Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II 3.5" 2 TB Serial ATA II

  • Brand : Seagate
  • Product family : Desktop HDD
  • Product name : 2000GB 3.5" SATA II
  • Product code : ST32000542AS
  • Category : Internal Hard Drives
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  • Long product name Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II 3.5" 2 TB Serial ATA II :

    2000GB 3.5" SATA II, 5900 rpm, 32 MB

  • Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II 3.5" 2 TB Serial ATA II :

    Best-Fit Applications

    - Direct Attached Storage devices–USB/FireWire/eSATA
    - Network Attached Storage devices and Windows storage servers
    - Eco friendly PCs
    - High-capacity desktop storage

    Barracuda® Green drives from Seagate save you time. Available now with SATA 6Gb/s interface and 64MB cache and combined with the industry's only 5900-RPM spin speed, you can be sure you're getting the best performance in the green-power drive category.

    Seagate SmartAlign™ technology simplifies your transition to the Advanced Format (AF), 4K standard. There is no need for time-consuming integration utilities required by similar AF drives.

    Key Features and Benefits

    - A unique 5900-RPM speed delivers the fastest-performance eco friendly drive available.
    - Seagate SmartAlign technology allows you to get all the benefits of the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard without any hassle–no utilities, no extra steps.
    - The SATA 6Gb/s interface and 64MB cache maximize performance.
    - Low power consumption combined with leadership in the use of recycled materials means you don't have to sacrifice environmental stewardship for performance.
    - Cool, quiet operation

  • Short summary description Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II 3.5" 2 TB Serial ATA II :

    Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II, 3.5", 2 TB, 5900 RPM

  • Long summary description Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II 3.5" 2 TB Serial ATA II :

    Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II. HDD size: 3.5", HDD capacity: 2 TB, HDD speed: 5900 RPM

Specs
Features
HDD size 3.5"
HDD capacity 2 TB
HDD speed 5900 RPM
Interface Serial ATA II
Type HDD
Storage drive buffer size 32 MB
Average latency 5.5 ms
Bytes per sector 512
Start/stop cycles 50000
Power
Power consumption (typical) 6.8 W
Power consumption (idle) 5.5 W
Operating voltage 5 / 12 V

Power
Start-up current 2 A
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T) 0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T) -40 - 70 °C
Operating shock 70 G
Non-operating shock 300 G
Weight & dimensions
Width 101.8 mm
Height 26.1 mm
Depth 147 mm
Weight 660 g
Other features
Sustained data rate 95 MB/s
Distributors
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Reviews
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:54:17
Average rating:75
Uk has collected 50 expert reviews for Seagate Desktop HDD 2000GB 3.5" SATA II 3.5" 2 TB Serial ATA II and the average expert rating is 75 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
expertreviews.co.uk
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:51:55
Average rating:40
The Barracuda LP is the first internal hard disk from Seagate that we've seen that is supposed to be more eco-friendly than other disks. It has a rather unusual spindle speed of 5,900rpm, instead of the more common 5,400rpm or 7,200rpm speed. This spin...
  • The Barracuda LP's high price and disappointing performance means we can't recommend it...
techadvisor.co.uk
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:52:17
Average rating:80
Product Code: ST32000542AS The Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB is a low-power, two terabyte hard drive, meant to conserve power. The Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB spins at a possibly unique speed of 5900 rotations per minute, as against prevailing speeds of spi...
  • Those who want to say “I have a multi-Terabyte hard disk” would be quite pleased with the Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB drive. A single HDD with such high densities is also useful for those building themselves a HTPC/NAS box. It sips less power tha...
tomshardware.co.uk
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:53:31
Average rating:0
Western Digital’s Caviar Green arrived earlier this year, the first drive to hit the coveted 2 TB capacity point. The unit was recently re-validated and is now available under the RAID Edition brand (RE4) for business applications. Samsung sent us its...
goodgearguide.com.au
Updated:
2011-11-14 00:27:40
Average rating:80
The Barracuda LP (ST32000542AS) is the first internal hard drive from Seagate to store two terabytes of data; 2TB is currently the maximum capacity of a single 3.5in SATA 2 drive. The Seagate Barracuda LP also manages to cut down on energy consumption compared to conventional 7200rpm hard drives while retaining reasonable performance. The Barracuda LP 2TB internal hard drive features four platters of 500GB each and has 32MB of cache. The drive spins at 5900rpm, an unconventional figure that sit...
  • Fast, consumes less energy than most conventional internal hard drives...
  • Not as energy efficient as the Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB...
  • Seagate’s largest capacity internal hard drive has decent transfer speeds and good power efficiency. Though WD’s Caviar Green is more energy efficient, Seagate’s Barracuda LP is a great option for speed-critical tasks...
digitalversus.com
Updated:
2013-09-10 01:07:57
Average rating:60
This drive is available in three versions, 1 TB (ST31000520AS), 1.5 TB (ST31500542AS) and 2 TB (ST32000541AS). Apart from the variations in capacity, the three models are identical and share the same rotation speed (5900 rpm), the same cache (32 MB) an...
  • Excellent performance (for the budget drive category), Allround performance, Good storage capacity / cost ratio, Low noise levels...
  • No real gain in access times in spite of the 5900 rpm rotation speed, Performance a good bit down on the best hard drives (but this was expected)...
  • An excellent budget drive with big storage capacity An ideal companion for NAS', film enthusiasts and budget computers...
xbitlabs.com
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:52:04
Average rating:0
We are going to digress from our tradition of comparing hard disk drives of the same capacity within a single review. Not long ago we wrote about 1-terabyte and then about 2-terabyte HDDs, so we already know HDDs of these capacities well enough. But as...
  • Now, let’s do some summarizing. We will go through the tested products in alphabetic order.The Hitachi 7K1000.C had very odd basic firmware with low performance, but now it looks decent enough. It breaks no records and is not completely free from short...
hothardware.com
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:52:09
Average rating:0
Above is a chart we put together that represents an (unweighted) geometric mean of the overall performance of each drive, based on all the tests we performed. Use this chart as a rough guide only, as we used an admittedly simplistic methodology to create these comparison numbers: All the test scores were calculated with equal weighting; we factored...
techworld.com
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:52:20
Average rating:0
The Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB spins at a possibly unique speed of 5900 rotations per minute, as against prevailing speeds of spinning at 5400 and 7200 RPM, and has a 32MB buffer.It is a cousin of the mainstream Barracuda 7200.12 series of drives, and t...
  • Those who want to say “I have a multi-Terabyte hard disk” would be quite pleased with the Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB drive. A single HDD with such high densities is also useful for those building themselves a HTPC/NAS box. It sips less power than normal...
pcworld.in
Updated:
2011-09-24 00:52:26
Average rating:83
This Seagate 2 TeraByte drive is a low-power drive, meant to conserve power. So it spins at a curiously unique speed of 5900 rotations per minute, as against prevailing speeds of spinning at 5400 and 7200 RPM, and has a 32 MB buffer. It is a cousin of...
  • Less power usage...
  • Buffer is only 32MB...
  • Those who want to say “I have a multi-Terabyte hard disk” would be quite pleased with this drive. A single HDD with such high densities is also useful for those building themselves a HTPC/NAS box. It sips less power than normal 7200RPM drives, without...
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