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Seagate BarraCuda Pro 4TB Internal Hard Drive Performance HDD 3 5 Inch SATA 6 Gb s 7200 RPM 128MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC Laptop Data Recovery Frustration Free Packaging ST4000DM006
Last Updated: February 16, 2020 (Refresh Now)
8.6
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292seagate, drive, 2tb, hdd, barracuda
+87%
-13%
" ... This is the storage drive for my new computer build. ... "
" ... Excellent choice as a backup drive ... "
" ... 7451.91GB of storage is what I got that you can use if anyone wanted to know. ... "
" ... Mass storage at a good price. ... "
" ... I added this drive to a 256GB M2 setup to add needed extra storage. ... "
" ... I've been using Seagate drives for a long time and was glad to purchase this one. ... "
" ... It's a hard drive very simple. ... "
" ... Which in both systems it’s storage as I’m using SSD and M.2 as boot drives. ... "
Product Reliability
132seagate, failed, drives, hard drive, barracuda
+58%
-42%
" ... Worked fine hasn't died. ... "
" ... Worked perfectly out of the box. ... "
" ... This product does what it says it does, so far no issues ... "
" ... Worked out perfectly! ... "
" ... I should probably wait six months before reviewing this just to test reliability. ... "
" ... Have had the drive for about a month and it's been working fine. ... "
" ... I've only had it installed for a couple weeks now but it is working fine. ... "
" ... No problems at all. ... "
Overall performance
128speed, ssd, hard drive, speeds, hdd
+88%
-12%
" ... Can push 4.4.4 video on and off of these so fast its ridiculous. ... "
" ... Installed this for a friend and the drive performs well. ... "
" ... It’s not ssd fast obviously so I wouldn’t recommend putting your operating system on it but for like videos editing projects or other large projects it’s great not the best but it does the job. ... "
" ... FAST, FASTEST HDD I'VE EVER OWNED! ... That big 256MB of Cache makes this one speedy boi. ... Also much quieter than your standard 7200rpm 64mb of cache Seagate green and much faster 100mb/s vs 60mb/s. ... "
" ... very good hard drive it makes the computer run much faster ... "
" ... I know a hdd isn't as fast as a SSD, but this one is a whole lot faster than the 2.5" laptop hdd I was using. ... "
" ... Historically these have been very reliable our drives for me. ... "
" ... What more can you ask for in space and price mixed with top speed performance! ... "
Setup
116install, setup, installation, easy, works great
+97%
-3%
" ... They installed easy and I didn't need any additional software to put them in Raid 1 (just used the built in features in Windows 10). ... "
" ... A bit time-consuming, but fairly straight forward. ... "
" ... Installation is easy if you simply reverse the removal procedure of the old HDD. ... "
" ... Install was very quick and easy. ... "
" ... Super easy set up. ... "
" ... Took me less than a minute to install ... "
" ... Good capacity for the price, no audible noise, and too easy to install. ... "
" ... Easy to install, works fine. ... "
Ease of Use
72easy, install, works great, quiet, fast
+100%
" ... I'm a PC gamer enthusiast and I found this to be very easy to setup. ... "
" ... It was easy to install and set up and it is quite as a mouse. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... easy to install ... "
" ... Works great and easy to install. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... Easy to mount if you know what you're doing. ... "
" ... was easy to install ... "
" ... Its pretty easy to setup. ... "
Price
69money, value, storage, point, drive
+97%
-3%
" ... Probably would have spent the extra $40 or so had that price been available. ... "
" ... If you can get it for around that price, it's a monster in the price per terabyte ratio. ... "
" ... I like the price. ... "
" ... Good storage at good price ... "
" ... Its a $50 hdd so its still great for its price ... "
" ... Excelente product and price. ... "
" ... This is a good price for thr amount of storage that you're getting. ... "
" ... Good price for the amount of data I can store on it. ... "
Storage
58space, plenty, mass storage, lots of space, good price
+98%
-2%
" ... Once I reviewed the Win 10 Storage arrangements. ... "
" ... Great option for a cheap mass storage. ... "
" ... i already had 3.5 terabytes and need more space. ... "
" ... It provided more than double the storage, and quite frankly works just fine. ... "
" ... Awesome gave me all the space I needed. ... "
" ... Great price for the storage. ... "
" ... I was really ticked off about this since I wasted money and HDD space. ... If you are buying this as an add-on for extra storage, its perfect. ... "
