Seagate 400GB Barracuda 7200.8 SATA Hard Disk Review Posted!

Dashken · 25th Jul 2005, 08:23 PM

Size matters when it comes to hard disks. Bigger is always better. Everyone is always looking out for the biggest hard disk in the market.

Today, we are going to take a close look at one of the biggest hard disks in the market - the Seagate 400GB Barracuda 7200.8 SATA hard disk!

Check out why we consider it worthy of our Reviewer's Choice Award!

Link : Seagate 400GB Barracuda 7200.8 SATA Hard Disk Review!

werty316 · 26th Jul 2005, 04:10 AM

Damn who nowadays actuallt needs 400gigs damn!!!!

Adrian Wong · 26th Jul 2005, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by werty316

Damn who nowadays actuallt needs 400gigs damn!!!!

You don't?

werty316 · 26th Jul 2005, 12:55 PM

Well it would be alright be I would rather like 2 200gigs instead just incase one craps out. I mean to loose 400gigs of data would suck big time and thats if you can fill 400gigs.

Adrian Wong · 26th Jul 2005, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by werty316

Well it would be alright be I would rather like 2 200gigs instead just incase one craps out. I mean to loose 400gigs of data would suck big time and thats if you can fill 400gigs.

Well, think 400GB x 2??

yhng · 26th Jul 2005, 01:49 PM

I disagree with the acoustic of the drive though. the 7200.8 is noticably louder than both my 7200.7 when seeking. I run my HDDs without a case and that really irritates me. At least with the Samsung Spinpoint, the 7200.7 is only marginally noisier but the 7200.8 has a bigger difference. As such for acoustic reasons, I won't recommend the 7200.8 seagate

peaz · 26th Jul 2005, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by yhng

I disagree with the acoustic of the drive though. the 7200.8 is noticably louder than both my 7200.7 when seeking. I run my HDDs without a case and that really irritates me. At least with the Samsung Spinpoint, the 7200.7 is only marginally noisier but the 7200.8 has a bigger difference. As such for acoustic reasons, I won't recommend the 7200.8 seagate

Really? It sounds pretty quiet to me. Hmmm...

werty316 · 26th Jul 2005, 01:59 PM

800gigs now that would be something. I wondering if anyone can even fill that up?

Also when it comes down to how loud it is my WD WD1200JB and Seagate 7200.7 are pretty quite I can't really hear them at all. Even with the case fans running which you can hear.

yhng · 26th Jul 2005, 02:00 PM

Well I have no idea if it's due to my particular drive, but the 7200.8 has a slight whine when idle (similar to the 7200.7) and a low, rumble when seeking. It annoys me that it performs a self diagnostic when idle and hence the seek noise. I didn't mind this with my 7200.7 but the 7200.8 is definately more obvious.

Adrian Wong · 26th Jul 2005, 02:06 PM

That's odd. The two 7200.8 drives here are quiet, except when they seek. Even then, the seeks are low-pitched.

25th Jul 2005, 08:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
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26th Jul 2005, 04:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
werty316 Active Join Date: 2 Mar 2005 Posts: 643 Reputation: 138 Rep Power: 7	Damn who nowadays actuallt needs 400gigs damn!!!! __________________ Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

26th Jul 2005, 12:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
werty316 Active Join Date: 2 Mar 2005 Posts: 643 Reputation: 138 Rep Power: 7	Well it would be alright be I would rather like 2 200gigs instead just incase one craps out. I mean to loose 400gigs of data would suck big time and thats if you can fill 400gigs. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

26th Jul 2005, 01:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
yhng I'm a regular Join Date: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne <-> London Posts: 494 Reputation: 171 Rep Power: 7	I disagree with the acoustic of the drive though. the 7200.8 is noticably louder than both my 7200.7 when seeking. I run my HDDs without a case and that really irritates me. At least with the Samsung Spinpoint, the 7200.7 is only marginally noisier but the 7200.8 has a bigger difference. As such for acoustic reasons, I won't recommend the 7200.8 seagate __________________ Life would be much easier if I had the source code.

26th Jul 2005, 01:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
werty316 Active Join Date: 2 Mar 2005 Posts: 643 Reputation: 138 Rep Power: 7	800gigs now that would be something. I wondering if anyone can even fill that up? Also when it comes down to how loud it is my WD WD1200JB and Seagate 7200.7 are pretty quite I can't really hear them at all. Even with the case fans running which you can hear. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Chuck Norris kills people!

26th Jul 2005, 02:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
yhng I'm a regular Join Date: 12 Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne <-> London Posts: 494 Reputation: 171 Rep Power: 7	Well I have no idea if it's due to my particular drive, but the 7200.8 has a slight whine when idle (similar to the 7200.7) and a low, rumble when seeking. It annoys me that it performs a self diagnostic when idle and hence the seek noise. I didn't mind this with my 7200.7 but the 7200.8 is definately more obvious. __________________ Life would be much easier if I had the source code.

26th Jul 2005, 02:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,850 Reputation: 3948 Rep Power: 80	That's odd. The two 7200.8 drives here are quiet, except when they seek. Even then, the seeks are low-pitched. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? My blog posts : - The fuss over Genetically Modified food - It's been a really bad day... - Dreambuilders - The 4Life Riovida MLM Scam - Murder From The Grave - Cancer-free water? - Alkaline Water Filter - Fact or Crap? - Live Blood Analysis (LBA) - Junk Science!