Seagate ST500LM021 500GB Internal Hard Drive 2.5" HDD, SATA III - 6Gbs, 32MB Cache, 7200RPM, OEM

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In the StorageMark 2010 HTPC 4K Disk Capture, the Seagate Gen3 offered substantially higher performance, boosting throughput by 18.5% over the previous-generation model. Behind the scenes though, we did notice that before the data was cached, the initial transfer speed was slightly slower than the original 7,200RPM-based models and took much longer to be absorbed as “hot data”. Het systeem wordt opnieuw opgestart en de firmware wordt geladen. Nadat de firmware-update is voltooid, start het systeem weer normaal op in Windows. While not a bombshell, Seagate’s Gen3 model does provide cost-efficient performance and a significantly lower starting price than the Gen2 Momentus XT 750GB. Our benchmarking shows the Gen3 and Gen2 both outperform HDDs where it matters, in our real world traces where the onboard cache can really show its performance benefits. In that case, where data is nicely cached, the new 500GB Thin bests the 750GB Gen2 product by a significant margin.

Self-Encrypting Drives with FIPS 140-2 certification are approved for the U.S. and Canadian governments Als u wilt controleren of de firmware-update is gelukt, opent u Apparaatbeheer > Schijfstations > ST320LM010/ST500LM021 > Eigenschappen > Meer informatie > Hardware-ID en controleert u de firmwareversie.The next profile looks at a file server, with 80% read and 20% write workload spread out over multiple transfer sizes ranging from 512-byte to 64KB.

Seagate’s third generation SSHDs (solid state hybrid drives), now for both laptops and desktops, are marketed as a replacement for HDDs and serve as a good option for those otherwise considering an SSD. SSHDs aim to offer users the price-point and robust capacity of HDDs while also utilizing NAND flash to provide the performance attained with SSDs by caching critical applications. Slimmed from 9.5mm to 7mm, our review model third generation Seagate 500GB SSHD Thin with 8GB of MLC NAND would fit well in any user configuration and is especially well-suited for ultra-thin, ultra-light laptops.Our last series of synthetic benchmarks compare the hard drives in a series of server mixed-workloads with a queue depth of ranging from 1 to 128. Each of our server profile tests has a strong preference towards read activity, ranging from 67% read with our database profile to 100% read in our web server profile. In all of our mixed workloads, the Seagate Gen3 performed exceptionally. For each test, it ranked either first or second along with the Seagate Gen2. Overall, the SSHDs performed significantly better than standard HDD’s. The Gen2’s slight performance advantage over the Gen3 comes from its 7,200 RPM spins compared to the Gen3’s 5,400 RPM (with Seagate’s standardization of laptop drives to 5,400 RPM). Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jumpers or other configuration options. Het volgende scherm is een waarschuwingsscherm. Lees de inhoud zorgvuldig door en selecteer Volgende als u akkoord gaat. Standard 7mm form factor supported by a SATA 6Gb/s interface for easy integration into existing laptops