- Barracuda desktop drives are produced using the most sophisticated manufacturing process in the industry, with a focus on environmental stewardship.
- Seagate AcuTrac™ technology enables new storage densities with accurate reading and writing to nano-sized tracks that are only 75 nanometers wide. That’s about 500 times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.
- Count on Barracuda® drives to deliver the storage innovations that drive your costs down and your performance up. 7200 RPM performance–from 250GB all the way up to 3TB. OptiCache™ technology further exploits big 64MB cache sizes and improved micro processor capabilities. SATA 6Gb/s technology to further maximize performance.
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BrandSeagate
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25 millimetres
Item Width10.5 centimetres
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Hard Drive Size500 GB
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Seagate Barracuda 500GB Sata Int 3.5in 7200 RPM 16MB 6GB/S
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Interfaces:1 x Serial ATA-600 - 7 pin Serial ATA, Compatible Bays:1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H, Service & Support Details:Limited warranty - 2 years, Service & Support:2 years warranty, Compliant Standards:RoHS, Compatible with Windows 7:"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7., Drive Transfer Rate:600 MBps (external)
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By GrahamG
Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought to upgrade a PC with an overflowing 40GB system drive C:, this 500GB drive was chosen primarily because the manufacturer (Seagate) had the wisdom to produce and provide a free utility (DiscWizard, available from Seagate's website) which makes copying an old hard drive (any make) onto a new Seagate drive virtually a one-click operation for most people by using the 'disc cloning' tool included in that utility.
In the simplest mode, the tool prepares the destination disc for use, copies all existing partitions from the old drive onto the new, expanding them proportionally to fit the space available on the new drive and makes the new drive bootable. There's also a manual mode in DiscWizard which allows you to control the relative sizes of the disc partition(s) created on the new drive, so you can keep the 'recovery' partition the same size as it was and expand the C: drive to fill all the remaining space on the new drive.
My supplier supplied this drive to me as a bare drive with no instructions and no connecting leads - this is normal for an 'OEM' drive which is assumed to be being purchased by someone who knows what they are doing - but again, Seagate's website has good, clear instructions describing how to temporarily install the new drive alongside the old before swapping it into position as the new main drive.
I should point out that Seagate are not the only manufacturer who provide free disc cloning tools and advice for specific use with their own drives, but be aware that there are one or two who do not, so always check out the drive manufacturer's website before making a final decision about what to buy.
As to the Seagate Barracuda drive itself, it is very quiet and reasonably fast - very happy with it so far.
In the simplest mode, the tool prepares the destination disc for use, copies all existing partitions from the old drive onto the new, expanding them proportionally to fit the space available on the new drive and makes the new drive bootable. There's also a manual mode in DiscWizard which allows you to control the relative sizes of the disc partition(s) created on the new drive, so you can keep the 'recovery' partition the same size as it was and expand the C: drive to fill all the remaining space on the new drive.
My supplier supplied this drive to me as a bare drive with no instructions and no connecting leads - this is normal for an 'OEM' drive which is assumed to be being purchased by someone who knows what they are doing - but again, Seagate's website has good, clear instructions describing how to temporarily install the new drive alongside the old before swapping it into position as the new main drive.
I should point out that Seagate are not the only manufacturer who provide free disc cloning tools and advice for specific use with their own drives, but be aware that there are one or two who do not, so always check out the drive manufacturer's website before making a final decision about what to buy.
As to the Seagate Barracuda drive itself, it is very quiet and reasonably fast - very happy with it so far.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By DJR
Amazon Verified Purchase
I've used seagate barracuda drives for many years.
Always found them totally reliable and virtually silent in operation.
Its been a few years since I last built a system (before sata came out), but I'm happy to say that Seagate still have what it takes with their barracuda drives.
Always found them totally reliable and virtually silent in operation.
Its been a few years since I last built a system (before sata came out), but I'm happy to say that Seagate still have what it takes with their barracuda drives.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seagate 500GB SATA3 6Gb/s NCQ Barracuda; 500 GB; 7200 RPM; Serial ATA III; 8.89 cm (3.5 "); 16 MB; 6 Gbit/s (ST500DM002
24 Oct 2011
By chris
Amazon Verified Purchase
nice quality product, delivered on time, i have a similar older model hd in another system which has been great so i was happy to get newest model
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hard Drive Review
Working well although only 3 months old, quiet & quick. My last Seagate Barracuda 500 GB hard drive started freezing after 4 months & i was not too pleased. Read more
Published 1 day ago by michael nedderman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid silent drive
Used Seagate before, always reliable for me. This one is almost silent, so the ageing system now runs smoothly and quietly, and it was easy to transfer files from the old disk.
Published 6 days ago by Bruvvyken
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ronsil
Came quickly, does the job for the cheapest price at this size. Does exactly what it says ont tin! reboot your computer on ee and you'll be laughin.
Published 6 days ago by Calum Croft
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seagate Hardrive
item arrived quickly and in good order.Fine drive,using it as second drive at moment but intend using it as primary when my other computer is finished.Very good value for money
Published 26 days ago by jack major
5.0 out of 5 stars
Barracuda 500GB internal SATA drive
Arrived within a couple of days, securely packed - the drive itself in a static protective bag, in an all-round foam packing in a sturdy box, and that was then wrapped in bubble... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars
exactly what i needed!
bought this for a friend who needed a HDD for CCTV cameras, no faults so far does exactly what it should.
Published 3 months ago by Iam Rarity
3.0 out of 5 stars
Problems
When taking out of the box it was just brown paper as I would think it should come in bubble wrap? To ensure product wasn't screwed up!!. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Matt
1.0 out of 5 stars
Oh Dear!! Why so poorly packed?
The only good thing was that the HDD arrived quickly - after that it was down hill.
Installed the HDD and my PC did not recognize it at first. Read more
Installed the HDD and my PC did not recognize it at first. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Tentpeg
1.0 out of 5 stars
It's OEM and comes without...
The advert doesn't say this is an OEM product. This should be stated to be on the right side of...
It doesn't come with Seagate packaging but bubble wrap, no cables or any... Read more
It doesn't come with Seagate packaging but bubble wrap, no cables or any... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tatty Mac
3.0 out of 5 stars
hd
ordered on sunday arrived on thursday. i agree with Ben's post, its a good drive thought the packaging was a big no no for me. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dave
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