The Seagate SkyHawk 3TB hard disk belongs among the high load internal HDDs for monitoring systems with non-stop operation. 3.5" HDDs are designed mainly for data centres and desktop PCs. One of the crucial parameters is obviously the rotational frequency (RPM). 5400 RPM should satisfy most ordinary PC users. You can look forward to a total data capacity of 3000 GB. The device has a 256 MB memory cache. You can connect it to a PC or other devices using the SATA III interface.
The HDD boasts a unique design. Inside the drive there is a mechanism that uses moving platters accompanied by disk read and write heads. These mechanical parts don't take shocks and impact well, but at the same time you get an excellent price/storage capacity ratio. The crucial criterion that determines the speed of a hard drive is the number of rotations per minute (RPM). In case of the Seagate SkyHawk 3TB, you can look forward to 5400 RPM RPM. These drives are generally used in laptops and other devices meant for casual home use. File access speed and overall stability is also impacted the embedded buffer memory known as cache. The Seagate HDD is equipped with a 256 MB cache that keeps the last written data for their prompt retrieval and reading.
If you want to mount the Seagate SkyHawk 3TB in your laptop or other device, it must have a 3,5" slot. Data sharing takes place via the SATA III interface with a speed of 3 Gbit/s. This technology is one of the best HDD data transfer options available and delivers a speed of 600 MB/s. The dimensions of the HDD are 101,6 × 146,99 × 20,2 mm.
Code: | FX188s31 |
Product Number: | ST3000VX009 |
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