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  Seagate Barracuda ST3500320AS SD15 7200.11

  Jayesh Limaye, Jun 05, 2008 1949 hrs IST

  Will this drive be more than a match for the ruling champion from Western Digital? Read on

  Super fast speeds, runs cool, huge capacity, SATA-II.

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Page 1 - Specifications Page 2 - The Drive Page 3 - HDTune Pro, HDTach & SiSoft S.A.N.D.R.A Page 4 - Real-world tests & Conclusion

While hard drive capacity wars have been stagnant for quite some time (and it may be so until the dawn of next year), the war that is going on right now is about speed, energy efficiency and cost. We have reviewed the WD5000AAKS 500GB hard drive some weeks ago and were blown away by its performance. Seagate has its own contender, the Barracuda ST3500320AS 500GB, and we've got one of these today for our review.

Here are the specifications of the drive.

Page 1 - Specifications Page 2 - The Drive Page 3 - HDTune Pro, HDTach & SiSoft S.A.N.D.R.A Page 4 - Real-world tests & Conclusion

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