Media:Electronics CPU Speed:0 CPU Type:Intel Celeron Processors:1 System Memory:0 Memory Type:DRAM Hard Drive Size:500 Shipping Weight (lbs):1.9 Dimensions (in):5.8 x 4 x 1 Warranty:5 years warranty
Product Description Seagate Barracuda (ST3500630AS) 500GB SATA300 7200RPM Hard DriveThe Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 desktop hard drive features innovative perpendicular recording technology and is the first drive on the market to provide capacities up to 750 GB. Barracuda 7200.10 hard drives deliver superb performance, efficiency, speed and durability for all your application needs.
A great drive undone by Amazon's negligent packagingOctober 11, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As noted in other reviews this is a bare drive, wrapped only in a thin plastic anti-static bag. In stark contrast to every other hard drive that I have ordered over the Internet, Amazon provides almost no protective packaging for the drive in shipment.
When I opened the package from Amazon, tossed on my front porch by the UPS driver, I noticed a few air-packs on top of the drive and ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX. In other words, the bare drive was placed in the box, a few air-packs were placed on top, and the package was shipped.
It is worth adding that Seagate will void the drive's 5-year warranty if "the drive experiences shock in excess of 350 Gs." How much is 350Gs? I am not sure, but I assume dropping the drive qualifies.
What this means is that Amazon's shipping practice for bare drives may void the warranty. The drive may not fail right away, but when it does, Seagate may not replace it if Seagate determines that the drive was dropped.
Until Amazon changes their packaging practices, I don't plan on buying any more bare drives from Amazon.
Update: October 15, 2008 Amazon exchanged the drive that had been poorly packed for one that was much more sensibly and protectively packaged -- double-boxed with the inner box resembling the retail box, where the drive is suspended and cradled at both ends by shock-absorbing plastic.
Drive works fineOctober 4, 2008 Currently being used in my ReadyNAS which hosts all our company data as a raid drive.
A great drive...with a lot of noiseSeptember 10, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This drive has been working great for the month I've had it so far. But, as other reviewers have noted...this drive can be noisy. At first, I didn't have this problem when I had the drive in my USB enclosure. However, when I put the hard drive in my Dell machine, I had to mount the drive on its side...and that's when I heard the noise. You can hear the data accesses...even with the side of the case on. Thankfully, I usually have some music on in the background so it's not very noticable.
Overall, it's been a great drive; however, I'd recommend trying to mount the drive flat instead of on its side.
A good 500GB hard diskAugust 16, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an OEM version which doesn't come with cable and screws. It worked in my Netgear Readynas Duo flawlessly. The 5 year Seagate warranty is so good that I don't need to worry about long term reliability. I have two of them in the DUO on Raid 1. So it's next to impossible to lose data and money with the warranty, LOL. It gets warm but not hot compared to other hard drives I had. I highly recommend it if you can get one at a good price.
very goodJuly 25, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a little early for a complete review but so far very good product and very good service from Amazon.
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