Testseek.co.uk have collected 23 expert reviews of the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA300 ST31000528AS and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA300 ST31000528AS.
April 2009
Experts 89% 23 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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...
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...
Abstract: Solid-state disks are easily one of the most exciting new technologies to grace the PC in recent years. The first examples didn't have the capacity or performance to measure up to their exorbitant price tags, but great strides have been made with subse...
As it stands right now, the speed differences between desktop drives are pretty much a wash using current technologies. We're anxious to see the newer SATA 6GB parts, but the differences between the fastest and slowest drives in our tests today is abo...
We’d like to start summing everything up by answering the question if the transition to new platters has added more speed? Perhaps unexpectedly, our answer is No. The speeds have got higher somewhat, but not much so. Right now, the performance benef...
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...
Despite some initial concerns regarding write speed and random access time results in our theoretical testing the Seagate 7200.12 1TB has seriously impressed us with its excellent performance throughout our testing. Read speeds are especially good and ...
