Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB 5900RPM SATA 6Gb s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive...

Barracuda® Green hard drives from Seagate® save you time. The fastest green drive performance enabled by the industries only 5900 RPM spin speed means the fastest data throughput of and "green" drive on the market. SmartAlign technology means you get the benefits of the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard without the hassles of software alignment utilities required by other drives. SmartAlign makes Seagate Advanced Format hard drives look and act just like they always have. With Barracuda Green you get fast performance, cool quite operation and no-hassle integration. It's the green power drive that won't slow you down.

Seagate® Barracuda® Green

Green Power that won't slow you down

Fast SATA 6Gb/s interface backwards compatible with SATA 3Gb/s
High capacity drives up to 2.0TB
Up to 20% faster than competitive "green" drives
Features Seagate SmartAlign technology for a simple & invisible, transition to Advanced Format (4K sector) drives

The world's most versatile 3.5-inch drive for desktops, external enclosures, and network attach storage (NAS). The Barracuda Green drive with its unique 5900 RPM is the green power drive that won't slow you down. Seagate Barracuda Green drives are perfect for:

Entry Level PCs
All-in-One PCs
Slimline / Low Power PCs
External USB, FireWire, or eSATA storage enclosures
Network Attach Storage (NAS) solutions

Why choose the Seagate Barracuda Green?

Up to 20% faster that other green drives with its unique 5900 RPM spin speed
2.0TB & 1.5TB capacities perfect for desktops, external storage, and NAS boxes
Up to 40% lower power than other 7200 RPM alternatives
Seagate SmartAlign™ technology provides a transition to 4K sectors without the need for software utilities


	Why you need a drive with Seagate SmartAlign technology? In 2011, all drive manufactures' new drive models will transition to a new standard called Advanced Format. Thus, all customers will be forced to adapt to Advanced Format drives. How you choose to adapt can negatively impact your drive's performance. Performance on un-aligned Advanced Format hard drives can drop by 10-25%! Alignment software take extra time and extra integration steps Seagate SmartAlign technology eliminates the need for alignment software SmartAlign technology preserve drive performance

Seagate Barracuda Family Hard Drives

Barracuda® Green
Low Power 5900 RPM drives with
1.5TB and 2.0TB capacities

Barracuda®
Mainstream 7200 RPM drives with
capacities from 160GB to 1.0TB
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Barracuda® XT
High performance 7200 RPM
drive with 2.0TB capacity
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How much will it store?
Capacity	Digital Music (Hours)	Digital Photos (Files)	Digital Videos (Hours)	DVD Quality (Movies)	HD Video (Hours)
2.0 TB	33,320	640,000	2,000	500	500
1.5 TB	24,990	480,000	1,500	375	375
		Average file size using cameras highest resolution JPEG mode		Based on standard 2 hour movie	Based on H.264 compression at a 6.75Mbs bitrate

Barracuda Green - Specifications

Specifications	2TB1	1.5TB1
Model Number	ST2000DL003	ST1500DL003
Interface Options	SATA 6Gb/s NCQ	SATA 6Gb/s NCQ
Performance
Spindle Speed (RPM)	5900	5900
Cache, Multisegmented (MB)	64	64
SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s)	6.0	6.0
Average Latency (ms)	4.16	4.16
Average Seek, Typical Read (ms)	12	12
Average Seek, Typical Write (ms)	13	13
Power On to Ready (sec)	<10	<10
Configuration/Organization
Heads/disks	6/3	6/3
Bytes per Sector	4096	4096
Voltage
Voltage Tolerance, Including Noise (5V)	+10%/-7.5%	+10%/-7.5%
Voltage Tolerance, Including Noise (12V)	+10%/-7.5%	+10%/-7.5%
Reliability/Data Integrity
Load/Unload Cycles (25°C, 50% Humidity)	300,000	300,000
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max	1 per 10E14	1 per 10E14
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR)	0.34%	0.34%
Power-On Hours	8760	8760
Limited Warranty (years)	3	3
Power Management
Operating Mode, Typical (W)	5.8	7.15
Idle Mode (W)	4.5	5.0
Standby Mode (W)	0.5	0.93
Sleep Mode (W)	0.5	0.93
Startup Current +12V Peak (A±10%)	2.0	2.0
Environmental
Temperature
Operating (°C)	0 to 60	0 to 60
Nonoperating (°C)	-40 to 70	-40 to 70
Shock (Gs)
Operating: 2ms (°C)	80	80
Nonoperating: 2ms (°C)	300	300
Physical
Height (in/mm)	26.1/1.028	26.1/1.028
Width (mm/in)	101.6/4.0	101.6/4.0
Depth (mm/in)	146.00/5.75	146.00/5.75
Weight (g/lb)	622/1.371	622/1.371

1 One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.

Barracuda Green - Models

Model Number	Capacity	Interface Options
ST2000DL003 ST1500DL003	2TB 1.5TB	SATA 6Gb/s NCQ SATA 6Gb/s NCQ

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
In my server, I have 6 2TB drives installed, in 3 sets of RAID 1 configuration. I wanted to replace 2 of the old drives with these ones.