" ... Maybe even better ventilation now since the shorter height means there is more space between the drives. ... "
Gaming
55gaming, storage, game, drive, hard drive
+93%
-7%
" ... 10/10 product for epic gamers!!! ... "
" ... Stores my abundance of games nicely and performs well. ... "
" ... Main use is for gaming storage I.e. ... games, programs like steam, and picture files related to gaming ... "
" ... It's enough storage for my games and loading times aren't slow. ... "
" ... My go to drive size for pc builds, always have another boot drive but this is usually what I choose for my gaming drive. ... "
" ... Perfect for a pc build Plenty of room for game’s pictures videos ... "
" ... Bought this for my sons PC for a game drive. ... "
" ... Great for storage of games or videos. ... "
Sound Quality
53drive, quiet, hard drive, noisy, noises
+58%
-42%
" ... No noise, works like a charm ... "
" ... No problem with noise (drive is silent). ... "
" ... They should change the name of the product to reflect this, something like: "Super loud Seagate BarraCuda 8TB Internal Hard Drive HDD" ... "
" ... The performance is good and the drive isn’t too noisy. ... "
" ... The Barracuda disks are really quiet. ... "
" ... Works great to store all my music/movies. ... "
" ... Very quiet though. ... "
" ... Quick and quiet. ... "
Software Platform
52software, partition, disk, windows 10, disk management
+65%
-35%
" ... Did not lose any data, but reloading all the software, and all of the reconfiguring. ... "
" ... I installed the new Seagate drive, ran a fresh install of Windows 10, and the new Seagate is running flawlessly and quietly. ... "
" ... I have it on Windows 7 with an SSD as a boot disk. ... "
" ... An NTFS partition will be appropriate for most users. ... When you look at a drive in windows, it is actually giving you a measurement of Tebibytes. ... "
" ... For anyone that's curious it doesn't need external software. ... Long as you know how to initialize and properly format a hard drive using the OS on your machine. ... "
" ... Booted right up, reinstalled Windows 10 very fast. ... "
" ... You need to create a new partition in order to able to use it which you can look up how to do on YouTube but you don't need their software to do it. ... "
" ... Should install the sea gate app to recognize and partion this HDD. ... "
Device Compatibility
47drive, windows, hard drive, seagate, recognized
+85%
-15%
" ... Great for any home pc. ... "
" ... Drive tested great, currently using it as a NAS setup with an enclosure that has a built in fan. ... "
" ... Perfect just what I needed to add more storage to my PC ... "
" ... Got this to stick in an external dock for my Xbox One. ... "
" ... I use both Windows and Mac. ... "
" ... This hard drive works fine yesterday. ... "
" ... Once I hooked up the additional drive in my pc. ... I formatted it through the windows computer managment program that comes with windows. ... "
" ... I am using it in a Nas Drive on a network. ... "
Ports
33sata cable, hard drive, sata, cables, hdd
+82%
-18%
" ... The only thing that I have always done when installing a hardrive is plug it in, turn on the computer, initialize it via Disk Management and then format. ... "
" ... Needed to consolidate several external USB drives to one drive. ... "
" ... 1 Plugged new drive into docking station. ... "
" ... I have my own home built desktop and had 2 1TB drives in it. ... "
" ... Was able to troubleshoot the problem after buying this drive, and using Linux on a bootable USB to recover the old drive. ... "
" ... I have a Mac and am using the Inateck dual bay HDD sata docking station (https://amzn.to/2mMQMw6). ... "
" ... I plugged in the sata and power cords and booted my pc. ... "
" ... I also have a network-attached hard drive array for backup. ... I have this drive mounted in an open, 2-slot HDD (hard disk drive) bay (USB-3 interface). ... "
CD/DVD
25disk, seagate, hard drive, new disc, seagate disc wizard
+84%
-16%
" ... The Disk Wizard that Seagate provides did not work for me. ... "
" ... This is because this disk needs to be initialized with the disk management tool. ... It is a disk drive after all. ... "
" ... The Barracuda disks are really quiet. ... "
" ... I use these as external disks that I put in a Voyager drive to use. ... "
" ... Until I bought this drive (ST2000DM008), I had no idea that 3.5 inch internal hard discs were available in more than one height. ... "
" ... So I went to Seagate website and downloaded the Seagate disk program. ... "
" ... Used this drive to replace 4 1tb drives in my media machine. ... "
" ... I used a bootable Clonezilla CD along with this drive to clone the smaller drive to the larger capacity drive. ... "
