Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 3.5" Internal HDD

Good disk for archival purposes, but shouldn't be used as a general purpose hard drive for many use cases.

This drive uses SMR ("shingled" magnetic recording) that makes it unsuitable for sustained write loads. The drive can experience severe pauses (e.g. for upwards of 60 seconds) if the CMR zone fills up, making it fail during "resilvering", so should not be used for RAID. You shouldn't put these disks in e.g. a NAS box. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has chosen not to explicitly mention the disk uses SMR in their specifications. Good disk for archival purposes, but shouldn't be used as a general purpose hard drive for many use cases.

This drive uses SMR ("shingled" magnetic recording) that makes it unsuitable for sustained write loads. The drive can experience severe pauses (e.g. for upwards of 60 seconds) if the CMR zone fills up, making it fail during "resilvering", so should not be used for RAID. You shouldn't put these disks in e.g. a NAS box. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has chosen not to explicitly mention the disk uses SMR in their specifications.

This HDD failed me three times. Constant ticking noise (ticks every 3-5 seconds) when it's in idle status will drive you mad if you're trying to concentrate in a quite room.
Highly not recommended unless you're ok with tick/beep noise.
wasted petrol/time - had to get it replaced three times and each one of them were making noises. Got it refunded at the end but it was such a bad experience overall This HDD failed me three times. Constant ticking noise (ticks every 3-5 seconds) when it's in idle status will drive you mad if you're trying to concentrate in a quite room.
Highly not recommended unless you're ok with tick/beep noise.
wasted petrol/time - had to get it replaced three times and each one of them were making noises. Got it refunded at the end but it was such a bad experience overall

Bought this hdd as it was this best for the price but when I put it in it made a weird noise because the header ended up being broken, once I got it replaced and put the new one my pc it was fine for a couple weeks but has just started making the same sound. I will be getting a refund and not buying this brand again. If you arent happy replacing a few times I would recommend spending a little more on a better brand. Bought this hdd as it was this best for the price but when I put it in it made a weird noise because the header ended up being broken, once I got it replaced and put the new one my pc it was fine for a couple weeks but has just started making the same sound. I will be getting a refund and not buying this brand again. If you arent happy replacing a few times I would recommend spending a little more on a better brand.

Not impressed. Read errors and less than two years old.
Died at power-on hours: 10142, makes horrible clicking sounds. Not impressed. Read errors and less than two years old.
Died at power-on hours: 10142, makes horrible clicking sounds.

Currently while writing this review it is quarantine level 3 and PB tech had to make the best with what the government gave them. I feel like PB tech doesn't cease to amaze me, been purchasing items from them for multiple years now. Only once have I ever had a problem with the manufacturing company and PB tech refunded it straight away, anyone considering where to buy all their technological supplies, go here, the customer support was amazing and I've currently spent more than $3,000 here and this item is working in perfect working condition, specs are what they say they are and couldn't expect more from a hard drive on the cheaper end of the...view more Currently while writing this review it is quarantine level 3 and PB tech had to make the best with what the government gave them. I feel like PB tech doesn't cease to amaze me, been purchasing items from them for multiple years now. Only once have I ever had a problem with the manufacturing company and PB tech refunded it straight away, anyone considering where to buy all their technological supplies, go here, the customer support was amazing and I've currently spent more than $3,000 here and this item is working in perfect working condition, specs are what they say they are and couldn't expect more from a hard drive on the cheaper end of the market, no lag when playing games, highly recommend for games with a large file size like GTA and Fallout.

Great price very fast and goes brrrr Great price very fast and goes brrrr

Works well and great price. Using for games and haven't had any issues.. Works well and great price. Using for games and haven't had any issues..

Expanding storage space. Warranty only 2 years. What happened to the 5 year warranites? Would have got 5 stars if it had 5 year warranty. Expanding storage space. Warranty only 2 years. What happened to the 5 year warranites? Would have got 5 stars if it had 5 year warranty.

great product works well, wish it had of come with the sliders to install it or online chat so we could have asked if PBTect could have installed it for us even if it cost a little extra. But it is in and working well. great product works well, wish it had of come with the sliders to install it or online chat so we could have asked if PBTect could have installed it for us even if it cost a little extra. But it is in and working well.

Awesome purchase to expand on storage, runs great with no problems at all. Is a little loud when installing stuff onto it but nothing to worry about. I recommend this hard drive for anyone wanting to expand on storage Awesome purchase to expand on storage, runs great with no problems at all. Is a little loud when installing stuff onto it but nothing to worry about. I recommend this hard drive for anyone wanting to expand on storage

We replaced our aging 2TB HDD with a new one. Transferred OneDrive onto it to free up c: drive SSD space. Works like a charm and no performance lag noticeable, so very happy. Shout out to Sam in the Hornby service desk who installed it for us on the spot (by prior arrangement) and all went smoothly. We replaced our aging 2TB HDD with a new one. Transferred OneDrive onto it to free up c: drive SSD space. Works like a charm and no performance lag noticeable, so very happy. Shout out to Sam in the Hornby service desk who installed it for us on the spot (by prior arrangement) and all went smoothly.

as required - worked well as required - worked well