Seagate ST3000DM001 Desktop HDD 3TB SATA Hard Drive w/ 7200RPM, 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache

This Seagate ST3000DM001 Desktop HDD 3TB SATA hard drives gives you the Power of One, one hard drive platform for every desktop storage application and one drive with trusted performance, reliability and simplicity and capacity. This 3TB Seagate Desktop HDD hard drive also features Seagate's '1TB-per-disc' technology that packs 340,000 hard drive tracks into the width of a single inch, this means that, when reading and writing data, the read/write head needs to accurately follow a track that is a mere 75 nanometres wide. That's about 500 times smaller than the full stop at the end of this sentence!

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Seagate understands that industry changes and limitations can be frustrating. That is why Seagate has worked hard to deliver solutions to these challenges. Seagate SmartAlign technology offers you an easy, transparent way to make the inevitable transition to Advanced Format 4K sector drives - no extra time, no utilities, no hassleThis Seagate ST3000DM001 Desktop HDD hard drives now have advanced power modes to save more energy while idling - without sacrificing performance. Seagate Desktop HDD 3TB hard drives are produced using the most sophisticated manufacturing process in the industry, with a focus on environmental stewardship.