Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (320 GB)

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

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

The Bottom Line: Innovative perpendicular recording aside, this drive is quiet and relatively fast for a very reasonable price.

Review: Bigger is better, not only in cars but also and especially in computer storage. While big car have become questionable, storage needs in computers have grown more and more and really there is no real relationship between the two other than filling both ...

Pros: Relatively inexpensive and reliable

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

The Bottom Line: 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.

Review: This 16 MB cache 320 GB parallel ATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (ST3320620A) OEM hard drive would make an ideal addition to your pre-series ATA computer as additional storage or as the main drive. It also makes an excellent replacement drive for your ...

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

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Solidly priced and solidly built. If you need a hard drive at this size, this one should at least be seriously considered.

Review: I've had this hard drive for about a year packed into an external enclosure and used as a backup drive. It has never disappointed. I purchased it as an upgrade to my previous backup drive, which was in severe need of replacement after it met an ...

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

The Bottom Line: Low cost, high performance and reliable hard drives are a must for any system with extra space in their computer case

Review: In the current market 320 GB hard drives have a very good cost to storage space ratio and is widely installed on many new computer systems. The Seagate Barracuda 320GB hard drive presents a very good cost per GB ratio and it's performance is very good ...

Pros: Good price for the capacity and speed.

Cons: Can't think of any.

Review: I buy these to archive movies. I would swap these into my 3 external enclosures whenever I needed to access them. This is probably not good for the connectors of the drive and the connectors of the external case. What kills them is doing this and turning ...

Pros: none

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

The Bottom Line: Buy a different brand and it will save you money and keep you from having to replace it in a month....

Review: i used to think that Seagate was a really good hard drive but i have decided to not buy them any more... i bought the Seagate barracuda 7200 rpm 16 mb cache 320 gig hard drive from Tiger Direct. after my first two were bad i got my third one and figured ...