Apps
22partition, download, seagate, file explorer, downloaded
+73%
-27%
" ... I also prefer an OS drive from which I can recover some data. ... "
" ... Must download the Seagate installer. ... "
" ... Just use the built-in Windows Disk Management software and partition the drive from there (you can find it by typing Disk Management from start menu). ... "
" ... I used the free software Easus to recognize the drive and partition as needed. ... "
" ... just a small ssd for the OS and Steam or whatever you use thats a big program and no excuse not to get this for literally everything else haha :D ... "
" ... So I went to Seagate website and downloaded the Seagate disk program. ... "
" ... Got the 8tb for my movie collection streaming on Plex. ... "
" ... I use this drive to store my itunes music. ... "
Delivery
22box, arrived, received, one, retail
+73%
-27%
" ... Arrived as advertised. ... "
" ... Very well packaged. ... "
" ... Very good shipping. ... "
" ... This comes in a bulk box without retail packaging. ... "
" ... Arrived on time and as described. ... "
" ... Received my package in one day as a Amazon prime member. ... "
" ... Fasr delivery woeks great. ... "
" ... The unit was bought from Amazon.com LLC and came in a brown non-retail box. ... "
Marketplace
21works as advertised, works as described, good, box, thanks
+95%
-5%
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... It works as advertised. ... "
" ... The unit was bought from Amazon.com LLC and came in a brown non-retail box. ... "
" ... Works as advertised! ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Too many pictures and I needed more room. ... "
" ... It worked as advertised ... "
Fit
21drive, brackets, storage, holds, bottom
+81%
-19%
" ... I hope it holds true for this one. ... "
" ... I might as well have thrown my 50$ into a paper shredder and set it on fire to warm up my hands ... "
" ... Fits the job perfectly. ... "
" ... It holds all my “homework” nicely. ... "
" ... Fits perfectly and is exactly what I expected ... "
" ... Works amazing to hold clips on my streaming PC ... "
" ... It fits so many barracudas. ... "
" ... I doubled my storage and the price has been dropping so it is a no loose. ... "
Build Quality
16secure, metal, frustration free, tab, screwless
+75%
-25%
" ... Package came in a pretty secure, frustration free box. ... "
" ... I am a happy heavy metal mofo! ... "
" ... Safe and secured ... "
" ... Trust the brand and like the durability. ... "
" ... This one seems sturdy so far and was very well priced. ... "
" ... What "frustration free packaging" actually means is that the hard drive comes packaged in a static-free plastic bag that offers no protection to the product. ... "
" ... Tight in box with shock absorbing foam around it. ... "
" ... Product came in a very secure box. ... "
Cables
15sata cable, cable, drive, sata, power supply
+47%
-53%
" ... When I isolated it, it melted at the power contact and destroyed my cable. ... "
" ... I've changed the Data cables and still no difference. ... "
" ... Not in original packaging, no warrantee information or paperwork supplied, no sata cable included also no where saying it wasn't, so I had to order that separately now prolonging the installation of the hard drive and price dropped 10 dollars literally 2 days after ordering (I had this primed to me in 2 days) so it dropped in price in a day actually. ... "
" ... no funcionó, lo compre y pague para traerlo a Guatemala, solo perdí dinero y no sirvió, probado en 3 computadoras diferentes, con diferentes cables y fuentes y ni asi lo detecto la computadora, aclaro que quiza yo tuve la mala suerte de que me enviaran uno que no funcionaba aunque me hubiese gustado tenerlo . ... "
" ... No SATA cables is annoying but understandable, but mounting screws? ... "
" ... I've switched cables to ones I know work, and I've checked connections several times. ... "
" ... Doesn't come with a cable to plug it into the motherboard. ... "
" ... First time, i plugged into my computer, the plastic holding the date cable for hookup broke. ... "
Returns
12refund, returned, replacement, another, sent
+17%
-83%
" ... With 3 failures in a row, I'm hoping I can return this one as well - but I'm NOT going to replace with it with another BarraCuda. ... "
" ... I will be looking to return it for a full refund. ... "
" ... Seagate's return policy is bad. ... "
" ... Trying to zero it out for return failed at 1.38tb, it would click and write only around 1mb/s according to CCleaner which is utterly unacceptable. ... "
" ... Ultimately I gave up and just processed a return. ... "
" ... Returned for refund. ... "
" ... A replacement was issued and that did not work. ... I returned both items to UPS for refund. ... "
