Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive

Title : Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive
ASIN : B006H32Q3S
Description : Interfaces:1 x Serial ATA-600 - 7 pin Serial ATA, Compatible Bays:1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H, Service & Support Details:Limited warranty - 2 years, Service & Support:2 years warranty, Compliant Standards:RoHS, 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
Features :

• Interface:Serial ATA-600
• Device Type:Hard drive - internal
• Buffer Size:64 MB
• Capacity:2 TB
• Features:Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR)

List Price : £120.00
Price : £67.23
Saved Price : £52.77

category: Products
brand: Seagate
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Rating : 4.0
Review : Seagate Barracuda 2 TB Drive
First impressions are very good, I only hope that it maintains the initial good start.

I tested it with a destructive read write cycle with Disk Sentinel software for 8 hours, no faults or bad blocks where found.

I got the speed with HD Tunepro of Min 30 Max 188 Avg 135 Mb/s This is about 50% faster than the 1 GB 2 year old drive it is replacing.

There is a slight scraping noise when the drive activates from idle, but in general use it is very quite.

The temperature is mostly between 38-48 Degrees C

The drive was quite well packed on arrival, marked as ''Made In China''.

The scraping noise I mentioned is often cured by a firmware update, check that you have CC4H version if not apply the free Samsung update while you are still in the 30 day refund period.
This is a very important update that can lengthen the service life of the Drive.

Update the good start did not last! after less than 3 months use. 440...