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This Seagate internal hard drive features a 4TB capacity, so you can store plenty of digital photos, music files, videos and more. Seagate OptiCache and AcuTrac technologies boost overall performance and ensure reliable operation.
 
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So far So good
on August 5, 2013
Posted by: widrewp
from Dousman, WI
In a panic to replace a quickly dying 'WD' TB drive, I was very thankful Best Buy had these in stock locally. I didn’t want to wait a week to mail order a new drive, and risk data loss, so buying from the cheapest online vendor and adding in expedited shipping fees would have cost about the same as a local best buy, and no other local retailer had an internal 4TB in stock locally for a reasonable price.
This is Not a fast drive, clocking in at 5900 RPM, instead of the 7200 most 3.5” current spinners run at. But, it does have a 64M Cache. It’s a lot of storage in a single drive, at a current low retail price. For better performance, use it as a 2nd drive, and go with an SSD for your OS and main apps #like related products pictured#. Or consider going all out on a wired NAS array if you really need capacity & speed #+$$#. This is a more budget-class device.
A full format with error checking took about 7 hours, using a single large GPT partition, and the NTFS file system. Using a quick format would be Very Much faster, but to me it’s worth the extra assurance my data will be safe on the new drive, although many argue a quick format is fine for current generation drives. So if you do the full format, start it before work/school/bed/etc and just let it go. The full format on any traditional drive with this much capacity is going to take a long time.
I also looked into a 4TB HGST #the old Hitachi storage division, who was swallowed up by Western Digital last year#. The specs I found on the HGST are even slower than this Seagate, spinning at 5400 RPM, and only having 32M Cache, although it’s got a 3 year warranty compared to Seagate’s 2.
Installation was trouble free, and I appreciate the Seagate retail box including a SATA cable, and extra power connector. No issues or upgrades needed attaching it to an aging ASUS motherboard, with original bios level. The included software is of No value to me, although I’m sure some percentage of buyers will find it useful, especially if you’re still running Grandma’s old Windows XP.
Hope this helps your decision. Happy Downloading..
My Best Buy number: 2092435920
What's great about it: High Capacity for Single Drive
What's not so great: A Bit Below Average Speed
I would recommend this to a friend!
 
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