Pros
- Largest single drive capacity to date
- Five-year warranty
Cons
- Lots of capacity comes at a higher price
Bottom Line
Great performance plus gargantuan capacity makes this a great drive for storing large media collections.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drive the 11th generation of this award-winning desktop hard drive family delivers 1.5 TB 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.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 39739 |
| Part Number | ST31500341AS |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | SATA-300 |
Performance
| PC World Test Center | |
|---|---|
| Interface tested | SATA-300 |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 52.96 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 154.54 |
| Internal Read - WinZip | 337 |
| Internal Write - Large File | 137.18 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee | 501 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning | 388 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders | 118.7 |
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