Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive: The Silent Worker Review
Seagate boasts that the drive delivers up to 43 percent power savings when in idle mode (when the system is running the operating system, sitting idle and the processor is not doing any computing) without sacrificing on performance, enabling manufacturers to create more power efficient and eco friendly computers.
The Barracuda drive performs very quietly and has a very low noise emission, and can be used in HTPC rigs as well. I tested the drive using the program HD Tune, and recorded average read/write speeds in synthetic tests.
The drive is shipped with its jumper set to use SATA-I mode for compatibility to run with older motherboards, while a change in its jumper settings can boost the speeds on newer motherboards which support the SATA-II interface.
The drive performs excellently, is quieter than standard drives, and has low power consumption, making it an ideal drive for gaming PCs, workstations and HTPC setups. I would prefer using this as my storage device. The chances of file corruption is very less and easy retrieval of information.
If you are planning to purchase it, you got my vote.
My Rating is 10/10 for this product.
Published by mike mayers
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