I got a Seagate 3.5" 2TB 64MB 7200rpm today to replace my old 500GB Seagate Baracuda 7200rpm. The hard disk is fitted to the Seagate Freeagent Xtreme.
http://www.seagate.com/support/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/freeagent-xtreme/
It was an upgrade as I reused the casing, just replacing the hard drive. I have it connected to a laptop via eSata interface and cable. By using CrystalDiskMark, this is the reading that I am getting. I encourage you share the reading if you have interesting findings.
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My internal 7200 2.5" 320GB hard disk
Not sure if these jargons make any sense, probably the first like on "Seq" means sequantial. I got an impressive 150.4Mb/s for read, 118.3Mb/s for write. Its is consider very good for a mechanical drive.
I did a test of copying a huge 10GB file into the hard drive. Previously with the old 500GB, I am getting probably around 80-90Mb/s transfer rate. With this new 2TB drive, I manage to move across 100Mb territory. It hovers around there.
Well in terms of operational, this is a silent drive. I don't even notice that it is switched on, on my desk.
I kinda of like this drive as I will use it to store and backup my files. If you pay slightly more, you might get a 128GB SSD. But that is completely a different comparison as these two products serve different purpose I would say.
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