Seagate New Barracuda XT 3TB Review

ccokeman - November 6, 2011
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Specifications:

Specifications	3TB1
Model Number	ST3000DM001
Interface Options	SATA 6Gb/s NCQ
Spindle Speed (RPM)	7200
Cache, Multisegmented (MB)	64
SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s)	6.0/3.0/1.5
Seek Average, Read (ms)	<8.5
Seek Average, Write (ms)	<9.5
Average Data Rate, Read/Write (MB/s)	156
Max Sustained Data Rate, OD Read (MB/s)	210
Heads/Disks	6/3
Bytes per Sector	4096
Voltage Tolerance, Including Noise (5V)	+10%/–5.0%
Voltage Tolerance, Including Noise (12V)	+10%/–7.5%
Contact Start/Stop Cycles	—
Load/Unload Cycles	300,000
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max	1 per 10E14
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR)	<1%
Power-On Hours	2400
Startup Power (A)	2.0
Operating Mode, Typical (W)	8.0
Idle2 Average (W)	5.40
Idle Average (W)	—
Standby Mode (W)	0.75
Sleep Mode (W)	0.75
Temperature
Operating (ambient min °C)	0
Operating (drive case max °C)	60
Non operating (ambient °C)	−40 to 70
Height (mm/in)	26.11/1.028
Width (mm/in)	101.6/4.0
Depth (mm/in)	146.99/5.787
Weight (g/lb)	626/1.38
Carton Unit Quantity	20
Cartons per Layer	40
Cartons per Pallet	8
Seagate OptiCache™ Technology	Yes
Seagate AcuTrac™ Technology	Yes
Seagate SmartAlign™ Technology	Yes

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Up to 3TB capacity with 7200-RPM performance. Why compromise?
SATA 6Gb/s interface optimizes burst performance
Seagate AcuTrac™ servo technology delivers dependable performance, even with hard drive track widths of only 75 nanometers.
Seagate OptiCache™ technology boosts overall performance by as much as 45% over the previous generation.
Seagate SmartAlign™ technology provides a simple, transparent migration to Advanced Format 4K sectors.
Free Seagate DiscWizard™ software allows you to install a 3TB hard drive in Windows, including XP, without UEFI BIOS.

All information courtesy of Seagate @ http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/internal-storage/