[Pc_Support] Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB [S]ATA for $299 shipped (plus benchmarks)

[Bryan J. Smith]

Phil Barnett <philb at philb.us> wrote:
> Are you sure that's not Fahrenheit instead of Centigrade?
> 133 degrees Celsius = 271.4 degrees Fahrenheit

You are correct, it was F, not C.  Doh!

In any case, standard ATA logic is that you do _not_ want the surface
temp to exceed 40C ~ 104F.  Now they say these newer ATA drive
designs can withstand 55-60C ~ 131-140F -- at least for 8x5 desktop
usage.

Well, surface temps in this test were 115+F.  Now my WD3200JD was
117F.  This new Seagate 750GB was 122F.  That Hitachi 5-platter
DeathStar 500GB lived up to the same legacy as the IBM DeathStar
75GXP with 5-platters and was roasting at 133F.

In my MicroATX cube, the inlets keep my WD3200JD/SD drives very cool
as the surface temp is 30C max (the cube has sensors and I put the HD
sensor deep in between the two drives where not much air flows at
all).  So how you cool your drive makes a big difference.  But at
least I know if use my WD3200JD without active cooling, it will be
sub-50C, and this new Seagate is around 50C.


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