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Key Features and Benefits

  • A massive 2-TB drive capacity provides plenty of room for downloading today‘s space-hungry PC games or up to 45 hours of 1080i, HD-DVCPRO-encoded, high-definition video.
  • The 7200-RPM performance platform complements high capacity, delivering a power combination of extreme storage and top-end desktop performance.
  • A 64-MB cache optimizes burst performance and reduces data throughput bottlenecks.
  • The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables the use of the industry‘s newest and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems.
  • Configurable with Seagate® SeaTools™ software—Users can optimize the drive configuration and tune for capacity or performance for the ultimate in customer choice and control.

Best-Fit Applications

  • High-performance PC gaming systems
  • High-definition video editing and production systems
  • Home servers and workstations
  • Desktop RAID
  • FireWire 800- or eSATA-enabled external storage devices

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Barracuda XT SATA 6Gb/s 2TB Hard Drive

ST32000641AS

Specifications
Model Number ST32000641AS
Interface SATA 6Gb/s
Cache 64MB
Capacity 2TB
Areal density (avg) 347Gb/in2
Guaranteed Sectors 3,907,029,168
PHYSICAL
Height 26.1mm (1.028 in)
Width 101.6mm (4.0 in)
Length 146.99mm (5.787 in)
Weight (typical) 700g (1.543 lb)
PERFORMANCE
Spin Speed 7200 RPM
Sustained data transfer rate 138Mb/s
Average latency 4.16ms
Random read seek time 8.5ms
Random write seek time 9.5ms
I/O data transfer rate 600MB/s
Unrecoverable read errors 1 in 1014
POWER
12V start max current 2.8A
Average idle power 6.39W
Average operating power 9.23W
ENVIRONMENT
Ambient Temperature
Operating 5°–60°C
Nonoperating -40°–70°C
Maximum operating temperature change 20°C per hour
Maximum nonoperating temperature change 30°C per hour
Shock
Operating Shock (max) 63 Gs for 2ms
Nonoperating Shock (max) 300 Gs for 2ms
ACOUSTICS
Acoustics (Idle Volume) 2.8 bels
Acoustics (Seek Volume) 3.2 bels

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