Reviews of the Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 80GB DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) internal
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CNET Review
The Good: Affordable; extremely quiet; shielded electronics.
The Bad: Mediocre performance.
The Bottom Line: The Barracuda ATA IV is an exceptionally quiet, large-capacity hard drive at a nice price, but it's too slow. Choose it for ambience, not speed.
Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
Part number: ST380021A
General
- Device Type Hard drive - Internal hard drive
- Width 4 in
- Depth 5.8 in
- Height 1 in
- Weight 1.1 lbs
Hard Drive
- Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
- Capacity 80 GB
- Interface Type ATA-100
- Buffer Size 2 MB
- Features 3D Defense System
- Compliant Standards S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
- Drive Transfer Rate 100 MBps
- Internal Data Rate 69.4 MBps
- Seek Time 9.5 ms (average) / 10 ms (max)
- Track-to-Track Seek Time 1 ms
- Average Latency 4.16 ms
- Spindle Speed 7200 rpm
Configuration
- Sectors per Track 63
- Bytes per Sector 512
Reliability
- Mean time before failure 600,000 hour(s)
- Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors 1 per 10^14
- Start / Stop Cycles 50,000
Storage Controller
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces None
- Connections 1 x Storage - ATA-100 - 40 pin IDC
- Compatible Bays 1 x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
- Compatible Slots x None
Miscellaneous
- Package Type OEM
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support type 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min operating temperature 32 °F
- Max operating temperature 140 °F
- Operating humidity range 0 - 90%
- Shock Tolerance 63 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 350 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
- Sound emission 2.4 dB
- Max operating altitude 9840 ft
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