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Seagate yesterday sent its distributors a notification that soon it would discontinue to manufacture and sell the Barracuda ATA IV and ATA V hard disk drives. The last product order date is 14 February.
The newer Barracuda 7200.7 Plus, Barracuda 7200.7 and Barracuda 5400.1 that were announced in early December and appeared for sale very recently will substitute the predecessors on the market. The Barracuda 7200.7 Plus has a standard onboard cache of 8MB and capacities of 160GB and 120GB.
The Barracuda 7200.7 offers cache of 2MB on 160GB, 120GB, 80GB and 40GB models. In addition, the design of the unit resists up to 350Gs non-operating shock. A number of new design improvements enable the Barracuda to continue Seagate's industry-leading ruggedness. Fewer, smaller and lower-profile PCB components protect against handling damage. The PCB itself is now recessed to reduce the risk of handling damage. A recessed motor housing and connector with protective nub also shield against handling damage. And the drive's chip set is more integrated than ever, with just a single chip dedicated to both read-channel and interface functions. Both 7200rpm HDD utilise Seagate’s patented SoftSonic Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor and are very quiet. The new models will also offer the choice of a native Serial ATA interface or a Parallel ATA interface.
Seagate also announced the new Barracuda 5400.1 hard drive that combines many advanced features and the well-known reliability of Seagate’s Barracuda and U Series product families. It offers a value-focused, single-head configuration with a 40GB capacity and a 5400rpm performance level.
The newer Barracuda 7200.7 Plus, Barracuda 7200.7 and Barracuda 5400.1 that were announced in early December and appeared for sale very recently will substitute the predecessors on the market. The Barracuda 7200.7 Plus has a standard onboard cache of 8MB and capacities of 160GB and 120GB.
The Barracuda 7200.7 offers cache of 2MB on 160GB, 120GB, 80GB and 40GB models. In addition, the design of the unit resists up to 350Gs non-operating shock. A number of new design improvements enable the Barracuda to continue Seagate's industry-leading ruggedness. Fewer, smaller and lower-profile PCB components protect against handling damage. The PCB itself is now recessed to reduce the risk of handling damage. A recessed motor housing and connector with protective nub also shield against handling damage. And the drive's chip set is more integrated than ever, with just a single chip dedicated to both read-channel and interface functions. Both 7200rpm HDD utilise Seagate’s patented SoftSonic Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor and are very quiet. The new models will also offer the choice of a native Serial ATA interface or a Parallel ATA interface.
Seagate also announced the new Barracuda 5400.1 hard drive that combines many advanced features and the well-known reliability of Seagate’s Barracuda and U Series product families. It offers a value-focused, single-head configuration with a 40GB capacity and a 5400rpm performance level.
