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Size: 1 TB
- 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
- 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 Smart Align technology provides a simple, transparent migration to Advanced Format 4K sectors.
- Best Fit Applications include: Desktop or all-in-one PCs, Home servers , PC-based game systems, Desktop RAID, Direct attached external storage devices (DAS), Network attached storage devices (NAS)
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Product Description
Size: 1 TB
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Bigger
Faster
Simpler
Stronger
Safer
Barracuda hard drives from Seagate give you the Power of One. One terabyte per disc technology. One drive platform for every capacity need and every desktop storage application. One hard drive qualification effort. One hard drive platform to choose from. One hard drive with trusted performance, reliability, and simplicity to deliver the lowest total cost of ownership.
You no longer need to choose between low power drives, mainstream drives, or performance drives. One hard drive with 7200RPM performance and capacity points from 250GB to 3TB makes it easier than ever to choose the right drive for any need.
No need to choose between low power drives, mainstream drives, or performance drives.
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Seagate Barracuda drives are ideal for nearly any application
Bigger
You get more bang for your buck with 1TB per disc technology. Increasing the capacity per disc means the highest capacity drives like 1TB, 2TB and 3TB become more affordable, needing fewer discs to meet your capacity needs.
Faster
Your drive is up to 45% faster than the last generation thanks to Seagate OptiCache technology. OptiCache technology combines the latest advances in hard drive microprocessors, DRAM, and proprietary caching algorithms resulting in great performance improvements for you.
Simpler
You don't have to worry about the transition to Advanced Format 4K technology with Seagate SmartAlign technology. With SmartAlign, 4K drives look and act just like legacy 512 byte sector hard drives which makes your adoption of Advanced Format simple.
Stronger
You get reliable read/write performance even in tough operating environments with Seagate AcuTrac technology. AcuTrac represents new advanced hard drive technology that can accurately control reading and writing on these "nano-sized" tracks spinning at 7200 RPM, even in high-touch environments, such as an all-in-one PC with loud music booming through the speakers.
Safer
The free DiscWizard software allows you to configure your system to access a 3TB drive, even on legacy PC BIOS systems or Windows XP. It's a safer, more cost-effective solution for installing 3TB hard drives.
Ideal for Any Application
From desktop or all-in-one PCs, to home servers, to PC-based gaming systems and more, Seagate Barracuda drives are ideal for nearly any application. They work great in desktop RAID configurations, as well as in direct-attached external storage devices (DAS) and network-attached storage devices (NAS).
Seagate Barracuda 7200 Technical Specifications
See full specification chart here.
| 3TB1 | 2TB1 | 1.5TB1 | 1TB1 | 500GB1 | 320GB1 | 250GB1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Number | ST3000DM001 | ST2000DM001 | ST1500DM003 | ST1000DM003 | ST500DM002 | ST320DM000 | ST250DM000 |
| Interface Options | SATA 6Gb/s NCQ | SATA 6Gb/s NCQ | SATA 6Gb/s NCQ | SATA 6Gb/s NCQ | SATA 6Gb/s NCQ | SATA 6Gb/s NCQ | SATA 6Gb/s NCQ |
| Performance | |||||||
| SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s) | 6.0/3.0/1.5 | 6.0/3.0/1.5 | 6.0/3.0/1.5 | 6.0/3.0/1.5 | 6.0/3.0/1.5 | 6.0/3.0/1.5 | 6.0/3.0/1.5 |
| Cache, Multisegmented (MB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 |
| Special Features | |||||||
| Seagate OptiCache Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Seagate AcuTrac Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Seagate SmartAlign Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No2 | No2 | No2 |
| How Much Will it Store? | |||||||
 Digital Music (Hours) | 49,980 | 33,320 | 24,990 | 16,660 | 8,330 | 5,331 | 4,165 |
 Digital Photos (Files)Average file size using cameras highest resolution JPEG mode | 960,000 | 640,000 | 480,000 | 320,000 | 160,000 | 102,400 | 80,000 |
 Digital Videos (Hours) | 3,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 320 | 250 |
 DVD Quality (Movies)Based on standard 2 hour movie | 750 | 500 | 375 | 250 | 125 | 80 | 63 |
 HD Video (Hours)Based on H.264 compression at a 6.75Mbs bitrate | 750 | 500 | 375 | 250 | 125 | 80 | 63 |
