Testseek.com have collected 12 expert reviews of the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA150 ST3-AS Series and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA150 ST3-AS Series.
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12 Reviews
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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...
Abstract: 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...
Abstract: 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...
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...
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...
Abstract: 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...
Abstract: 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...
Abstract: 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-...
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...
