The Seagate 7200.11 is probably is worst hard disk there is. I have only had it for 9 months and it's broken. I will keep myself to be subjective when writing this review though - so there's no need to worry!
= the BASICS
The Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 was released in 2008. It was the 11th ... Read review
Seagate has a proven track record of consistently delivering reliable products in volume, ... more
and the new Barracuda 7200.11 family is no exception. Designed with up to four platters and the only second-generation perpendicular recording technology in the
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volume manufacturing, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drive - the 11th generation of this award-winning desktop hard drive family - delivers 1.5TB of high-performing, eco-friendly digital storage. Designed with industry-leading acoustics and power levels, and award-winning Seagate PMR technology, the Barracuda 7200.11 drive offers the ideal combination of world-class technology and lowest total cost of ownership.
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Combining proven components; state-of-the-art technology and expertise in volume ... more
manufacturing; the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drivethe 11th generation of this award-winning desktop hard drive familydelivers 1.5 TB of high-performing; eco-friendly
Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 comes with a spindlespeed of 7200 rpm and a phenomenal 1.5 TB ... more
of storage space, allowing you to store all yourdata! The 7200.11 is equipped with an impressive 32 MB buffer memory and an average lag time of just 4 ms forincreased reliability. Plus, it's ideal for use with gaming computers, nextgeneration PCs and workstations. If you're looking for quality and speed, thenthe Barracuda 7200.11 is seriously worth considering!
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Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 comes with a spindlespeed of 7200 rpm and a phenomenal 1.5 TB ... more
of storage space, allowing you to store all yourdata! The 7200.11 is equipped with an impressive 32 MB buffer memory and an average lag time of just 4 ms forincreased reliability. Plus, it's ideal for use with gaming computers, nextgeneration PCs and workstations. If you're looking for quality and speed, thenthe Barracuda 7200.11 is seriously worth considering!
Postage & Packaging:refer to website Availability:available
Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 comes with a spindlespeed of 7200 rpm and a phenomenal 1.5 TB ... more
of storage space, allowing you to store all yourdata! The 7200.11 is equipped with an impressive 32 MB buffer memory and an average lag time of just 4 ms forincreased reliability. Plus, it's ideal for use with gaming computers, nextgeneration PCs and workstations. If you're looking for quality and speed, thenthe Barracuda 7200.11 is seriously worth considering!
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Advantages: low noise Disadvantages: no reliability what so ever, will definitely break unless you update firmware
The Seagate 7200.11 is probably is worst hard disk there is. I have only had it for 9 months and it's broken. I will keep myself to be subjective when writing this review though - so there's no need to worry!
= the BASICS ==
The Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 was released in 2008. It was the 11th generation of the Barracuda line of hard drives. It comes in 160Gb, 320Gb, 500Gb (mine), 640Gb, 750Gb, 1TB and 1.5TB. It runs on 3 ... ...because of a firmware problem. Seagate has apparently released a fix for it but who ever (except system administrators of course) updates their hard drive firmware? Once the hard drive breaks down there is no way of updating the firmware, so I am now stuck with a bricked drive. Apparently there is a fix for it - requiring soldering and many hocus pocus which I am not at all comfortable with so the data on the drive is gone! Lucky the drive isn't ... more
The Seagate 7200.11 is probably is worst hard disk there is. I have only had it for 9 months and it's broken. I will keep myself to be subjective when writing this review though - so there's no need to worry!
= the BASICS ==
The Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 was released in 2008. It was the 11th generation of the Barracuda line of hard drives. It comes in 160Gb, 320Gb, 500Gb (mine), 640Gb, 750Gb, 1TB and 1.5TB. It runs on 3 disk platters and can be subjected to forces of 350Gs when not operating.
=my EXPERIENCE ==
The hard drive was working well, compared to my previous (Western Digital 250Gb) which at times doesn't work and clicks occasionally, displaying error 51 in Event Viewer. 9 months down the line of first buying it one day the computer does not boot up at all. Going into BIOS and the hard drive is not recognised! So I looked online and found this problem: the BSY (busy) problems where the hard drive goes into a sort of a busy mode because of a firmware problem. Seagate has apparently released a fix for it but who ever (except system administrators of course) updates their hard drive firmware? Once the hard drive breaks down there is no way of updating the firmware, so I am now stuck with a bricked drive. Apparently there is a fix for it - requiring soldering and many hocus pocus which I am not at all comfortable with so the data on the drive is gone! Lucky the drive isn't anyway bigger or I would have lost even more data. The worst thing is, the drive spins and so should work - and the fault is a software issue. There is absolutely no way of recovering the data (without paying a data recovery company) even though the data is still in there somewhere!
CONCLUSION
As I sat here typing looking at the drive on my desk I am angry and sad at how the hard drive can just suddenly give up. Apparently it's all a matter of luck when each one breaks. The moral of this story is - get your hard drive updated and don't buy the Barracuda 7200.11 drives!
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Performance
Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps (external)
Internal Data Rate
105 MBps
Seek Time
8.5 ms (average)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
0.8 ms
Average Latency
4.16 ms
Spindle Speed
7200 rpm
Reliability
MTBF
750,000 hour(s), 700,000 hour(s)
Non-Recoverable Errors
1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles
50,000
Miscellaneous
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.
Works with Windows Vista
Software and devices that carry the Works with Windows Vista logo have been tested for baseline compatibility with PC's running.
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
3 years warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 3 years
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
0 °C
Max Operating Temperature
60 °C
Humidity Range Operating
5 - 95%
Shock Tolerance
63 g @ 2ms (operating) / 300 g @ 1ms (non-operating), 70 g @ 2ms (operating) / 300 g @ 2ms (non-operating)
Vibration Tolerance
0.5 g @ 22-350 Hz (operating) / 5 g @ 22-350 Hz (non-operating)
Manufacturer's product description
Seagate has a proven track record of consistently delivering reliable products in volume, and the new Barracuda 7200.11 family is no exception. Designed with up to four platters and the only second-generation perpendicular recording technology in the industry, the Barracuda 7200.11 drive offers the ideal balance of world-class technology and value, providing customers with an optimal overall solution.
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