Seagate BarraCuda 8 TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s, 5,400 RPM, 256 MB Cache for Computer Desktop PC (ST8000DMZ04/004)

Buen rendimiento y excelente capacidad por el precioCompré este disco Seagate BarraCuda de 2 TB (modelo ST2000DM008) para ampliar el almacenamiento de mi PC de escritorio, y en general ha cumplido con mis expectativas.* Ofrece muy buen rendimiento en tareas diarias, especialmente en lectura de archivos y uso general.* Tiene una velocidad de 7200 RPM real (lo confirmé con software), lo que lo hace más rápido que los típicos discos de 5400 RPM.* La instalación fue sencilla y es compatible sin problemas con Windows 10/11.* Relación calidad-precio excelente: 2 TB por este precio es difícil de igualar.* Viene en empaque “frustration-free”, sencillo pero funcional.* Este modelo utiliza tecnología SMR (grabación magnética superpuesta), lo que puede hacer que las velocidades de escritura sostenida bajen bastante si transfieres archivos muy grandes o muchos datos de golpe.* No incluye cables SATA ni tornillos, así que asegúrate de tenerlos por separado.* Puede generar algunos sonidos audibles (clics suaves), no es molesto para mí, pero podría serlo si lo usas en un entorno muy silencioso.Si lo usas como almacenamiento secundario para fotos, videos, copias de seguridad o juegos, es una excelente compra. No lo recomendaría para cargas intensas de escritura (como edición de video o servidores de alto tráfico), pero para el uso diario va perfecto. Por el precio, definitivamente vale la pena.

I received the HDD happy to use it and when I unpacked it, IT DID NOT FUNCTION.It was dead, no matter how much I tried to revive it, it never functioned.What a pain, since I live outside of US, I had to pay for stamps, Insurance, certification in order to send it back to US.The worst part is that Amazon does not provide a way to send back a failed product to US. It, used to be that they had a procedure, no only drop off boxes. So I had to talk to a person -in India- for about an hour, to make her understand, that in this country they don't have the boxes, and that I had to send bu traditional mail. Finally, I had to give her an address where the product was supposed to be delivered in US, and finally she understood. So she sent, by mail. the documentation in order to proceed. I don't know why they -amazon- since they say are an international company, why the eliminated the procedure to send a failed product from outside the US.Finally I want the money back from my product. PLEASE. ASAP. They say that it can take up to three months. INCREDIBLEPLEASE MY MONEY BACK.

Nice update for my Tivo Romio. Lower RPM vs 7900 = less heat, bigger cache = faster transfer of video. Easy to hook up, worked right out of the box! Now to see how long Seagate can last!

In short: I’m an IT guy and I find this drive highly recommended for local storage at home. I have many Barracuda Seagate disks of an old models and very happy with their performance and durability and they serve me for years… If you don’t like the idea of storing your precious data in the cloud (safe and sound as it may seem) then managing a local storage is the way to go. And these Barracuda Segate 4TB drives are great for that purpose as they have enough capacity for most users while their price tag is affordable.Keep in mind that having local disks require maintenance, and that hard drives do fail when they wear out – it’s not IF they fail but more of WHEN, as they all die eventually; even the enterprise level ones. So if you consider the route of a local storage \ backup server then you’d better make a backup plan in advanced for redundancy – if you only need 1 drive for your data then buy 2 drives. If you need 2 drives then go with 4. And so on… The rule is to always have an exact copy of your data in 2 separate (physical) places, either by manual copying between disks, or for the advanced users between us to setting up a RAID 1 array for automatic clone (mirror) of one disk to the other; even if it costs somewhat more (if not doubled) at first, in the long run when one of your precious disks fail you’d be very happy that you had a backup. So besides of the loss of the actual disk, your data is safe and sound since it is stored on the second disk you aimed in advanced for this very scenario. And in such scenario it’s a good time to go shopping right away for a new drive to replace the one that failed, since you no longer have redundancy once one had failed. And when it arrives don’t challenge your fate and waste time - go ahead and copy all your data from the backup drive to it to have redundancy once again.My own story and experience: I have many Barracuda Seagate disks. About 10 actually. From my experience with mechanical drives and with Seagate brand in particular is that they *last for about 7-10 years. And when we speak on mechanical hard drives it's quite good. I had an old Seagate disk I stored data on, which was about 7-10 years old, and it failed about 2 weeks ago. I'm very glad that I spent some extra when I bought it and purchased a second one to serve me as a backup. So besides of the actual disk that died I didn't lose any data. This one came to replace it and I’m writing this review while it copies my data from the backup drive. I trust that it will give me another 7-10 years of quiet before it fails too. I'd recommend to check your disks health every now and then and to pay attention for any "clicking" sound from your computer case - even after my rich experience as an IT guy I fell for that very scenario because I was too busy to open my computer case and check where the clicking sound had come from, and thought that it's just from a dying fan... If I was paying more attention and take responsibility I'd probably replaced the disk before it finally died. There are many free tools out there that you can use to check your drives health and to let you know in advanced when a disk shows bad signs and needs a replacement. I'm using CrystalDiskInfo and I set it to launch at startup. So every time I restart my machine it pops-up and shows the actual disks health.*Hard drives will last depending on the user's usage. If you're only storing files on them for accessing later then they will more likely last longer. On the other hand if it's your "scratch disk" for video editing or you create and delete huge amount of data on it on a daily basis and the drive is under a heavy load then it may last less. It also depends on the environment the hard drive is located and the airflow in your computer case. Here are some tips as an IT guy: carefully clean your computer case interior from dust with air spray cans or oil-free dental compressor every 3-4 months. Make sure all fans in your case are working correctly – ventilated computer case will make your entire system and disks to last longer and to perform better; computers don’t like heat. Don’t keep computers in cabinets that have no airflow from the front and back. Don’t force shutdown your computer by holding the power switch unless it’s your last result (if let’s say it hanged or crashed). If you take these tips into consideration then your hard drives will last longer.

I would give it 5 stars, but I just cant. I bought 2 drives. After setting up just one of then and uploading 3TB's of movies onto it, it failed. Out of 1182 movies I lost the last 152 movies I hadn't backed up yet to my other system. I had to reformat the drive and I'm reluctant to use it again even after it shows up in my system again??? So far the 2nd drive seems to be working just fine? for now????

Perfecto, Funciona bien, estoy pedir otro más ya que se me está acabando el espacio,) / Lo uso para mi trabajo como editor de video. Trabajo en un m.2 (980 pro) pero paso la información en este disco para tener todo guardado.no entrega los 8tb pero eso ya lo sabe todo el mundo y es por marketing nada +.Vale la pena la compra para el que esta interesado

Good and cheap. 3rd one I’ve bought and none have had issues or any bad sectors in 4 years now.

I ordered this 6 months ago and so far this drive has had no issues. It is quite with decent speeds. I posted a benchmark with the drive using about 4TB of space. Of course what we all want with these drives is longevity, which is why I waited to post a review. If this drive fails, I will post a follow up.