Testseek.com have collected 116 expert reviews of the Seagate Barracuda XT SATA600 ST3-AS Series and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Barracuda XT SATA600 ST3-AS Series.
December 2009
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The editors liked
Very fast
Silent
Cool
Energy-efficient
Sheer capacity
Performance
SATA 6Gbps
64MB buffer
The maximum storage capacity you can get
In one drive
Performs well and spins at 7200rpm
SATA 6Gbps support
Seagate DiscWizard software simplifies accessing the full capacity
The editors didn't like
Very expensive
Price
The drive heats up like a stove
Full capacity is accessible only after a workaround
Not much faster despite 64MB buffer
The price can buy you more storage space if you get lowercapacity drives instead.
Abstract: It is simple with the Seagate drive: the high access time cannot be compensated by the 64MB buffer and faster interface. The Barracuda XT is inferior to WD’s models through most of the tests but consumes less power.
Huge capacity (2TB), 64MB cache, Very fast burst read, Five-year warranty
Expensive, SATA 6Gb/s interface yields negligible performance gains, Activating SATA 6Gb/s interface on current motherboards prevents dual-GPU operation
Seagate’s Barracuda XT is the first—and for now the only—mechanical hard drive on the market to support the new SATA 6Gb/s standard....
The 2TB Seagate, 6Gb/Sec drive is the fastest 7200rpm drive I've ever tested. This drive is a great combination of speed and storage in a single drive format. The 64MB cache is large enough to prevent any slow downs from you computer searching throu...
Abstract: Compared to its 2TB brethren, the Barracuda XT showed well in our HD Tach tests, with an average read of 115MBps and an average write of 100.5MBps. And due to its 6Mbps interface, it also bested them in burst rate with a speed of 300.4MBps. We also note that when connected to..
It is clear that SATA III has a lot of potential but sadly we won’t being seeing that potential realized with mere 7200 RPM drives. The Seagate barracuda provides a valiant attempt at greatness but sadly is limited by the hardware in order to bypass...
Abstract: Solid-state drives may be all the rage lately, but that hasn’t stopped traditional spinning-platter hard drive manufacturers from innovating. Seagate, for example, recently released its first 2TB desktop hard drive with a SATA 6Gbps interface, the Barracuda XT...
Very good 148 MBps read bandwidth with ATTO Benchmark, 3nd-generation SATA 6.0 GBps compliant controller, High 2-Terabyte storage capacity, Outstanding total-package value, 64MB Cache buffer improves burst transactions, Low-power standby conserves ener...
Unimpressive bandwidth for the World's first SATA 6G product
Not every product we test here at Benchmark Reviews receives a warm conclusion, complete with happy ending and high recommendations. Fortunately, the Seagate Barracuda XT has just enough perk still going for it to earn high marks from us. Price, perfor...
Support for 6Gbps Serial ATA may be the Barracuda XT's most intriguing attribute, but the 'cuda has little to offer the standard. By Seagate's own admission, the drive's mechanical platters aren't nearly fast enough to need even a 200M...
System Is Snappier, Backward Compatible With Sata 2, Quiet, 64MB Cache, Standard SATA Interface, Sata 3 Interface, Seagate Quality
Not A Major Speed Improvement, Higher Price Than Other 2TB Drives
We took the long hard road on the Barracuda XT and studied and tested it as many ways as we could think of. Since it's a new interface, on a new drive, it warranted a more through look than say a Sata 2 speed bump drive. We like the Seagate Barracuda...
