- Spindle Speed is 7,200 RPM.
- Delivers 160 GB capacity, 8 MB Cache.
- Interface option is SATA 3Gb/s NCQ.
- 12th generation of the world’s most popular desktop hard drive.
Product Description
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The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 drive delivers excellent power
savings without sacrificing performance, giving customers the
ability to manufacture PC systems and external storage systems
that meet energy savings requirements. The drive combines proven
technology with expert manufacturing to deliver up to 1 TB of
desktop storage. With the Barracuda 7200.12 drive, our customers
can have the best of both worldsâtop hard-drive performance and
a high-capacity drive with a very small eco-footprint. Seagate is
committed to Minimizing the impact of our products and operations
on the environment. We have implemented production efficiency
measures, such as replacing or renovating less-efficient
equipment, resulting in a 20 percent increase in production
efficiency on a per-hard-drive basis. In just six months this
delivered a savings of 158.93 million kWh, or enough energy to
power nearly 15,000 U.S. homes for one year. Seagate also has
deployed aggressive waste minimization and recycling programs in
facilities worldwide. The Barracuda product family complies with
the Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) directive that
limits the use of hazardous materials in electronic goods.
From the Manufacturer
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Seagate® Barracuda® drives deliver reliable service and high
performance. The Barracuda family has been developed and refined
over 12 generations and embodies the highest levels of design for
reliability and performance. While Barracuda LP is the low power
leader, the entire family of Barracuda drives lead with
environmental friendly storage. Typically 70 percent or more of
the materials used in each drive are recycled as well as being
RoHS compliant. With capacities from 160GB all the way to 2TB,
and cache sizes up to 64MB, there is Barracuda drive to fit your
needs. Whether it's mainstream PC, high-end PC, gaming PC,
desktop RAID or storage for USB/FireWire/eSATA connected
external, Seagate offers a Barracuda drive for every need.
Seagate® Barracuda® 3.5-Inch Internal Drive What the experts
are saying... Performance and reliability for everyone Working
with huge files has never been easier. That's because the Seagate
Barracuda drive is incredibly fast, and offers all the storage
space you need. Best of all, Seagate reliability is built in. The
Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch Internal Drive is perfect for
replacing or expanding your desktop drive capacity in:
* Desktop PCs and Macs
* Workstations
* Direct- and network-attached external storage devices
* PC-based game systems
* Home servers
Why Choose the Seagate Barracuda drive * Lowers your storage
costs without sacrificing performance
* Gives you all the storage capacity you need, from 160GB up to
1.5TB
* Features a fast 7200-RPM drive that delivers sustained transfer
rates of up to 125MB/s
* Delivers the optimum mix of performance and energy efficiency
thanks to perpendicular technology, a SATA 3Gb/s
interface, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), and up to 32MB cache
* Ensures whisper-quiet operation, reduced power consumption and
heat generation
* Includes Seagate�s proven, industry-leading reliability
âFirst two platter 1TB drive; wicked fast. Beats previous
contender easily.â -Maximum PC, July 2009 âBlazing fast
speeds, silent, cool, energy efficientâ 2009 Editors choice
award. -TechTree, April 2009 âStrong performance and noticeably
quieter than its predecessor. The Barracuda 7200.12 1TB is more
than good enough for an OS drive, but also good bottomless
storage for your movies and music.â -PC Authority, September
2009 âOver the period of about 4 weeks of brutal testing, I was
unable to find any issues or anomalies in their performance. The
Barracuda 7200.12 hard drives appear to be the real deal with
solid performance at an excellent price. Club Overclocker
Recommended.â -Club Overclocker, March 2009 âThe Seagate
Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB hard drive is speedy and
offers good value. If you need 1TB of data storage in a single
drive, this is worth considering.â -Good Gear Guide, April 2009
âConsidering price, performance, and energy efficiency, the
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB hard drive earns the Bigbruin.com
award of "Recommended".â -Big Bruin, April 2009
Seagate is thinking green.
