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As Terabyte drives continue to be released at a premium cost, the need for
this kind of storage space from many has somewhat forced them to shell out a
bit more money than really necessary. But is it wise to do so?
If your a smart buyer, you'll agree with me that the answer is no. For
less than what you'll pay for just a single 1TB drive, you can purchase two
500MB or even two 750MB drives. One such option can be the Seagate
750GB SATA II drive with 16MB of internal cache. This is not just
another SATA II drive though. This hard drive, featuring perpendicular
recording, offers some pretty impressive performance when compared to other
7200RMP drives you can buy with your money. Let's take it for a spin....
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Packaging & Contents
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The
particular drive reviewed here was a "white box" drive from Geeks that has
been factory recertified. The drive ships and functions like any new OEM
drive but you'll end up paying less for it.
The Drive
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Nothing much to brag about its design. Unlike some WD drives, its
design is quite the norm. On the rear though, it is a bit different
than what you may be used to. Getting to the jumper is more difficult
than with most other drives.
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Our
particular sample was a "Recertified Repaired" drive and the label does
clearly identify it as one. However, these drives are provided in like-new condition directly from Seagate. One other minor but nice thing to
note about the label is that the instructions are clearly listed on it as
well.
Specifications
| Specifications |
750 GB |
| Model Number |
ST3750640AS |
| Interface |
SATA 3.0Gb/s |
| Cache |
16 MBytes |
| Capacity |
750 GB |
| Guaranteed Sectors |
1,465,149,168 |
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PHYSICAL |
| Height (max) |
26.1 mm (1.028 inches) |
| Width (max) |
101.6 mm (4.010 inches) |
| Length (max) |
146.99 mm (5.787 inches) |
| Weight (typical) |
720 grams (1.59 pounds) |
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PERFORMANCE |
| Spindle Speed |
7,200 rpm |
| Average latency |
4.16 msec |
| Random read seek time |
<8.5 msec |
| Random write seek time |
<10.0 msec |
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RELIABILITY |
| MTBF |
700,000 hours |
| Annual Failure Rate |
0.34 % |
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POWER |
| Maximum start current, DC |
2.80 amps |
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