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6:28 AM - 11/05/2007 by
Patrick Schmid
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- Barracuda 7200.11 1TB...
| Manufacturer | Hitachi | Seagate | Western Digital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Deskstar 7K1000 | Barracuda 7200.11 | Caviar GP |
| Model Number | HDS721010KLA330 | ST31000340AS | WD10EACS |
| Capacity | 1000 GB | 1000 GB | 1000 GB |
| Spindle Speed | 7,200 RPM | 7,200 RPM | > 5,400 RPM |
| Other Capacities | 750 GB | 500, 750 GB | 500, 750 GB |
| Platters | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Cache | 32 MB | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| NCQ | Yes | yes | yes |
| Interface | SATA/300 | SATA/300 | SATA/300 |
| Warranty | 3 years | 5 years | 3 Years |
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) | 2x Intel Xeon Processor (Nocona core)
3.6 GHz, FSB800, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Platform | Asus NCL-DS (Socket 604)
Intel E7520 Chipset, BIOS 1005 |
| RAM | Corsair CM72DD512AR-400 (DDR2-400 ECC, reg.)
2x 512 MB, CL3-3-3-10 Timings |
| System Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB
120 GB, 7,200 RPM, 8 MB Cache, UltraATA/100 |
| Mass Storage Controller(s) | Intel 82801EB UltraATA/100 Controller (ICH5)
Promise SATA 300TX4 ICP 5085BL 8-Port SAS/300 |
| Networking | Broadcom BCM5721 On-Board Gigabit Ethernet NIC |
| Graphics Subsystem | On-Board Graphics
ATI RageXL, 8 MB |
| System Hardware | |
| Performance Measurements | c't magazine's h2benchw 3.6 |
| I/O Performance | IOMeter 2003.05.10
Fileserver-Benchmark Webserver-Benchmark Database-Benchmark Workstation-Benchmark |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 1 |
| Platform Driver | Intel Chipset Installation Utility 7.0.0.1025 |
| Graphics Driver | Default Windows Graphics Driver |
Topics being discussed on the forums
The Barracuda gets bricked after 6 months of use. While Seagate is kind enough to offer a free recovery, I lost 3 weeks of my time waiting. Upon receiving its unbricked with new firmware, the performance has now become terribly slow. It is very much different from the last moments before it got bricked.
I contacted the customer service again and they give me a B.S. regarding this particular hard drive is not suitable foe use as external Drive.
I am both terribly surprised and disappointed that tomshardware did not amend any article regarding its performance (post recovery), since those performance charts with its defective firmware should be invalid.
Instead, Tomshardware continues to praise this hard drive and claims that in toms lab the bricking can not be repeated.
I am wondering how much money that seagate pays toms to shut up and not to publish any honest review regarding this other affected hard drives.
Or is it just me (again) waking up in a parallel universe where Seagate has never built any drives with defective firmware.
-ND