Seagate ES.2 vs. 7200.11

N9ne

N9ne

N9ne

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Done a search on this with no conclusive results.

I'm looking for a 500GB HDD and Seagate are reliable. Looking at their ES.2 and 7200.11 versions.

There's a £25 price increase for ES.2 yet seek, cache, spin, interface and capacity are the same.

What are we paying that £25 for exactly?
 
ES stands for Enterprise Storage i.e. they are designed for businesses operating large Raid arrays on a 24/7 basis. This usually means they are tested slightly more and have a longer MTBF, however it is almost irrelevant for 99% of home users who switch their PCs on and off a lot more frequently. I'd save the £25 and buy something else with it.
 
They are basically designed to offer nearly double the amount of operational life over a standard harddrive. Pretty pointless really in the computing world as generally most normal harddrives are deemed old or have been upgraded within a couple of years.
 
Seagate BARRACUDA drive
7200-RPM S ATA
500 GB ST3500841AS /
just had this model fail on me no warning only about 13 months old max
You may want to rethink the manufacturer
over 400 gig down the swanny:(
got an RMA from them in process but am a bit worried about the other 2 drives i bought and am still using
 
ANDARIAL, that is unfortunate but as I'm sure you are aware any electronic product can fail, particularly those that are also mechanical. Hopefully it is just a one-off but it wouldn't put me off Seagate yet. :)
 
yeah i realise that :)
last year it was a samsumg that failed(and the replacement :( )
but i had a chance to save that data , this time the lot went :(
 
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