Product Description

The Seagate ST3500641AS 500GB Internal SATA Hard Drive has the advanced features and blazing performance you need, for better storage and memory performance. It's exceptionally easy to use and gives you better storage for your film, video and audio files - and even the latest memory-intensive games. DiscWizard software simplifies installation SATA connection Includes cable, disc utility CD, quick-installation guide and mounting screws Operating Systems - Windows 98SE, NT, Me, 2000 and XP

Product Details

• Brand: Seagate
• Model: ST3500641AS-RK
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 4.00" w x 9.00" l, 4.00 pounds
• Memory: 16MB
• Hard Disk: 500GB

Features

• 500 GB SATA NCQ internal hard drive features SATA with 3 Gbps and Native Command Queuing
• 16 MB cache buffer; 7200 RPM for fast read/write times
• Whisper-quiet with a 2.5 bels idle and 2.8 bels seek acoustics
• Includes internal drive, interface cable, serial ATA power cable, DiscWizard installation software, SeaTools diagnostic software, quick install guide, and mounting screws
• 5-year limited warranty

From the manufacturer
The Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 with SATA 3Gb/s and Native Command Queuing(NCQ)adheres to the SATA 2.5 rev. specification and is the industry's most comprehensive family of 3.5-inch drives, providing leading technology targeted at SATA servers, mainstream and high-performance PCs/workstations, PC gaming systems and media PCs. Backed by an industry-leading unprecedented five-year warranty.

Features

• SATA 3Gb/s with NCQ: Higher through-put and supports Intel Hyper-Threading for increased performance of SATA servers and workstations supporting intensive applications. NCQ also increases reliability in heavy workloads significantly reducing the drive's mechanical wear.
• 16 MB Cache: Provides the highest performance with increased data bursting through the interface
• 2.8 bels idle, 3.2 bels seek acoustics: Super-quiet drive is almost inaudible. Difference between idle and seek can hardly be detected by human ear, making drive operation almost silent.
• 3-D Defense System: Industry's most comprehensive drive and data protection system
• 7,200 RPM: Higher performance and data through-put
• 63 Gs operating shock: Robust product for challenging applications
• 350 Gs non-operating shock: Top reliability and durability during shipment and integration
• RoHS Compliant: Meets or exceeds all current and proposed environmental standards and legislation

Customer Reviews

Good but noisy
I installed this drive three weeks ago and so far so good. The software provided by Seagate is good but didn't help me with transferring my system from my old drive to the new drive. The software does not support dynamic disks.

The drive is a bit noisy, but not enough to bother this guy. The drive comes with a 5 year warranty, something the competition doesn't come close to. This is an excellent drive for storing your movies and mp3 files.

5 stars but be careful that you get what you paid for
Bought four of these to use in a RAID. All four of the boxes had PN: 98D648 - 550 on the box. When I installed one of the drives it was smaller than the others. PN on smaller drive's label was 98J146 - 308 and it was called a Barracuda 7200.10. Larger drives were Barracuda 7200.11 9BX154 - 303 on the drive label. Returned it and will check the replacement when it arrives.

7/3/08 Received replacement drive and it was Barracuda 7200.11 9BX154 - 303.

Not bad for the price...
I got one of these drives, for about 30 bucks cheaper than Amazon has it here, and it is a bit loud, but other than that, not a single problem at all.
In fact, I have never really had a problem with any Seagate items that I have bought and always they are a decent price. I would recommend this and reading the reviews of other people saying that their's failed, they is too bad. I am sure that they are not the most amazing or consistent company on the planet and that is too bad for the customers that got bum hard drives, but in my experience, I have not had an issue at all.