Best-Fit Applications

    * Workstations
    * Desktop RAID
    * Gaming PCs
    * High-end PCs
    * Mainstream PCs
    * USB/FireWire/eSATA personal external storage

 
The Seagate® Barracuda® 7200.12 hard drive combines proven technology and components with industry-leading manufacturing expertise to deliver up to 1 TB of sustainable desktop storage with 32-MB cache.

By combining sustainable Seagate technology and components with industry-leading volume manufacturing, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 drive delivers up to 1 TB of green, low-power yet high-performance, desktop storage.

This versatile drive family, also available in capacities of 750-GB with 32-MB cache, 500-GB with 16-MB cache, and 320, 250 and 160-GB—all with 8-MB cache, is ideal for desktop applications such as workstations, desktop RAID, gaming PCs, high-end PCs, mainstream PCs and USB/FireWire/eSATA external storage.

Specifications      
Model Number:                          ST3500410AS
Interface:                                     SATA 3Gb/s
Cache:                                        16MB
Capacity:                                     500GB
Areal density (avg):                   329Gb/in2
Guaranteed Sectors:               976,773,168

PHYSICAL     
Height:                                       19.98mm (0.787 in)
Width:                                         101.6mm (4.000 in)
Length:                                       146.99mm (5.787 in)
Weight (typical):                        415g (0.925 lb)

PERFORMANCE     
Spin Speed:                               7,200 RPM
Average latency:                        4.16ms
Random read seek time:        <8.5ms
Random write seek time:       <9.5ms
RELIABILITY     
Annual Failure Rate:                 0.32%
POWER     
Maximum start current, DC:     2.0