Product Information
If you need a hard drive this is able to deliver extremely fast data transfer along with a high volume of storage, the Seagate Barracuda ES SATA st3500630ns is a safe bet. This HDD is a second-tier enterprise type, with a spinning speed of 7200rpm and a capacity of 500GB. This hard drive works best in specific applications, such as compliance data storage, storage for media content, reference library maintenance and network-attached storage. In addition to having a large capacity, this hard drive is also known for its security and reliability, so you are sure that your data is always protected. The Seagate Barracuda has an external transfer rate of 3Gb/s along with an internal rate of 105MB/s, although it should be noted that this HDD can reach a maximum of 1287 MB/s under certain conditions. This hard drive has a form factor of 3.5 inches, and a cache size of 16MB. While this is a SATA drive, there is also an SAS variant, so this HDD can be used across multiple applications. This unit also have one interface port, which is standard on all SATA drives. This is a difference from a regular SAS drive, which typically has two interface ports. While this particular drive is also sold in 1GB and 750MB options, this 500MB model is the choice of many end users because of its reliability, dependability, and smooth and fast data transfer. This is also an economical version for many users, especially small business owners who need a reliable hard disk drive without all of the extra bells and whistles. Other features on the Seagate Barracuda include Native Command Queueing. This allows you to put a larger load on the hard drive, without it buckling or slowing down. NCQ is often supported by second-tier CPU. Another solid feature includes perpendicular recording, which supports read and write performance. Lastly, this hard drive disk includes 10-bit error correction, which is also the industry standard. All in all, this is an excellent hard drive for both commercial and residential use, allowing you plenty of storage to store a complete reference library, but in a compact size that is easy enough for even a novice computer user to use.Product Identifiers
BrandSeagate
MPNST3500630NS
UPC0683728140748
ModelBarracuda ES
eBay Product ID (ePID)69792947
Product Key Features
Form Factor3.5 in
FeaturesRotational Vibration SafeGuard (Rvs), Hot Swap, Native Command Queuing (Ncq)
Additional Product Features
PlatformServer
EnclosureInternal
External Data Transfer Rate300Mbps
Storage Capacity500GB
Drive InterfaceParallel (IEEE 1284), SATA I
Seek Time8.5ms
Cache16MB
DesignationDesktop Computer
Sound Emission25dB
Rotation Speed7200RPM
Internal Data Transfer Rate128.75 Mbit/S
TypeHDD