Got my Seagate 2TB

[Merlin5]

The curved indent shows it's the faster 1TB/platter drive, hand picked from the shelf by 5UB. Tbh, it's a bit fast considering it's to be a backup drive only, but you never, I might use it as a main storage drive in the future. I'll post an HD Tune benchmark later.

But more importantly, Haribo sweeties!

 

[dexter27]

So does this mean all Seagate 2tb drives form ocuk are the 1tb per platter ones?

 

[Addicted]

So does this mean all Seagate 2tb drives form ocuk are the 1tb per platter ones?

He said it was hand-picked, so I doubt it!

 

[Avathar77]

So you are saying 5UB's hand was on it??? OOOOooooooooo

 

[Antowns]

So you are saying 5UB's hand was on it??? OOOOooooooooo

Think I'll need to buy one of these..

 

[eddyr]

So does this mean all Seagate 2tb drives form ocuk are the 1tb per platter ones?

They're def 1TB/platter densities if that helps, just some are triple platter 666GB capped and the doubles use the full TB. Mine from ocuk was a triple platter, posted some hdtune benches of it it an older seagate thread.


Be good to see what your drive throws out merlin.
out of interest whats the manufacturung plant location? (either TK or SA afaik)

 

[NZB]

The one i got from ocuk a week or so ago has that indent too. I didn't even know there were variations until reading this thread.

 

[Antowns]

What's the difference?

 

[Merlin5]

I think it's a case of mixed batches that e-tailers get sent, not just OcUK, so on my request, 5UB (and the boys at HQ) kindly sorted me out with a faster one.

What's the difference?

http://www.techenclave.com/storage-solutions/confusion-seagate-7200-14-platter-138435/

And a pic of my previous 666 GB/platter drive

http://i.imgur.com/mUXWSl.jpg

Also,serial numbers that start with W1E are the faster ones I believe and mine has W1E.

According to a thread at seagate:

"The difference is in the serial numbers, specifically the first three characters.

This is my understanding of their meaning (I could be wrong):

W = manufacturing location
1 = platter type/density (1 = 1TB/platter, 2 = 500GB/platter)
E = 4 heads (F = 6 heads, D = 2 heads)"

http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Barrac...Seagate-seriously-cripled-through/td-p/161924

 

[Antowns]

Does it make the drive faster?

 

[fiveub]

I did touch his drive.

 

[panyan]

this would sell for thousands on the MM


(if it were allowed)

 

[Merlin5]

LOL

Ok, here's my HD Tune comparisons of my 3 year old WD RE3 v brand new WD Caviar Black v brand new Seagate 2TB, in that order from left to right.





The Seagate is faster in everything except burst rate. Not sure if that's good or bad. Also of note, there isn't much difference between my seagate speeds and those of eddyr posted in the mini review thread who has the 3 platter version. His: http://postimage.org/image/64rz34qfv/full/ eddyr, are you on sata 2 or 3?

I'm on sata 2 and my seagate is connected via eSATA from my enclosure to the eSATA on top of my case, which is connected to a regular sata motherboard socket. I assume that's as fast as connecting internally sata to sata?

 

[wazza300]

Any atto benchmark screenshots?

 

[Merlin5]

Any atto benchmark screenshots?

No problem, doing them now..

 

[Merlin5]

Here you go.

 

[wazza300]

those figures are very good,my sammy f4 2tb only manages 140-150mb read/write,is it quiet?

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

So is there any way to specify if you want a specific version (i.e. 1TB/platter) or do you just have to keep returning them and hoping you get what you want?

 

[Merlin5]

those figures are very good,my sammy f4 2tb only manages 140-150mb read/write,is it quiet?

So far, yeah. I was waiting to hear the chirp that people complain about but haven't yet. Mind you, I've literally only done a couple of benchmarks and not used the drive yet. But even so, if the chirping is about the head parking itself, then presumably it would do this during benchmarking. I'm now thinking of using this as my main drive since it's fast, and using the new Caviar Black as my backup drive.

So is there any way to specify if you want a specific version (i.e. 1TB/platter) or do you just have to keep returning them and hoping you get what you want?

You could do what I did which was ring overclockers and explain there are two versions and you would like the faster version with the larger curved indent, or you could post in the order queries forum (like I also did after the phone call) and make that request. You might be able to get 5UB to help you out and if you're lucky he will even physically touch and bless your drive.

 

[Phil2008]

The speed of this drive is awsome, I want one The burst rate isn't too great tho?