2.3Recording and interface technology

Interface

Serial ATA (SATA)

 

 

Recording method

Perpendicular

 

 

Recording density (kbits/inch max)

1413

 

 

Track density (ktracks/inch avg)

236

 

 

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg)

329

Spindle speed (RPM)

7,200 ± 0.2%

 

 

Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec max)

1695

 

 

Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max)

125

 

 

I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max)

300

 

 

2.4Physical characteristics

Maximum height

 

 

1000 and 750 GB models

26.1 mm (1.028 inches)

500, 320, 250 and 160 GB models

19.98 mm (0.787 inches)

 

 

Maximum width

101.6 mm (4.000 +/- 0.010 inches)

 

 

Maximum length

146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

 

 

 

Typical weight

 

 

1000 and 750 GB models

655 grams (1.444 lbs)

500, 320, 250 and 160 GB models

415 grams (0.915 lbs)

 

 

 

Cache buffer

 

 

1000 and 750 GB models

32

Mbytes (32,768 kbytes)

500 and 320 GB models

16

Mbytes (16,384 kbytes)

250 and 160 GB models

8

Mbytes (8,192 kbytes)

 

 

 

Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. B

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