a pretty poor cooling setup in your case to be approaching. Link: Bit Tech

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