"Seagate had already be demanding 'full materials disclosure'
of its suppliers, requiring them to report all the s
present in their products, when Apple came knocking with its new
orders in 2007." � Peter Burrows, BusinessWeek
Seagate® Barracuda® Family Hard Drives: Desktop storage for
every need
Barracuda Drive Specifications Specifications 1.5 TB1 1 TB1 750
GB1 500 GB1 320 GB1 250 GB1 160 GB1 Model Number ST31500341AS
ST31000528AS ST3750528AS ST3500418AS
ST3500410AS ST3320418AS ST3250318AS ST3160318AS Interface
Options SATA 3Gb/s NCQ SATA 3Gb/s NCQ SATA 3Gb/s NCQ SATA 3Gb/s
NCQ SATA 3Gb/s NCQ SATA 3Gb/s NCQ SATA 3Gb/s NCQ Performance
Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s) 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
Sustained Data Rate OD (MB/s) 120 125 125 125 125 125 125 Cache
(MB) 32 32 32 16 16 8 8 Average Latency (ms) 4.16 4.17 4.17 4.17
4.17 4.17 4.17 Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200
7200 Configuration/Organization Bytes per Sector 512 512 512 512
512 512 512 Reliability/Data Integrity Contact Start-Stops 50,000
50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Nonrecoverable Read
Errors per Bits Read 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per
10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 Annualized Failure Rate
0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% Limited Warranty
(years) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Power Management Startup Current +12V Peak
(A, ±10%) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Operating, Average (W)
<10.8 <9.4 <9.4 <8.0 <8.0 <8.0 <8.0 Idle, Average (W) <8.3 <5.0
<5.0 <5.0 <5.0 <5.0 <5.0 Environmental Temperature (�C)
Operating 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60 0 to 60
Nonoperating �40 to 70 �40 to 70 �40 to 70 �40 to 70
�40 to 70 �40 to 70 �40 to 70 Shock (Gs) Operating: 2 ms 70
70 70 70 70 70 70 Nonoperating: 1 ms 300 300 300 350 350 350 350
Acoustics (bels � sound power) Idle 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6
Seek 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 Physical Height (in/mm)
1.02/26.11 1.02/26.1 1.02/26.1 0.78/20 0.78/20 0.78/20 0.78/20
Width (in/mm) 4.00/101.6 4.00/101.6 4.00/101.6 4.00/101.6
4.00/101.6 4.00/101.6 4.00/101.6 Depth (in/mm) 5.78/146.99
5.787/146.99 5.787/146.99 5.787/146.99 5.787/146.99 5.787/146.99
5.787/146.99 Width (in/mm) 1.4/0.64 1.4/0.64 1.4/0.64 1.2/0.54
1.2/0.54 1.2/0.54 1.2/0.54 1 One gigabyte, or GB, equals one
billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes
when referring to hard drive capacity.
How much will it store? Capacity Digital Music
(Hours) Digital Photos
(Files) Digital Videos
(Hours) DVD Quality
(Movies) HD Video
(Hours) 160 GB 2,666 51,200 160 40 40 250 GB 4,165 80,000 250 63
63 320 GB 5,331 102,400 320 80 80 500 GB 8,330 160,000 500 125
125 640 GB 10,662 204,800 640 160 160 750 GB 12,495 240,000 750
188 188 1.0 TB 16,660 320,000 1,000 250 250 1.5 TB 24,990 480,000
1,500 375 375 Average file size using cameras highest resolution
JPEG mode Based on standard 2 hour movie Based on H.264
compression at a 6.75Mbs bitrate
Users can expect a performance boost when using Seagate hard
drives with Windows 7 * Windows 7 has shown to use fewer hard
drive resources for system boot and general OS operations,
speeding up overall performance and leaving more storage
resources for applications.
* Cache efficiency has improved. Customers who choose Seagate
drives with bigger cache options will see added benefit. Seagate
testing confirms improved performance from Windows Vista to
Windows 7 on like hard drives with only cache size differences.