Seagate Barracuda ES.2 and Barracuda 7200.11 1TB hard drives

Hard drive maker Seagate debuts two new hard drives with a capacity of 1 terabyte; one for desktop users and one for enterprises. Both hard drives spin at 7200RPM, have 32MB cache memory and average seek times of 8.5ms.

The enterprise version is the Barracuda ES.2, this hard drive features the new RVFF (Rotational Vibration Feed Forward) system, designed to sustain performance in densely-packed multi-drive systems. The Barracuda ES.2 also boosts reliability with an industry-best unrecoverable error rate that is 10 times better than desktop class drives and a 1.2 million hour Mean Time Between Failure at full 24 x 7 data availability.

Seagate's new PowerTrim( technology is integrated into the Barracuda ES.2 and dynamically manages drive power consumption at all levels of activity. With PowerTrim the Barracuda ES.2 addresses the IT dilemma facing energy-constrained data centers by delivering a 20% reduction in overall drive power consumption and a best-in-class 55% reduction in watts-per-gigabyte.


The Barracuda ES.2 and 7200.11 will begin shipping in volume during the third quarter. The 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 will be offered at an MSRP of $399.99.