Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB

Description: Model ID ST3500320AS / Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 - Hard drive - 500 GB - internal - 3.5" - SATA-300 - 7200 rpm - buffer: 32 MB / Seagate has a ... more

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB ... proven track record of consistently delivering reliable products in volume, and the new Barracuda 7200.11 family is no exception. Designed with up to four platters and the only second-generation perpendicular recording technology in the industry, the Barracuda 7200.11 drive offers the ideal balance of world-class technology and value, providing customers with an optimal overall solution.

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

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Price Comparison for Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB

	Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA2 7200RPM16MB Hard Drive Last Update 29.11.2009 05:47	£ 68.99
	Seagate - Barracuda 7200.11 - 500 GB -7200RPM - 32 MB - SATA-300 Last Update 29.11.2009 05:47	£ 49.95

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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB: Barracuda 7200.11 AVOID at all costs (369 words)
by - written on 01/11/09 (Very useful, 63 readings)
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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

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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
Form Factor	3.5" x 1/3H
Dimensions (WxDxH)	10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.6 cm
Weight	0.54 kg
Capacity	500 GB
Interface Type	Serial ATA-300
Data Transfer Rate	300 MBps
Average Seek Time	8.5 ms
Spindle Speed	7200 rpm
Buffer Size	32 MB
Vista Certification	Works with Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty	3 years warranty