Solid state drives have a significant speed advantage.

by yiyi7953 on 2012-02-25 21:26:25

That hard drive adopts the ultra-light mold of Seagate's 500GB hard drive, with a thickness of only 20.17 millimeters, making it the thinnest product among current 1TB hard drives. If you have the chance to touch this 1TB hard drive, you will marvel at the wonders of technology - that a 1TB hard drive can be so thin.

The new Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive features the industry's highest storage density platter technology (625Gb/英寸²). Seagate has increased the capacity of dual-platter hard drives from 500GB to 1000GB (1TB), while slightly enhancing the performance and reducing costs. This hard drive is not only lightweight and thin but also boasts impressive read/write performance.

The HD Tune read speed of the Seagate single-platter 1TB hard drive showcases its capabilities. The new Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive comes with a redesigned label that looks striking and elegant. Through the label, we can see that the model number is ST1000DM003, firmware version CC46, and it’s made in Wuxi, People's Republic of China.

The new Seagate Barracuda 1TB hard drive uses SATA 3.0 6Gbps interface speed, 7200RPM spindle speed, and up to 64MB DDR2 cache. Its dimensions are 146.99mm (length) x 101.6mm (width) x 20.17mm (height), with both weight and height conforming to the standard 3.5-inch specification, and the hard drive weighs approximately 400 grams.

Solid-state drives offer significant speed advantages, but due to their lower capacities and higher prices, they still face resistance from many users. Today, I recommend the Seagate single-platter 1TB hard drive, which offers speeds reduced to below 150MB/s and read latency expanded to 10ms, making its performance quite formidable. Currently priced at only 750 yuan, it's worth considering.