Testseek.com have collected 51 expert reviews of the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 SATA300 ST3-AS Series and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 SATA300 ST3-AS Series.
April 2009
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51 Reviews
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Blazing fast speeds, silent, cool, energy efficient
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The Seagate hard drive we reviewed last time was unique, as it was the first 1.5 TB hard drive. And the one we are reviewing today - also from Seagate - is again special, as it is the first 1 TB hard drive with just two platters as against the three in...
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Published: 2018-04-11, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
Despite the fact that there are only three hard disk drive manufacturers left, you have a lot to choose from when you're looking for a new drive. It is not just about prices either. Though SSDs have outperformed hard drives for a long time now, there are...
Abstract: SSDs are of course the hippest and fastest form of storage, but if you want lots of storage capacity without breaking the bank, you're still relegated to the familiar realm of the hard disk. There's still some choice out there in this category, and pric...
Abstract: A 1TB internal hard disk may not seem very exciting now that 1.5TB and 2TB disks are available. However, Seagates 1TB Barracuda 7200.12 uses just two 500GB platters, whereas other 1TB disks typically use three 333GB platters. Squeezing more data on...
Abstract: Last year we tested 500GB hard disk drives which can be an optimal choice for users who don’t need a lot of disk storage. Today, we want to take a look at products which are twice as large. They are generally as fast as their higher-capacity counterpar...
Good performance, Quiet operation, Three year warranty, Cheap price
Higher access times than some previous models, Slower than a SSD (But larger and much cheaper)
The Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB beats the Seagate Barracuda ST3750330AS 750GB in nearly all of our testing, (posting a slightly higher access time being the only exception). The Seagate ST31000524AS is a 7200.12 model so should be free of the fi...
Quiet, Slim form factor, Relatively fast, Runs cool
None really
The Seagate Slim drive is small and quiet, and it doesn’t seem to get as warm as the regular sized 7200.12 drive does so this type of drive would be great for an HTPC where size and noise are an issue. Performance is decent overall; it’s almost ...
Fast drive, Large capacity, Relatively low price for the capacity
Can get fairly warm
It always seems we need more space and faster drives to keep up with everything out there. High definition is in; standard definition is pretty much out. HD means larger files, a lot larger files actually so we need bigger drives to store those file...
Abstract: After publishing our report on 2 TB drives, we’re throwing ourselves back into the breach with a selection of 1 TB drives! More common, these drives have...
