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When your computer starts to show signs of substandard performance, consider upgrading its internal hard drive to a Seagate Barracuda ST380215A drive with an 80GB capacity. Seagate is a respected manufacturer of quality hard drives. A Seagate internal hard disk drive (HDD) functions as the computer’s storage area. When users save files, pictures, software programs, and videos to a desktop computer, the hard drive is where these items go. If a hard drive currently has 25GB of space, upgrading it to 80GB more than triples the capacity for storing valuable information. However, not all internal hard drives are created equally, making it essential to understand what type is best suited for the computer. Drives come with an assortment of different specifications, such as storage capacity, spindle speed, cache, and interface type. Evaluate all of these items to provide above average drive performance. The ST380215A Seagate Barracuda drive has a form factor of 3.5 inches, a standard size that fits most desktop computers. This internal drive has a storage capacity of 80GB to hold invaluable photos and important files. The spindle speed of a hard drive measures how fast the hard drive spins around. Hard drives with a faster spindle speed transport files at a greater rate. With a spindle speed of 7,200 revolutions per minutes (RPM), this Seagate ST380215A drive offers a higher level of performance. To ensure a high level of performance, it makes sense to select a drive with as high an RPM as possible. Internal hard drives with fast RPM transfer files at a faster rate, saving valuable time. Another component to take into account is the cache size of the hard drive. An internal drive cache holds data during transitional periods of the drive’s operations. The Seagate Barracuda ST380215A has a cache size of 2MB. This 2MB cache is one of the many components that works to provide top-notch performance. Seek time is another drive spec to research when browsing drive technology. The seek time refers to the amount of time it takes for a drive to locate information on a disk. This Barracuda ST380215A drive has an average seek time of 11ms. The average latency of this Seagate Barracuda ST380215A drive is 4.16ms, a figure that refers to the length of time the drive waits for the disk drive to rotate. Clean sweep is an automatic calibration feature found on this Seagate Barracuda ST380215A HDD. When old, unused software files clutter your HDD and decrease its performance, the clean sweep feature removes them, uncluttering the drive. In order to connect to the rest of the computer, this Seagate Barracuda ST380215A hard drive uses a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA). SATA is an up-to-date form of drive technology. Whether individuals use the computer for networking, gaming, or a multitude of activities, this 80GB Seagate Barracuda ST380215A has the required specs to provide maximum performance, ensuring a pleasant user experience. When your computer's performance begins to suffer, replacing it with a new one is not always the answer. Replacing the current disk drive with a Seagate Barracuda ST380215A hard drive can extend the life of your computer for years to come.