Seagate Barracuda XT review
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Verdict
A decent début for the new SATA standard, but for now the price is prohibitive
Review Date: 6 Nov 2009
Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith
Price when reviewed: £218 (£251 inc VAT)
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| Part Code | ST32000641AS |
| Review Date | 6 Nov 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £218 |
| Price inc VAT | £251 |
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| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 2.00TB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 1.86TB |
| Hard disk type | Mechanical |
| Cache size | 64MB |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Seek time (ms) | 8.5ms |
| Cost per gigabyte | 11.7p |
| Noise and power | |
|---|---|
| Idle power consumption | 6W |
| Idle/eco noise level | 28.0dB(A) |
| Peak noise level | 32.0dB(A) |
| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Write speed small files | 158.0MB/sec |
| Write speed large files | 80.0MB/sec |
| HD Tach burst speed | 237.0MB/sec |
| HD Tach random access speed | 16.5ms |
| HD Tach average sequential read speed | 117.0MB/sec |
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.83 |
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