On Tuesday Seagate announced they were shipping the Barracuda 7200.8. These drives will have capacities ranging from 200GB through 400GB and are expected to carry either an 8Meg or 16Meg cache.

"The newest generation of the world's most popular PC hard drive family, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 provides fast performance with 8MB or 16MB cache sizes, a 7,200-rpm spin speed, and an 8.0-msec average seek time. With Seagate's patented SoftSonic fluid dynamic bearing motors, the Barracuda 7200.8 is extremely quiet. Seagate's Barracuda 7200.8 offers capacities of 200GB, 250GB, 300GB and 400GB, and the option of a native SATA interface or an Ultra ATA interface. It features a five-year warranty that covers all parts and labor, plus free technical support even after the warranty ends. Ask for this and other Seagate products at Best Buy, CompUSA, Fry's, D&H, and other retail stores."

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