Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 or .7

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NuclearGod

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should i buy a Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160GB w/16mb cache if its cheaper than the 7200.7 160GB w/8mb cache.

i havent heard anything about the new 7200.9s so i was wondering if i should just stick with the 7200.7 since it has a plethora of positive reviews?
 
Stick with the .7's, IMO. The .9s have faster transfer rates due to their higher density, but Seagate dropped the ball on the seek times. The .7 will make a better boot drive, the .9 is probably better for media storage due to the longer warranty.

 
Where have you seen the .9 160G 16M version? I can't find it on seagate's product list:


Model Number Model Name Capacity Interface RPM Cache Size Idle Acoustics


ST3500641AS Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s 500 GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm 16 2.8 bels idle
ST3300622AS Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s 300 GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm 16 2.8 bels idle
ST3250824AS Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s 250 GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3200827AS Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s 200 GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3160812AS Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3120813AS Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s 120 GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3808110AS Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s 80 GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3500641A Barracuda 7200.9 500 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 16 2.8 bels idle
ST3400633A Barracuda 7200.9 400 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 16 2.8 bels idle
ST3300622A Barracuda 7200.9 300 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 16 2.8 bels idle
ST3250824A Barracuda 7200.9 250 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3200827A Barracuda 7200.9 200 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3160212A Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST3160812A Barracuda 7200.9 160 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3120213A Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST3120814A Barracuda 7200.9 120 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3802110A Barracuda 7200.9 80 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST3402111A Barracuda 7200.9 40 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST3400832AS Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ 400 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.8 bels idle
ST3300831AS Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ 300 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.8 bels idle
ST3250823AS Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ 250 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.8 bels idle
ST3200826AS Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ 200 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.8 bels idle
ST3400832A Barracuda 7200.8 400 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.8 bels idle
ST3300831A Barracuda 7200.8 300 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.8 bels idle
ST3250823A Barracuda 7200.8 250 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.8 bels idle
ST3160827AS Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 160 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3120827AS Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 120 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST380817AS Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 80 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3200822AS Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 200 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3160023AS Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 160 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3120026AS Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 120 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST380013AS Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 80 GB SATA 1.5Gb/s 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3200822A Barracuda 7200.7 Plus 200 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3200021A Barracuda 7200.7 Plus 200 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST3160023A Barracuda 7200.7 Plus 160 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3120026A Barracuda 7200.7 Plus 120 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST3160021A Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST3120022A Barracuda 7200.7 120 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST380011A Barracuda 7200.7 80 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.5 bels idle
ST380013A Barracuda 7200.7 80 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 8 2.5 bels idle
ST340014A Barracuda 7200.7 40 GB Ultra ATA/100 7200 rpm 2 2.2 bels idle

BTW, why not getting .8 version?
 
7th Angel said:
All Seagate internal hard drives have a 5 year warranty. ;)
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Oh yeah. I knew that. :p

Then how about "the .9 is probably better for media storage due to the higher sequential transfer rates"? If this doesn't work out I got nothing... trying to defend the newer Seagates is hard. Maybe they should call these scandalous seek times Seagate-gate.

 
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