SeagateBarraCuda Pro 10TB Internal Hard Drive Performance HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC, Data Recovery (ST10000DM0004)

From the moment I plugged it in, this drive has been a dream, 10TB of storage is a lot and I don't plan on needing any more storage for the many years to come. It's also a really fast drive too considering the fact that this is a HDD and not an SSD. I've had no noise issues which I was slightly worried about since the mounting holes on this drive only let me screw in 2 screws into this drive using the mounting system in my rosewill blackhawk ultra case, but it is running very well. It's a pretty penny to pay, but from my experiences with this drive, it's entirely worth it if you have any need for this much storage. Heat has also simply not been an issue with me on this drive too in case anyone was wondering. I will update if anything changes.Update 3/28/2017: After using it for almost a solid month for gaming, I can confirm that the drive is still running amazingly :)

This is the second drive I've had same issue. There's a persistent clicking during idle you can hear, and even feel if you put your hand on the case of your pc closest to the driver enclosure/mounting point. Happens every 3-4 seconds, and will not go away. I've tried everything that has been suggested, ran the SeaTools long test which stops the clicking for the 17 hour duration, but it comes back immediately afterwards. I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary, just trying to get this drive to be a decent mass storage for media in my PC. Connected to a power supply with wattage to spare, then a sata cable straight to my motherboard. Hell, I even have a regular 3TB barracuda drive that works perfectly and is silent.Worst part is when I decided to contact SeaGate customer service, I gave them the serial number of the drive, and received two different emails telling me it "is an internal component of the external hard drive" without explaining what that actually means in context of my issue. The second of the two emails then informed me that because of this fact, they aren't able to act on the warranty. Now let me tell you right now, this drive was sold directly from Amazon, and I'm aware some people do sketchy returns, but this came in sealed OEM packaging, it was unopened, was not formatted, had the right amount of space, and the label was pristine and untouched. So if there's any fault here in terms of it somehow being the wrong item, I'm willing to put that on Seagate. That said, so the five year warranty these drives come with? Try one weekend and Seagate is telling me they're not going to honor it. Faaaaaantastic.EDIT: I've received further clarification from Seagate that apparently the drive was never meant to be sold and was intended to be used inside a an external enclosure. This of course makes no sense as like I previously stated, the drive was factory sealed. Nevertheless, be forewarned, apparently, by Seagate's own words, you're not supposed to be buying these drives. If you have any issues with them, you better hope that they appear within the Amazon 30 day return window, because chances are Seagate's going to claim these were never meant to be sold and not honor your warranty.

shipped fast, well protected, plugged it in and it worked immediately. very happy!

Functions as expected so far. Only used it for a few days though.Only downsides are related to sound:Could not mount it vertically or it would make very loud buzzing - never had that problem with Western Digital HDDs. Still have some pretty audible knocking randomly while this is secured horizontally in my drive bay. Not loud enough to make me want to send it back, but definitely noticeable.

Installation took less than 2 minutes. Simply put the drive into a hot-swap drive bay, connect the SATA, & make sure you add the drive in your OS. Adding this drive took my 3 & 1/2 TB system up to a 13 & 1/2 TB system.System before:Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case (Includes High Performance Air Series AF140L fans x3)Corsair Corsair Air Series AF140 LED Quiet Edition High Airflow Fan x2EVGA Supernova 850 P2, 80+ Platinum 850W, Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, Includes Free Power On Self Tester, Power SupplyASUS ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI DVI M.2 Z370 ATX MotherboardIntel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151Cryorig R1 Universal Dual Tower CPU Heatsink with XF140 & Xt140 FansASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB GDDR5 Advanced EditionCorsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz C16 Desktop MemorySamsung 960 PRO NVMe M.2 512GB SSDSeagate FireCuda 2TB Solid State Hybrid Drive Performance SSHD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/sASUS BW-16D1HT - ultra-fast 16X Blu-ray burner with M-DISC supportLogitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam – Full 1080p HD CameraMoimTech Privacy Cover for Logitech Webcam Camera C922x& now including:Seagate BarraCuda Pro 10TB Internal Hard Drive Performance HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC, Data Recovery

I wanted a massive drive for storage of my games and movies and music I had accumulated through out the years for a new build. This drive fit the bill and works tremendously. It is very fast, huge and pretty quiet. If I need another one of this size down the road I would not hesitate to get another one.