Seagate's 1.5TB Barracuda: Bigger And Better?

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Application Performance, Temperature, Idle Power

Windows XP start-up requires a lot of head movement. Access time and I/O performance are important, paving the way to Western Digital’s RE3 lead.

Drive Surface Temperature

Surface temperature is within the expected range for 3.5” 7,200 RPM hard drives.

Drive Idle Power

Idle power is not at the low level promised by Seagate.