Internal Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 3.5" 1TB SATA 3 Condition:Used

Internal Hard Drive Seagate ST1000DM003

The Seagate ST1000DM003 is a 3.5-inch internal hard drive from the Seagate Desktop HDD series (formerly Barracuda), with 1TB on a single platter and two heads. It spins at 7200 RPM, has a 64MB cache and connects over SATA 6Gb/s with NCQ.

The drive suits adding storage to a desktop PC, file backups, replacing a failed drive in an existing computer, desktop RAID and a home server. Seagate also lists all-in-one PCs and gaming PCs as target uses. It is used and has been tested in our lab.

Sustained transfer reaches up to 210MB/s, with 156MB/s on average. OptiCache technology boosts overall performance, and AcuTrac keeps reads and writes accurate even on very narrow tracks. Power draw is 5.9W in operation and 4.0W at idle.

Key features

• 1TB on one platter - 1TB on a single disk with two heads, using Seagate's 1TB-per-platter technology.
• 7200 RPM and 64MB cache - 7200 RPM spindle speed, 4.16ms average latency and a 64MB multisegmented cache.
• SATA 6Gb/s with NCQ - SATA 6Gb/s interface also compatible with 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s controllers, plus Native Command Queuing for efficient command ordering.
• Up to 210MB/s - Up to 210MB/s sustained transfer at the outer diameter and 156MB/s average read/write.
• OptiCache and AcuTrac - OptiCache boosts overall performance by up to 45% according to Seagate, and AcuTrac servo delivers dependable performance on tracks only 75 nanometres wide.
• Efficient and quiet - 5.9W operating, 4.0W idle and 0.63W standby, a low 20.17 mm profile and 400 g weight.

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