| 1One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. 2Seagate ships this drive in both 4K- and 512-byte sectors. SmartAlign technology is included on 4K sector drives. Both drives are functionally and physically equivalent. | |||||||
Product Description
By now the world knows that Seagate Barracuda 7200 drives, from the world's premier storage provider, deliver years of reliable service and high performance. The ideal choice for workstations, desktop RAID, gaming PCs, high-end PCs, mainstream PCs and USB/FireWire/eSATA external storage. After years of pioneering research at Seagate, perpendicular recording is now a proven technology. It increases capacity and dependability by storing data vertically, rather than horizontally. And vertically stored data bits mean increased data density which means higher performance to increase productivity. This drive delivers excellent power savings without sacrificing drive or system performance, giving customers the ability to manufacture PC systems and external storage systems that meet energy savings requirements. Seagate hard drives have long been produced with the environment in mind, and not just with low power consumption. With Seagate and the Barracuda drive, our customers can have the best of both worlds, top hard-drive performance and the satisfaction of knowing they are using a high-capacity drive with a very small eco-footprint.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
125 of 136 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:3 TB
This is one of the select few 3TB drives approved by Synology for use in a variety of their NAS devices, so I put 4 of these in a DS411 in SHR with one disk redundancy (basically RAID 5). While anyone will tell you enterprise hard drives are better in RAID 5 or 6 configurations - and they are right, for the most part - it's hard to deny the big price difference in going enterprise: 3TB enterprise drives are well over $550 right now due to the recent Thailand flood and it may be some time before that price drops significantly. While these drives weren't as cheap as the 3TB WD Caviar Green varieties, I will NEVER put Caviar Greens in a RAID 5 again, so the ST3000DM001 quickly rose to the top of my admittedly short list.
I think it's important to point out that IntelliPower (WD) and CoolSpin (Hitachi) technologies are not really ideal for any kind of RAID array using parity. WD Caviar Green drives, especially, are known to sometimes not power up when needed, ultimately resulting in them getting dropped from the RAID array. A good NAS like the DS411 will put the drives into hibernation after 10 minutes of no activity, so you don't really need the benefit of "eco-friendly" drives in this kind of RAID anyways. Plus, with 7200RPM you will get speed improvements, so it's a no brainer to pick a drive like this over those.
That said, of course these do not have TLER, RAFF and other advantages of enterprise-class drives. So you run the risk of more errors, RAID rebuilds and potential failures by choosing a consumer drive like this. But even though the risk is greater, it's not really worth the extra money to go to 3TB enterprise-class, so I feel this is a good compromise of risk vs. value.
I think it's important to point out that IntelliPower (WD) and CoolSpin (Hitachi) technologies are not really ideal for any kind of RAID array using parity. WD Caviar Green drives, especially, are known to sometimes not power up when needed, ultimately resulting in them getting dropped from the RAID array. A good NAS like the DS411 will put the drives into hibernation after 10 minutes of no activity, so you don't really need the benefit of "eco-friendly" drives in this kind of RAID anyways. Plus, with 7200RPM you will get speed improvements, so it's a no brainer to pick a drive like this over those.
That said, of course these do not have TLER, RAFF and other advantages of enterprise-class drives. So you run the risk of more errors, RAID rebuilds and potential failures by choosing a consumer drive like this. But even though the risk is greater, it's not really worth the extra money to go to 3TB enterprise-class, so I feel this is a good compromise of risk vs. value.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:3 TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
VERY IMPORTANT: On Windows 7, 64 bit OS, be sure to download the newest version of Intel's Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) drivers from Intel's site. 10.1 or higher. You need to do this before formatting drives. [...] Also if this is a second storage HDD you'll most likely need to purchase a SATA power cable. Have always had excellent results with seagate drives!
