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Compare Seagate Barracuda 500GB vs Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB

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Brand
Seagate
Brand
Toshiba
Model
ST500DM002
Model
DT01ACA050
Release Date
📅 November 2011
Release Date
📅 August 2012
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User reviews
★★★★★
(121 reviews)
User reviews
Performance (Charts)
109th / 599
(-29%)
Performance (Charts)
70th / 599
(0%)
Effective Value
35th / 160
Effective Value
3rd / 160
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Price/GB
$0.07
Price/GB
$0.05
GB/$1
15.17
GB/$1
19.05
Pros
  • Reliability
  • Good performance
Pros
-
Capacity
500 GB
Capacity
500 GB
Cache
16MB
Cache
32MB
RPM
7200
RPM
7200
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor
3.5"
Form Factor
3.5"

What are the differences between Seagate Barracuda 500GB and Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB? Analyze head-to-head all specifications and features to find out the better hard disk.

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Reasons to buy the Seagate Barracuda 500GB:

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Reasons to buy the Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB:

  • 20% cheaper, you can save $6.70.
  • Moderately better average performance, around +29%.
  • Much better effective value.
  • Newer Product, it was released around 9 months later.
  • More Internal Cache (+16 MB available)

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