Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160 GB IDE Solid State Drive (SSD)

BARRACUDA 7200.10: Seagate shows innovation.

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Pros: Cost per MByte, SATA II, NCQ, 16 MByte cache, overall performance, low noise

Cons: 7200 rpm, write performance near center, SATA power only

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Innovative perpendicular recording aside, this drive is quiet and relatively fast for a very reasonable price. Read More

An Outstanding Parallel Interface large Hard Drive

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Pros: Relatively inexpensive and reliable

Cons: Becoming obsolete and warranty replacement with a factory service drive.

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I would truly recommend this for an earlier model computer that lacks series ATA interface or for use in an external USB hard drive case. Read More

Seagate, as usual, delivers quality

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Pros: The speediest little ATA-100 I ever did own; Durable; Quiet; Slow to heat up

Cons: None

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Solidly priced and solidly built. If you need a hard drive at this size, this one should at least be seriously considered. Read More

Mainstream hard drive with great performance

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Pros: Reliable, faster than most 7200 rpm drives, low CPU overhead, SATA/300, Low cost

Cons: Louder than comparable 7200RPM hard drives, no legacy power

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Low cost, high performance and reliable hard drives are a must for any system with extra space in their computer case Read More

Good. I'm on my 8th and counting.

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Pros: Good price for the capacity and speed.

Cons: Can't think of any. Read More

crappiest hard drive i have ever had

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Pros: none

Cons: bad drive, horrible customer service, short lifespan.

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Buy a different brand and it will save you money and keep you from having to replace it in a month.... Read More