Combining proven components, state-of-the-art technology and expertise in volume manufacturing, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drive—the 11th generation of this award-winning desktop hard drive family—delivers high-performing, eco-friendly digital storage. Designed with industry-leading acoustics and power levels, and award-winning Seagate PMR technology, the Barracuda 7200.11 drive offers the ideal combination of world-class technology and lowest total cost of ownership.
High PerformanceCombining 7200RPM of motor speed, high speed cache and SATA 3Gbps interface, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives delivers high data transfer rate with low power consumption and maximum stability.
Second-Generation Perpendicular Recording TechnologyWith Seagate’s second-generation perpendicular recording technology, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 offers a massive storage capacity and enhanced reliability by increasing data density while reducing moving parts.
Pros: This thing is super fast, quiet and runs cool. Outpaces my Raptor 74 in every benchmark but random access. I bought this to replace my Raptor because 74gig fills up too easy...I am very satisfied with the choice.
Cons: Random access is surprisingly slow (18.0) but the average read (98.3) and burst (239.8) make up for it.
Overall Review: Here's a suggestion for anyone buying a hard drive, go with FedEx, the express saver is the cheapest. I know it cost more than UPS, and Newegg's "free shipping" isn't FedEx, but here's the deal: I have bought over 30 hard drives (Western Digital and Seagate) through Newegg in the past 2 years, 100% of the ones shipped FedEx are still running, 80% of the ones shipped UPS were either DOA or failed within 6 months. UPS beats the He11 out of their shipments, even their website states that every package is "subject to a 6 foot drop." Do the math, free shipping or cheaper UPS shipping isn't free in the long run. I ship my non-fragile items with the free shipping, but I do a separate order and use FedEx for hard drives and Motherboards.