custompc.co.uk Updated: 2011-09-24 00:32:05
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The 7200.8 isnt exactly the champagne of hard disks, but neither is it a can of Rola Cola. The Far Cry level-loading time was decent, and the high sustained transfer rate means it should be good at handling movies and digital media, although NCQ seems...
The 7200.8 isnt exactly the champagne of hard disks, but neither is it a can of Rola Cola. The Far Cry level-loading time was decent, and the high sustained transfer rate means it should be good at handling movies and digital media, although NCQ seems...
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We may well never know the true meaning behind why hard drive manufacturers have chosen to go with naming their drives after fish and their slimy spawn. That said, a Barracuda is probably a good call for this beast, considering its ability to eat almo...
If you dig wads of data, this is for you...
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Seagate has been in the hard disk drive business for a long time and they know how to make a solid hard drive for any particular market. So much so that they claim they are the world’s largest manufacturer of disc drives.Recently the company launche...
As far as noise levels go, the 7200.8 is a good deal quieter than the older generation. Idle levels are pretty much identical but when the drive is under heavy access it is much quieter than the older version. The older version made an audible “chug...
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sharkyextreme.com Updated: 2011-09-24 00:31:58
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The desktop market for hard drives used to be one of choosing between either high-end performance or top-level data capacity. The 10K RPM Western Digital Raptors literally ruled the desktop performance world, but their 36GB and 74GB capacities left so...
Serious 400GB Capacity, UltraQuiet Operation, Surprising Highend Performance...
Only 8MB Data Cache, Needs NCQcompatible System for Top Performance...
Seagate hard drives never fail to impress us, but although Barracuda drives are competitive performers, the kudos are usually for their incredibly low drive noise and great dependability. This time out, Seagate is really hitting on all cylinders, as n...
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Seagate 400GB Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Hard DiskThe Seagate 400GB Barracuda 7200.8 not only comes with a remarkable 400GB of storage space, its also a fast hard disk. Even though its platters spin at the same speed (7200 RPM) as those of the Barrac...
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viperlair.com Updated: 2011-09-24 00:32:08
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Games, applications, and media files are using up more space than ever. We look at Seagates answer to that problem.
Those of you looking for an obscene amount of storage with good hard drive performance will want to keep an eye out for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 400GB. While we didnt test the lesser capacity versions of the drive, we suspect performance should b...
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Bjorn3d.com Updated: 2011-09-24 00:32:12
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When its time to shop for hard drives, one of the several names that comes to mind right away is Seagate. And when it comes time to recommending a disc drive, warranty is always one of the top concerns. Seagate has the longest warranty around right n...
Good performance, Big time storage!, Affordable at $0.75/GB, 5-year warranty, Relatively quiet...
Would be nice to see 16MB cache versions...
Overall, I was quite pleased by the 7200.8s performance. The RAID performance came in right around where I expected it to. Since I didnt have competing drives to test in RAID, I paid particular attention to the single drive performance. For the most...
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Introduction Though the technology seems fairly new to many of us end users, command queuing has been around for years. The idea of reordering the list of requests given to the hard disk drive was first introduced in the SCSI-2 standard and implemented...
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The Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 is the first drive to hit a 133 GB/platter density. Its also the first Barracuda to utilize a three-platter design since the ATA III! Together, the result is a huge 400 GB flagship capacity and the potential for great perf...
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maximumpc.com Updated: 2011-09-24 00:32:25
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It draws blood but misses the takedownMonth Reviewed: April 2005Verdict: 8URL: www.seagate.com It’s been all quiet on the Seagate front for more than a year, but the world’s largest hard drive manufacturer is back on the offensive with its new, eighth-...
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The 200GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ drives earn praise for several reasons. The results from the various tests show that this generation of drives provides a performance boost over the previous generation, whether the system is capable of imple...
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