Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive. Seagate’s 12th generation Barracuda hard drive continues a long tradition of Seagate technology leadership resulting in new capacity milestones, faster performance and rock-solid reliability. With 7200 RPM of spindle speed, SATA 6Gb/s interface w/NCQ and capacities from 160GB to 1TB, there is a Barracuda hard drive with the fast performance and industry-leading reliability for every desktop need at a price more affordable than ever!
Features:
THE POWER OF ONE
The Barracuda® hard drive gives you one hard drive platform for every desktop storage application. One drive with trusted performance, reliability, simplicity and capacity.
• 1TB/disk 7200 RPM platform provides affordable capacity up to 3TB.
• Seagate OptiCache™ technology improves performance by up to 45%
• Seagate AcuTrac™ technology enables reliable read/write performance even in high touch operating environments
• Seagate SmartAlign™ technology for no-hassle transition to Advanced Format 4K sector technology
• Free DiscWizard™ software enables 3TB drive use on legacy PC BIOS as well as Windows XP-based systems
BARRACUDA HARD DRIVES GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT
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
YOUR NO-HASSLE TRANSITION TO 4K SECTORS
Are you worried about moving to Advanced Format 4K sector technology? You don’t have to be with Barracuda drives. Seagate SmartAlign™ technology makes this transition a snap:
• No utilities to run
• No extra integration steps to take up your time
MAXIMIZES HARD DRIVE STORAGE DENSITIES
Barracuda 1TB-per-disk technology incorporates 340,000 unique tracks in the width of a single inch. This incredible storage density drives new capacity possibilities and lowers your total storage costs.
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.
PROVEN QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE
Barracuda has become the world’s most popular family of hard drives with consistent quality and performance-enhancing innovations and features like native command queuing and perpendicular recording.
Additionally, the legendary family of Barracuda® desktop hard drives is produced using the most sophisticated manufacturing process in the industry, with a focus on environmental stewardship.
GREEN WHERE IT COUNTS
Barracuda® 1TB-per-disk hard drives now have advanced power modes to save more energy while in idle states—without sacrificing performance.
Barracuda desktop drives are produced using the most sophisticated manufacturing process in the industry, with a focus on environmental stewardship.
• Barracuda® drives comply with the RoHS directive on hazardous materials and voluntarily restrict halogen compounds
• 70% or more of the materials used to build Barracuda drives are recyclable
• Low power consumption
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Seagate
Model: ST31000524AS
Capacity: 1TB 1-Terabyte 1000GB
Generation: 7200.12
Interface: SATA 6GB/s (SATA3)
Cache: 32MB
Areal Density (avg): 329
Spin Speed (RPM): 7200 RPM
Average latency: 4.16ms
Random read seek time: <8.5ms
Random write seek time: <9.5ms
Form Factor: 3.5" Internal
Height: 26.1mm (1.028 in)
Width: 101.6mm (4.000 in)
Length: 146.99mm (5.787 in)
Weight (typical): 622g (1.371 lb)
Product Type: Recertified OEM Hard Drive
