Pros
- Roomy 1TB drive
- Speedy performer
Bottom Line
Solid performance across the board on our tests makes this drive an excellent upgrade choice.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 hard drive combines proven technology and components with industry-leading manufacturing expertise to deliver 1 TB of sustainable desktop storage with 32-MB cache.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | ST31000528AS |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | SATA-300 |
Performance
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan | 49.33 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search | 147.86 |
| Internal Read - WinZip | 335 |
| Internal Write - Large File | 107.77 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee | 494 |
| Test Version | 2 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning | 370 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders | 111.91 |
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