NewEgg.com has the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive for $60 + $0 shipping = $60 shipped. This drive uses their 2nd generation Perpendicular Recording technology.
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superman2005 - Posted 10:36 pm PST 03/3/09 (870 Posts)
why get 7200.11 when 7200.12 is the same price??
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395
#2
zdea - Posted 4:16 am PST 03/4/09 (40 Posts)
well, the link you posted says 65 for me (maybe changed since you posted) AND that 7200.12 only had 16megs of cache as opposed to the 32 in this 7200.11 but since the 11's are the line that was reported to have been failing at "an alarming rate" I would have to agree with you and go for the 12.
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