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Now that the prices of SSDs have dropped to well below 50 cents per GB, we expect that only few Hardware.Info readers will still want to use a conventional hard drive as their primary storage device. We still can't quite live without them, however, beca...
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Most of our avid readers of course have at least one SSD in their desktop and laptop, but for large volume storage you're still relegated to conventional hard disks. It's almost become a negative connotation - 'conventional' - and it really doesn't do t...
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SSDs are of course the hippest and fastest form of storage, but if you want lots of storage capacity without breaking the bank, you're still relegated to the familiar realm of the hard disk. There's still some choice out there in this category, and pric...
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The Seagate Barracuda 1TB is one of the hard disks we often see in OEM PCs. There are good reasons for this: it's cheap and its specs are bang up to date with a SATA3 controller and 7,200rpm spin speed. Specifications don’t necessarily translate into h...
Although not especially fast when it comes to large file transfers, this inexpensive 1TB disk is great value...
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SSDs are of course the hippest and fastest form of storage, but if you want lots of storage capacity without breaking the bank, you're still relegated to the familiar realm of the hard disk. There's still some choice out there in this category, and pric...
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Earlier this year, we tested 20 hard drives, including the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB. Since then, Seagate has launched the 7200.12 series - in Australia these are available in 1TB and 1.5TB sizes at present. Rather than the three platters found in...
Strong performance and noticeably quieter than its predecessor. The Barracuda 7200.12 1TB is more than good enough for an OS drive, but also good bottomless storage for your movies and music...
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The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS is a 1TB internal desktop hard drive with a 32MB cache and a spin speed of 7200rpm. It has two 500GB platters and offers very fast transfer speeds. As hard drives begin to hit 2TB capacities (the Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB (WD20EADS), for example), 1TB hard drives are starting to get cheaper. The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS, with its formatted capacity of 931GB, is a good example of this. It costs just $189, which equates to a cost per...
Fast read/write speeds, good cost per gigabyte...
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The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB hard drive is speedy and offers good value. If you need 1TB of data storage in a single drive, this is worth considering...
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A 1TB internal hard disk may not seem very exciting now that 1.5TB and 2TB disks are available. However, Seagates 1TB Barracuda 7200.12 uses just two 500GB platters, whereas other 1TB disks typically use three 333GB platters. Squeezing more data on...
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For storage of lots of data, a hard drive is the best option for the time being, especially now that SSD prices are rising rather than falling. Luckily there is still enough innovation in the hard disk field. Time for a new comparative test with no less t...
Despite the fact that there are only three hard disk drive manufacturers left, you have a lot to choose from when you're looking for a new drive. It is not just about prices either. Though SSDs have outperformed hard drives for a long time now, there are...
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xbitlabs.com Updated: 2016-02-17 08:40:01
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Last year we tested 500GB hard disk drives which can be an optimal choice for users who don’t need a lot of disk storage. Today, we want to take a look at products which are twice as large. They are generally as fast as their higher-capacity counterpar...
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Seagate ST31000524AS 1TB HDIt's been interesting these last several years to watch the evolution of the Computer Hard Drive market. Due to both internal (Consolidation), and external forces (SSD), the Hard Drive industry of today looks much different t...
Good performance, Quiet operation, Three year warranty, Cheap price...
Higher access times than some previous models, Slower than a SSD (But larger and much cheaper)...
The Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB beats the Seagate Barracuda ST3750330AS 750GB in nearly all of our testing, (posting a slightly higher access time being the only exception). The Seagate ST31000524AS is a 7200.12 model so should be free of the fi...
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dragonsteelmods.com Updated: 2016-02-17 08:40:22
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I’ve got another hard drive for review today; it’s another Seagate model 7200.12 but it’s a slim style drive, it’s only one inch thick. The drive runs quiet and cool and it’s a decent performer, it would be great for an HTPC, or anywhere a smaller dri...
Quiet, Slim form factor, Relatively fast, Runs cool...
