Customers have good things to say about the Barracuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive's large storage capacity, speed, and affordability. Many appreciate its ease of installation and setup. While some users noted the drive produces some noise and doesn't include a SATA cable, the positive feedback on performance and value outweighs these minor drawbacks.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast and Quiet
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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This drive is not only quieter than Western Digital drives (as usual), but it is very fast for a HDD. This 2 TB drive is composed of just a single platter inside with 1 TB on each face. This means there's less physical area that the data is spread-out over, so seek times will be quicker than drives with multiple platters. I upgraded an older Seagate BarraCuda C: drive from years ago. Booting up Windows 10 on a Dell XPS takes just a fraction of the time it used to.
The 256 MB buffer size is great for Windows/system drives that retrieve OS information regularly, making certain applications load much more quickly. With a decent desktop computer, this drive isn't all that much slower than an SSD... not to mention hard drives inherently hold data for much longer (in my experience, lightly used hard drives last far longer than flash storage, which degrades in a few years).
Whether you're building a new rig or just upgrading old components, I highly recommend this drive.
NOTE:
1. This drive's model number is ST2000DM008, not ...DMA08, if you want to look up the datasheet online.
2. Be sure the drive is formatted as a GPT disk (not MBR) if you plan on using this as your new C: drive (or boot drive).
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Way To Expand Storage Easily
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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2TB of extra-fast SATA storage for a half-Benjamin? Yes please! I would have bought another if my system would support it!
No issues, just had to look up online how to format for Windows 11 (last time I did this was on Windows XP!). Loads games and programs supe-fast and without generating excessive heat or power-draw. Thank you BB!
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Storage And Good Speed.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I usually never use or recommend Hdd's anymore but since I tend to do a lot of gaming and music recording, I wanted a drive to hold photos, videos and music files without using my ssds. This is a great for fairly static storage and a lot faster than my old 1tb that wasn't 7200rpm.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Seagate Excelente
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
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I am a tad biased as i have been using Seagate BarraCuda's for probably 20 years. While i have bought PC's that had other drives, when it came to upgrade the HDD, it was always a BarraCuda. I have a 750GB as a back-up drive and it's been in use for 10 years; soon it will probably get upgraded to a 2TB.Install was super easy and there are plenty of YouTube guides if you don't know what you're doing. It doesn't come with a SATA Cable or the power connector, but your PC may have extra power connectors. The SATA Cable I had to purchase separate, but it was very cheap.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Probably will buy some more later
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Have used Seagate drives for the last few decades. Bought 6 of these to go into a storage server. Haven't had one fail yet before it was replaced for something bigger.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A good storage for games that you don’t play enoug
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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This hard drive was A at affordable price and a good amount of storage haven’t had any problems at all in the store where I picked it up was very nice
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Back To Life
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
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My HP PC hard drive failed and stopped working after 7 years. So I replaced it with this Seagate - Barracuda 2TB. It was easy to install. It's running more smoothly and quieter than ever before. Love it.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Well made good price
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
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A good well built hard drive easy to install (most computer cases). Although with today's games you will run out of space quickly.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best Buy review
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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It is amazing I was recommended this item by my friend and I love it!!!
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Budget SSD
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
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Great amount of GB for gaming pc builds that you will use for longterm
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Silent and good
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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The hard disk worked fine no issues, used it in a NAS enclosure, and is silent.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
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Worked great, didnt have any issues. I used it for the gaming pc that I built.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
hdd
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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does the trick. holds a lot of storage for movies and media
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great barracuda
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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I am very excited, I already want to assemble the components and be able to assemble my first pc
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Its a good SSD
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Good write speed, good read speed, and it's not horrifically expensive for what it is, good overall. Comes with usb-c to A connector, and a c-c connector.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
10/10 would buy again (if needed)
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Good value, easy install, just a simple format to get it running
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Highly Recommend
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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One of the best HDD I’ve ever purchase. Highly recommend.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good use
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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Glad I got this, this will make some great storage for my new pc build. I’ll be putting this into good use later
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Drive speed, Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent value and performance in a 2TB SATA driv
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When my trusty Dell desktop started making strange noises and then wouldn't start, I realized that the original 1.5TB Seagate hard drive was failing. Best Buy offered this Seagate Barracuda 2TB drive at a great price, so I decided to take advantage and order it. It arrived in a few days, and I am happy to report that the drive has been working flawlessly. I did a clean install of Windows 10 and then reinstalled everything else, and despite the time and effort involved, everything went well. The drive is quiet and fast and has all the space I could ever need on this particular computer. I highly recommend this Seagate Barracuda 2TB hard drive!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Didn’t even work
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The hard drive was blank, it had no space for storage and I have already sent an email asking for a refund and have yet to receive an answer
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