Seagate Barracuda ST3500631NS 500 GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200 rpm - 16 MB Buffer

Seagate Barracuda ST3500631NS 500 GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200 rpm...

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Seagate Barracuda ST3500631NS 500 GB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - SATA - 7200 rpm - 16 MB Buffer
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User Review: Pros: fast drive, 16mb cache! not too loud at all.
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Newegg.com , Nov 9, 2007
Pros: At the sweet spot for price vs.
"...Pros: At the sweet spot for price vs. capacity.
16MB cache is nice, overall throughput is pretty average for most drives in its class.
Cons: Seeking is more audible than similar drives from other manufacturers.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Dec 4, 2007
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Pros: This is a fast performing drive for my needs and stays nice and quite Compared to my 150 Raptors sitting next to it Cons: I only give it a 4 due to the fact you have to remove the jumper on the back of the drive in order for the drive to operate as a SATAII driver instead of a SATA drive.
... See more
 
Newegg.com , Nov 12, 2007
Pros: As this is an OEM model, it is reasonably priced for its features.
"...Pros: As this is an OEM model, it is reasonably priced for its features.
It is the enterprise model (which is why it isn't listed on Seagate), specifically designed for "always on" use - should help longevity.
7200 rpm, 16mb of cache, SATA 3.0 Gb/s.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Oct 24, 2007
Pros: Typical Seagate quality and functionality.
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Pros: Typical Seagate quality and functionality.
Cons: What's with the packaging?... See more
 
Newegg.com , Dec 12, 2007
Pros: Fast disks designed for 24/7 use.
"...After a week, one of the disks had a bad sector (SMART Reallocated_Sector_Ct = 1). After two weeks, it was up to 3 bad sectors.
I RMAed the drive and the replacement has been fine.
Disks runs about 2deg C hotter than a 750GB WD SE16 in same enclosure.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Dec 9, 2007
Pros: Great drive for the price.
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Pros: Great drive for the price.
As mentioned in previous revies this is one of Seagate's Enterprise drives.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Oct 29, 2007
Pros: Installed a week ago due to another 500GB disk filled w/ DVDs.
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Pros: Installed a week ago due to another 500GB disk filled w/ DVDs.
Working like a champ, not as loud as the 500 GB 7200.10 it replaced.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Nov 14, 2007
Pros: I am sure this is an excellent drive and the price is right!
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Pros: I am sure this is an excellent drive and the price is right!
Cons: None that I know of !!!... See more
 
Newegg.com , Nov 1, 2007
Pros: This drive is pretty quiet and doesn't get very hot.
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Pros: This drive is pretty quiet and doesn't get very hot.
Fast because of NCQ and 16M cache.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Oct 30, 2007
Pros: Fast Quiet and Huge!
"...Pros: Fast Quiet and Huge!
Cons: A little noisier than my Seagate 320s, but not much.
Other Thoughts: I bought this for a drive enclosure with eSATA and it works great!... See more
 
Newegg.com , Nov 27, 2007
Pros: None, since it never worked.
"...Pros: None, since it never worked.
Cons: I could not partition, format or initialize the drive.
Made my Mac Pro vibrate pretty loud.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Jan 7, 2008
Pros: ES (Enterprise Storage) server class Seagate drive at an economical price (NS model suffix) Seagate drives have served me well in the past Cons: Annoyingly noisy unit Premature S.M.A.R.T.
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Pros: ES (Enterprise Storage) server class Seagate drive at an economical price (NS model suffix)Seagate drives have served me well in the past Cons: Annoyingly noisy unitPremature S.
M.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Dec 11, 2007
Pros: high capacity, good warranty Cons: LOUD.
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Pros: high capacity, good warranty Cons: LOUD.
SUPER LOUD.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Dec 1, 2007
Pros: It is SATA, and 7200 RPM.
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Pros: It is SATA, and 7200 RPM.
Better than 5400RPM Cons: States that it should have 3.0GB/s and it really has 1.5GB/s.... See more
 
Newegg.com , Nov 29, 2007
Pros: 500gb, sata 3.0.
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Pros: 500gb, sata 3.0.
Cons: in comparison to the samsung 500gb this one pails in comparison.... See more
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