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:2 TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've dealt almost exclusively with WD for the last 10 years....I had a string of bad luck with Seagate before that, and had sworn off of them. Well, times have changed, and I'm willing to see if Seagate has improved over the years. Post-flood WD seems to be sticking to the absurd prices after other makers are slowly going back down to reasonable prices. And I have to say price played a BIG part in these recent purchases...I REFUSE to pay more for a WD GREEN drive than I did for a Black drive twice the size a year ago...I just refuse.
In a non-raid environment, this 2TB drive seems to be snappy, worked out of the box, and has had no errors...so far so good. Just ordered 2 of the 3TB variety on the strength of this one.
I've been seeing A LOT of neg reviews lately for ALL manufactures in ALL price ranges, it's my belief that the many DOAs have more to do with how the drives are handled in transit, than quality control. I've SEEN the way carriers toss the packages around to get to others, and have even seen them STAND on packages....no bubble wrap is going to compensate for that kind of abuse. Still other complaints I've seen have more to do with ignorance than anything...who in their right mind expects to drop a 2TB-3TB drive in a 10 year old machine and expect it to work out of the box, without using the manufactureres tool? Or expects lightning speeds when a SATA 6GB drive is plugged into a SATA 1.5GB port? And if I read one more review where a clueless person can't understand why a 3 TB reports as less than 3TB in Windows...I'll scream!
I think it stinks that warrantys have been cut, and there is still the question in my mind if post-flood drives are being rushed out to meet demand before factorys are up-to-snuff, or if all that fresh new equipment means a better product....guess we'll see.
From a one week perspective, I have no complaints with this drive. In the weeks to come, if I DO....I'll let ya know.
In a non-raid environment, this 2TB drive seems to be snappy, worked out of the box, and has had no errors...so far so good. Just ordered 2 of the 3TB variety on the strength of this one.
I've been seeing A LOT of neg reviews lately for ALL manufactures in ALL price ranges, it's my belief that the many DOAs have more to do with how the drives are handled in transit, than quality control. I've SEEN the way carriers toss the packages around to get to others, and have even seen them STAND on packages....no bubble wrap is going to compensate for that kind of abuse. Still other complaints I've seen have more to do with ignorance than anything...who in their right mind expects to drop a 2TB-3TB drive in a 10 year old machine and expect it to work out of the box, without using the manufactureres tool? Or expects lightning speeds when a SATA 6GB drive is plugged into a SATA 1.5GB port? And if I read one more review where a clueless person can't understand why a 3 TB reports as less than 3TB in Windows...I'll scream!
I think it stinks that warrantys have been cut, and there is still the question in my mind if post-flood drives are being rushed out to meet demand before factorys are up-to-snuff, or if all that fresh new equipment means a better product....guess we'll see.
From a one week perspective, I have no complaints with this drive. In the weeks to come, if I DO....I'll let ya know.
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Just What I Needed To Increase Storage Capacity
Fantastic speed, and storage capacity. I'm using it as part of my synology dual 2-terabyte hard drives server. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Harvey
Replaces ST31500341AS in RAID config
I have a 3ware raid controller which I got when 1.5TB drives were the cutting edge. After the big Hard Drive flood and the ST31500341AS's shot up from $70 to $300, I was in a bind... Read more
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I've had this drive for a year
See lots of people complaining about drive fails. I've had this drive for AT LEAST a year. Probably closer to 2 years and I've had no problems with it. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Swain
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These Seagate drives provide for massive storage and run cool and quiet in a mirrored RAID configuration. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Foster
Strange sound
Im not having problems so far is really fast. The only problem is a strange sound, it happens once or twice a day. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Benjamin
It's great
I have been using this drive for a few days now on my 2007 iMac and it works great. It's quiet too. So far so good. I am happy with it.
Published 3 days ago by DudemanLA
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