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The Seagate Slim drive is small and quiet, and it doesn’t seem to get as warm as the regular sized 7200.12 drive does so this type of drive would be great for an HTPC where size and noise are an issue. Performance is decent overall; it’s almost...
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Behardware.com Updated: 2016-02-17 08:40:30
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After publishing our report on 2 TB drives, we’re throwing ourselves back into the breach with a selection of 1 TB drives! More common, these drives have...
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Solid-state disks are easily one of the most exciting new technologies to grace the PC in recent years. The first examples didn't have the capacity or performance to measure up to their exorbitant price tags, but great strides have been made with subse...
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The 3-platter WD Caviar Green 1.5TB looks to improve on the already impressive acoustics and energy efficiency of the 2TB version. The 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, on the other hand, is a performance drive with only a single-platter and has the pot...
The 1.5TB Western Digital Caviar Green is one of the most impressive drives to pass through our labs in a long time. Not only is one of the quietest hard drives we've tested, amongst 3.5...
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viperlair.com Updated: 2016-02-17 08:42:14
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7200 RPM may seem ho-hum these days, but spindles speed is not always the sole factor when it comes to performance. Manufacturer: Seagate Price: $85 USD When shoppers go hunting for hard drives, the number one thing everyone looks at is the total capa...
As it stands right now, the speed differences between desktop drives are pretty much a wash using current technologies. We're anxious to see the newer SATA 6GB parts, but the differences between the fastest and slowest drives in our tests today is abo...
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maximumpc.com Updated: 2016-02-17 08:43:50
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Introducing the first two-platter terabyte drive It was a big month for storage. Not only did Western Digital bring to the market the first 2TB consumer hard drive, but Seagate came to the game with another milestone: a two-platter 1TB drive. Both offe...
First twoplatter 1TB drive; wickedfast. Beats previous contender easily.
Somewhat high MSRP; higher randomaccess writes than expected.
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1TB 931.51TB32MB 7,200RPM3 YearsWe like our 1TB hard disks here at bit-tech, and when we say that, we mean we like them – between us we now own close to a dozen of the drives. Call us easily impressed but there’s just something amazing about be...
Despite some initial concerns regarding write speed and random access time results in our theoretical testing the Seagate 7200.12 1TB has seriously impressed us with its excellent performance throughout our testing. Read speeds are especially good and...
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Bjorn3d.com Updated: 2016-02-17 08:45:58
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With the emergence of Solid State Drives (SSD), the traditional mechanical drives seem to be facing a big challenge. However, do not count the mechanical drives out yet because compare to the measly storage capacity and the high pricing of the SSD, th...
Low power consumption, Quiet, Performs better in RAID environment, 500GB platters, Great performance in multi-tasking environment, Fast turn around time...
Performance is mixed, Burst read performance is slow, Performance is mixed...
The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 is an interesting product. Its performance is a mixed with different benchmarks when we compare to the last generation of the Barracuda family. The hard drive’s burst rate is much slower than the last generation of hard...
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cluboc.net Updated: 2016-02-17 08:46:18
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Just recently, Seagate released several new hard drives giving computer owners more storage space and faster data transfer speeds. The new Momentus for notebook computers is a great example as it brings notebook storage much closer to the capacity and...
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One of the most remarkable things about the storage industry is the fact that, although todays hard drives are much faster than those from yesteryear, theyre still spinning at the same spindle speeds. 7,200 RPM has been the standard for desktop drive...
The worlds first terabyte hard drive hit the market less than two years ago. Back then, it took five 200GB platters to hit the 1TB mark. Today, Seagates Barracuda 7200.12 gets there with just two 500GB platters. And the latest cuda makes good use of...
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Seagate is the biggest hard disk manufacturer. As a result, the majority of PC users have used one the companys hard disk drives including us. We have many of their models in our labs and we hav ebeen always satisfied with their performance and price...
For sure, the new Seagate 7200.12 series of HDD is significantly faster than its is predecessor, the 7200.11. Upgrading is just worthy and will boost the performance of your PC. You can easily expect a faster reading by 17MB/sec, while writing writin...
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