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Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA

Drive size (GB): 500 • Supported Interface(s): SATA-300 • Speed (RPM): 7200 • Buffer Size (MB): 8 • Cost per Gigabyte: $0.31 • Price When Reviewed: $156
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA (Front)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA (Front)
73.6 Good
Last updated
November 28, 2007
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Pros
  • Five-year warranty
Cons
  • Average performance
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $156 (11/16/2007)
  • Performance:Good: 73
  • Features:Good: 77
  • Design:Fair: 65
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $156

Inexpensive: $156
Cost per Gigabyte - $0.31

Performance Good: 73

Good: 73
PC World Tests (seconds)
Interface Tested SATA-300 
Primary Volume - Virus Scan 54.13 
Primary Volume - Windows File Search 166.95 
Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning 453 
Internal Read - WinZip 344 
Internal Read - ACDSee 549 
Internal Write - Files and Folders 154.13 
Internal Write - Large File 142.58 

Features Good: 77

Good: 77
Basics
Drive size (GB) 500 
Supported Interface(s) SATA-300 
Speed (RPM) 7200 
Buffer Size (MB) 8 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) Five 
Parts Warranty (years) Five 
Weekday Support Hours 14 
Saturday Support Hours 8 
Sunday Support Hours 8 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Fair: 65

Fair: 65
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