Seagate BarraCuda 7200.7 - 160GB 7200RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s 8MB Cache 3.5" Hard Drive - ST3160827AS
| Condition | Refurbished |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 90 Day Warranty |
| Availability | Yes - Ships in 1 to 2 Days |
| Manufacturer | Seagate Technology |
|---|---|
| Model | ST3160827AS |
| Series | Seagate BarraCuda 7200.7 |
| UPC Code | 763649001745 |
Seagate BarraCuda 7200.7 Hard Drives
Barracuda 7200.7 is the latest in the Seagate 3.5-inch family of high-capacity desktop drives targeted at mainstream and high-performance PCs and advanced storage applications. The product enables OEMs and system builders to qualify one family of drives from a premier provider for a wide range of storage applications.
The Seagate Advantage
High capacity Barracuda 7200.7 disc drives, from the world’s premier provider of high-capacity storage, provide our customers years of reliable service and high performance. Using advanced manufacturing techniques and extensive design experience, Seagate engineers have built the world’s only seventh-generation 7200-RPM desktop disc drive. In addition, Seagate SATA 1.5Gb/s Barracuda disc drives enable bigger profit margins for system builders with enhanced reliability, higher performance and innovative features..
Key Features and Benefits
- Highest available capacity—up to 200 Gbytes, enabling OEMs and system builders to qualify one family of drives for a wide range of personal storage, entry-level server and fixed-content storage applications.
- Additional SATA features, such as hot plug, staggered spin-up, drive LED capable, backward compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s hosts, and compatible with new SATA ClickConnect connectors.
- Ultra ATA/100 provides coverage of all applications.
- A proven design for shorter qualification times and top reliability.
- Whisper-quiet acoustics for a nearly silent drive.
- Native SATA interface at 1.5Gb/s transfer rates also supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ) to get the most performance from PC technology, such as Intel Hyper-Threading.
- Seagate SoftSonic motor enables whisper-quiet operation.
- Advanced manufacturing and latest technology for the most reliable storage solutions ever.
- The industry’s most comprehensive compatibility and benchmark testing.
- Unprecedented five-year warranty.
Key Applications
- Gamer PCs
- Workstations
- High-End PCs
- Desktop RAID
- Mainstream PCs
- Entry-Level PCs
- Low-Cost Servers
- Entry-Level Servers
- USB/FireWire/eSATA External Storage
Product Specs
| Capacity | 160 GB |
|---|---|
| Spindle Speed | 7200 RPM Fluid Dynamic (FDB) Motor |
| Cache Buffer | 8 MB Multi-Segmented Caching |
| Advanced Format | No |
| Form Factor | 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive |
| Interface | SATA I 1.5Gb/sec (Generation 1) |
| Interface Speed | 1.5Gb/sec - Data Transfer Rate (max) Buffer to Host |
| Data Transfer Rate | up to 58MB/sec Host to/from Drive (Sustained) |
| Interface Connector | SATA (7-Pin Signal and 15-Pin Power Connector) |
| Recording Technology | Perpendicular Giant Magnetoresistive Recording (GMR) Technology |
| Life Expectancy | 300,000 Hours MTBF (Mean Time Before Failures) |
| Workload Rating | <45 TB/yr (Workload Rate Limit) / 50,000 (Load/Unload Cycles) |
| Shock Resistance | Operating: 63Gs (2ms) / Non Operating: 300Gs (2ms) |
| Encryption | No |
| Rohs Compliant | Yes |
| Dimensions | (L x W x H) 5.878 in. x 4.01 in. x 1.028 in. |
| Classification | Performance Drives |
Key Features
- Capacity's up to 200GB
- 7200 RPM Rotational Speed Motor
- SATA I 1.5Gb/s Interface
- Low Power Consumption
- Read Multiple and Write Multiple Command Support
- Multi-Segmented Caching Technology
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Technology
- Full-Track Multiple-Sector Transfer Capability
- State-of-the-Art Cache and On-the-Fly Error-Correction Algorithms
- Seagate SilentSeek Technology
- Perpendicular Giant Magnetoresistive Recording (GMR) Technology
- Seagate SmartAlign Technology
- Staggered Spin-up Technology
- Whisper Quiet with Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) Motors