" ... Trying my luck with a third. ... "
Video Playback
11videos, music, store, storage, space
+82%
-18%
" ... I needed more storage in my PC because I record videos of gameplay and need somewhere to store them. ... "
" ... Great for storage of games or videos. ... "
" ... I use mine primarily to store movie clips and photos. ... "
" ... Lots of room for games, movies, music, photos. ... "
" ... The extra space is perfect for my videos. ... "
" ... Got the 8tb for my movie collection streaming on Plex. ... "
" ... Works great to store all my music/movies. ... "
" ... I just need space for my friend artwork and video. ... "
Product As Described
11works as described, advertised
+100%
" ... Too many pictures and I needed more room. ... "
" ... Works as advertised! ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... It works as advertised. ... "
Volume
10works, volume, time, makes, little
+10%
-90%
" ... It makes high-pitched, intermittent clicking sounds when idle that can be easily hear 10+ feet away. ... "
" ... Made a loud beep every time, right before it reconnected. ... "
" ... It's a bit louder than I expected. ... "
" ... This drive performs well but is very loud. ... "
Resolution
9everything, backup, amazon, 4k, 2tb
+89%
-11%
" ... HD is very quiet and virtually silent as it reads and writes. ... "
" ... Received 4TB HD from Amazon and installed it in a Dell tower. ... "
" ... Used for my backup hd . ... "
" ... Great HD with 7200 RPM ... "
" ... Beside that, I’m happy that now I have 2 extra 2tb drive for my 4K porn library, so I can organize everything by category. ... "
" ... but, I will say that they seem able to play 4K video without a hitch or glitch. ... "
" ... As far as I could tell, it transferred everything over to the new HD. ... "
Drivers
7driver, whatever, sure, running, hard
+71%
-29%
" ... Whatever driver issues people were having must have been fixed. ... "
" ... It downloaded the drivers and allowed me to clone my hard drive. ... "
" ... It’s always running at 100% even though I’ve reinstalled the drivers a dozen times. ... "
" ... I am not sure what all the talk is about drivers but the drive worked fine under windows 10. ... "
Defective Delivery
6one, first, received, dead, broken
-100%
" ... The 2nd one arrived DOA. ... "
" ... The first one I received had a dent in the top and was DOA--dead on arrival. ... "
" ... It would have been one thing to be broken out the box. ... "
" ... First one ordered was DOA, first replacement was DOA. ... "
" ... My first unit was DOA. ... "
" ... Product came DOA. ... "
USB
6usb, hdd, external, drive, usb 3
+83%
-17%
" ... Needed to consolidate several external USB drives to one drive. ... "
" ... Its a mechanical hard drive. ... "
" ... My dad uses this on his Dish as an external HDD Drive with a external HDD USB hub, this works perfect for his storage of Movies and TV shows off his Dish. ... "
" ... I have this drive mounted in an open, 2-slot HDD (hard disk drive) bay (USB-3 interface). ... "
" ... the drive is inside an Inateck 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure, Aluminum USB 3.0 Sata HDD Enclosure, FE3001and I'm getting awesome read and writing speeds IMHP. ... "
Comfort
6+50%
-50%
" ... It did what i asked, then the head on it broke after no more than 10 minutes. ... "
" ... Head flying 5 hours stuck? ... "
" ... Terrible distracting vibrations as the head seeks. ... "
For Running
5smoothly, raid, maybe
+100%
" ... I have bought the “Used” models the last two builds and they come out looking brand new and run great! ... "
" ... I just know it's running smoothly and quietly. ... "
" ... No issues, and everything is running smoothly. ... "
" ... And you can put these in a raid if you like, running them in a raid 5 at the moment. ... "
" ... Running in server 24/7. ... "
Lagging
3lag
+33%
-67%
" ... It would sometimes come up after multiple re-start (shutting down completely) and the powering up again. ... "
" ... It's super slow and hangs. ... "
Device Stand
3screws, brackets, hardware, standard, holes
+67%
-33%
" ... No issues with mounting it. ... "
" ... Easy to install IF you have hardware mounting screws. ... "
Charging
3send, much, drive, also
+33%
-67%
" ... Also, if the drive gets lost in the mail, Seagate will charge an ARF (Asset Recovery Fee) of $400. ... "
" ... Western Digital has a much better policy where they will take your credit card, not charge it, and send you a replacement. ... Then there is no charge so long as you send the drive back within a month. ... There is also no charge for shipping and you also end up with proper packing materials. ... "
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