Seagate eSATA 300GB, 500GB External Hard Disk Drives
Seagate’s External SATA Hard Drive
Having won the “Technology Design Award” for its “Hard-disk recording technology that increases the amount of information stored on a single disk“, Seagate’s hard drives have barged into computers, desktops and laptops making it the largest manufacturer of hard drives and storage solutions.
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The External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (eSATA) provides faster data transfer between the motherboard and the mass storage device.
The Seagate eSATA External Hard disk with 300GB and 500 GB capacity helps in backing up huge data from multiple systems at unbelievable speeds of 3 GB/s. The eSATA HDD are designed in such a way that they are multiple times faster in performance than the existing USB or FireWire interfaces. |
Seagate External Hard Disk - Editor’s Review
Though the USB or FireWire interfaces are the ones that are most usable, the SATA is becoming the standard for high speed interfaces. The integration of the NCQ (Native Command Queuing) to the SATA hard drives by Seagate has improved the performance on the hard disks by internally optimizing the way the data is handled and hence reducing the unnecessary drive movement.
Aware that the users might not have the eSATA port on the existing machine, Seagate has mitigated this by bundling a Promise eSATA controller PCI Card thus catering to a wider audience.
Seagate eSATA External Hard Drive - Specification Details
| Manufacturer | Segate |
| Capacity Available | Seagate eSATA 300GB External Hard Disk Seagate eSATA 500GB External Hard Disk |
| Spindle Speed | The 7200 rpm drives with noise-free motors helps work with huge data |
| Transfer Rate | The 3 GB/s interface rate helps publish new speeds faster than the USB or FireWire interfaces |
| Cache | 16MB |
| Product Dimensions | Horizontal Orientation: 7.125″ in L x 6.5″ in W x 2.25″ in H Vertical Orientation: 7.125″ in L x 3″ in W x 6.75″ in H |
| Weight | Weight - 2 lb |
| Compatibility | Available PCI 2.2 or higher card slot, MS Windows XP, 2000 Pro, Mac OS 10.4 or higher |
| Warranty | One year warranty on parts and labour |
January 6th, 2009 at 9:57 am
I purchased one of these for home use - c. 2 years ago - brilliant!
Unfortunately, I cannot seem to buy this same type again.
I bought another Seagate Free Agent hard drive - (brown with the orange that lights up) - however I am nowhere near as impressed - it gets hot so I can’t have it on for long.
I wanted it for extra storage of music.