Seagate ST31000524AS 3.5 inch Barracuda 1TB GB 7200rpm SATA Drive with 32MB Buffer

Title : Seagate ST31000524AS 3.5 inch Barracuda 1TB GB 7200rpm SATA Drive with 32MB Buffer
ASIN : B004HBAGSO
Description : Compatible Bays:1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H, Interfaces:1 x Serial ATA-600 - 7 pin Serial ATA, Service & Support Details:Limited warranty - 2 years, Service & Support:2 years warranty, Compatible with Windows 7:"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7., Drive Transfer Rate:600 MBps (external), Spindle Speed:7200 rpm, Average Latency:4.16 ms, Seek Time:8.5 ms (average)
Features :

• Depth:14.7 cm
• Device Type:Hard drive - internal
• Weight:0.62 kg
• Capacity:1 TB
• Form Factor:3.5" x 1/3H

List Price : £55.00
Price : £55.00


category: Products
brand: Seagate
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Rating : 3.9
Review : Started off well but it is becoming noisier
I have or have had most brands of hard drive and it's been a couple of years since I last bought a Seagate, so I thought I'd try this one. I put it in an enclosure, formatted it and copied 542 GB of data to it via Firewire 800 from my iMac, using SuperDuper to produce a back-up clone. The average copy speed was 43.51 MB/s (it took about 3 and a half hours) which is fine for a sustained FW800 data transfer rate and it was quiet. However, 2 weeks later, the drive is becoming noisier so I will be keeping a close eye on it. All hard drives fail at some point so just be prepared and BACK UP your data on a different drive. It seems that it has a 2 year limited warranty and according to Seagate the annual drive failure rate of the current Barracuda range is less than 1%.