Seagate – 500GB SATA HDD Barracuda

🛠️ General Specifications:

• Brand/Series: Seagate Barracuda

• Capacity: 500GB

• Interface: SATA III (6.0 Gb/s, backward compatible with SATA II)

• Form Factor: 3.5-inch

• Spindle Speed (RPM): 7,200 RPM

• Cache: 16MB or 32MB (depending on specific model)

⚙️ Performance:

• Data Transfer Rate (Max):

  • Up to 210 MB/s (depending on model and system)

• Average Latency: ~4.16 ms

• Seek Time (Average): ~8.5 ms

🧱 Physical Dimensions:

• Form Factor: 3.5 inch

• Dimensions (L x W x H): 146.99 x 101.6 x 20.17 mm

• Weight: Approx. 400g

🔒 Reliability:

• MTBF: ~600,000 hours

• Acoustics (Idle): ~2.5 bels

• Acoustics (Seek): ~2.6-2.7 bels