Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB Reviews
Product Type: Seagate hard disk drives
Description:Model ID ST3500320AS /
Newest Review: ... the hard drive goes into a sort of a busy mode because of a firmware problem. Seagate has apparently released a fix for it ... more
... but who ever (except system administrators of course) updates their hard drive firmware? Once the hard drive breaks down there is no way of updating the firmware, so I am now stuck with a bricked drive. Apparently there is a fix for it - requiring soldering and many hocus pocus which I am not at all comfortable with so the data on the drive is gone! Lucky the drive isn't anyway bigger or I would have lost even more data.
The worst thing is, the drive spins and so should work - and the fault is a software issue. The...more
Customer Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB Reviews (1)
by - written on 01/11/09 (Very useful, 105 readings)
Rating:
The Seagate 7200.11 is probably is worst hard disk there is. I have only had it for 9 months and it's broken. I will keep myself to be subjective when writing this review though - so there's no need to worry! = the BASICS == The Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 was released in 2008. It was the 11th generation of the Barracuda line of hard drives. It comes in 160Gb, 320Gb, 500Gb (mine), 640Gb, 750Gb, 1TB and 1.5TB. It runs on 3 disk platters and can be subjected to forces of 350Gs when not operating. =my EXPERIENCE == The hard drive was working well, compared to my previous (Western Digital 250Gb) which at times doesn't work and clicks ... Read the complete review
Technical Details for Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB
| Product Description | Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300 |
| Type | Hard drive - internal |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| Form Factor | 3.5" x 1/3H |
| Interface | Serial ATA-300 |
| Data Transfer Rate | 300 MBps |
| Buffer Size | 32 MB |
| Spindle Speed | 7200 rpm |
| Features | Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Adaptive Fly Height, Clean Sweep, Enhanced G-Force Protection, Seagate SoftSonic, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm |
| Weight | 0.54 kg |
| Microsoft Certification | Compatible with Windows 7 |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 3 years warranty |
