Excellent Price and performance,
March 9, 2012 Richard Taylor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seagate SV35 500 GB 7200RPM SATA 6-Gb/s NCQ 32MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST3500411SV (Personal Computers)
As an IT pro, I know a fair amount of information about hardware and as such, I am very particular about the products I purchase. Being old school, I don't care much for Seagate due to past issues but was impressed with the specifications of this drive and the fact it was optimized for video surveillance, which is the purchase of purchasing the drive.
I've had the drive in for about a week and do notice considerable differences between this drive and the Western Digital Caviar Black line which is my preferred drive. For the most part, it is performing well and has quicker access times over the Caviar Black. I knocked a star off because as fate would have it, my experiences in general with Seagate are returning. I am hearing the drive while accessing data and that bothers me. Time will tell if the drive will continue to run quiet or it is starts chattering again.