Seagate 320GB Laptop Thin SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive (ST320LM010) - Review

Seagate 320GB Laptop Thin SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive (ST320LM010)

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FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

Thin Hard Drive Perfect For:

1. Building entry-level to high-performance ultraportable laptops
2. Creating thin, light netbooks without compromising storage or affordability
3. Designing slim consumer electronics devices
4. Protecting your sensitive data

Product informationSize:320 GB | Style:7200rpm

Technical Details

Summary

Hard Drive 320 GB mechanical_hard_drive

Other Technical Details

• Brand Name Seagate
• Series Laptop Thin
• Item model number ST320LM010
• Hardware Platform PC
• Item Weight 3.2 ounces
• Product Dimensions 4 x 2.8 x 0.3 inches
• Item Dimensions L x W x H 4 x 2.8 x 0.3 inches
• Flash Memory Size 320 GB
• Hard Drive Interface Serial ATA-600
• Hard Drive Rotational Speed 7200 RPM
• Slim and lightweight style with laptop encryption as an option

Seagate 320GB Laptop Thin SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive (ST320LM010)Product description

Size:320 GB | Style:7200rpm

• Seagate Laptop Thin HDD (Formerly Momentus Thin) Offers Feature-Rich, Slim, Lightweight Style at Price and Capacity Points That Enable No-Compromise Designs for Thin Computing
• World's first 7mm z-height, 2.5-inch form factor drive
• Seagate SmartAlign technology1 provides an easy transition to 4K sectors
• Available as a Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) and FIPS 140-2 SED2
• Compatible with SATA 3Gb/s designs
• Backed by a 2-year limited warranty

Opens New Frontiers for System Designers
Purpose-built to meet your demand for affordable, slimmer, fully functional laptop computing solutions. Choose from 500GB and 320GB capacity options. While traditional laptop hard drives offer a z-height of 9.5 mm, the Laptop Thin HDD stands part with a z-height of just 7mm.


Smooth Migration to Advanced Format 4K
With Seagate's SmartAlign technology,1 you get all the benefits of the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard—no utilities and no extra steps needed. Advanced Format (AF) drive migration happens automatically in the background, and drive performance is not affected, unlike the time-consuming utilities required by competitive AF-enabled drives.


Secure Self-Encrypting Drive Options

• Seagate delivers on government-grade encryption without any performance degradation, protecting the date where it lives—on your drive.
• Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Opal protocol
• World's first 7mm SED to ship with FIPS 140-2 validation2
• Instant on-the-fly encryption without performance degradation
• Instant Secure Erase technology enables fast and easy secure drive retirement

2Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) and FIPS 140-2 Validated drives are not available in all models or countries.


Pros
Slim and lightweight, works well


Cons
Some reported that they actually received old HDD instead of new ones

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