Seagate Launches Quiet Single Platter 7200.11 320GB Desktop Drive !!!

Daaammmmmmmmmmmn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :slobber:

at those speeds it's faster than the single platter 320's from samsung and WD or i'm daydreaming?

Segate is fast as usual with high transfer rates,but high access times compared to WD,samsung..Those access times (in the review above) are very much higher than single platter 7200.10..

Access times. :sick:

Short-stroking will help and the price is right. If the HD322HJ doesn't arrive soon I'll jump on 2 of these for a server build.

These are the only single platter 320Gb drives available in the UK at the moment. The Samsung and the WD seem to be AWOL.

Those transfer rates are equivalent to a VelociRaptor, that's damn impressive.

Reliability seems to be a huge concern though...hopefully Seagate can rectify that issue quickly.

How do they compare to dual ES.2 250GB drives in RAID 0 (also assuming two in RAID 0)?

I have the Seagate ES.2 250gb in Raid 0 and damn they are fast!

Yeah, so do I. I really like them! Another plus is that they have a significantly higher MTBF than the 7200.xx series, decreasing the risk of failure in a RAID array.

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Yeah, so do I. I really like them! Another plus is that they have a significantly higher MTBF than the 7200.xx series, decreasing the risk of failure in a RAID array.

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Exactly:)

I've got one of these drives as a game drive. I think the best thing about it is that it is low profile. Performance seems ok.

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I have the Seagate ES.2 250gb in Raid 0 and damn they are fast!

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I'm rocking these drives in RAID-1 on my linux server.....all I have to say is beautimous.

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Daaammmmmmmmmmmn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :slobber:

at those speeds it's faster than the single platter 320's from samsung and WD or i'm daydreaming?

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50% more latency...

no thanks

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50% more latency...

no thanks

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This 320GB drive, just like WD's 3200AAKS, is optimized for noise over performance, hence the ridiculous access time.

You can expect the 640GB+ models to be 6.5-7ms faster.

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Originally Posted by MACMAC

This 320GB drive, just like WD's 3200AAKS, is optimized for noise over performance, hence the ridiculous access time.

You can expect the 640GB+ models to be 6.5-7ms faster.

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you mean like this?
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/6770/hdtune4gd8.png

Bet this will be real nice on Intel ACH9/10 Matrix raid!

Why is the random access time high on these drives and will it make much difference?