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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Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Reliable Storage for Desktops
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
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Pros:
1. Reliable Performance (4/5): The Seagate Barracuda hard drive delivers consistent and reliable performance, making it suitable for everyday computing tasks, including file storage, media playback, and more.
2. Ample Storage Capacity (4/5): With 2TB of storage capacity, this hard drive offers ample space to store a variety of files, including documents, photos, videos, and games.
3. Affordable Price (4/5): The hard drive provides excellent value for its storage capacity, making it an affordable choice for users on a budget who need additional storage space.
4. SATA Interface (4/5): The SATA interface ensures compatibility with a wide range of desktop computers and allows for straightforward installation.
5. Quiet Operation (4/5): The drive operates quietly, which is ideal for users who prioritize a noise-free computing environment.
Cons:
1. Slower Speed (3/5): While the Barracuda hard drive offers reliability and affordability, it operates at a standard rotational speed (typically 7,200 RPM). Users seeking faster data access may want to consider an SSD for improved speed.
2. Limited Gaming Performance (3/5): While suitable for general storage, the Barracuda hard drive may not provide the fast load times required for gaming. Gamers may consider pairing it with an SSD for improved gaming performance.
3. Lack of Advanced Features (3/5): This hard drive lacks advanced features found in more premium options, such as built-in data encryption or additional software tools.
Conclusion:
The Seagate Barracuda 2TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops is a reliable and budget-friendly storage solution for users in need of extra storage capacity for their desktop computers. It excels in everyday storage tasks, offering ample space for documents, media files, and more.
While the hard drive provides excellent value for its price, it may not be the best choice for users seeking high-speed data access or gaming performance. In such cases, an SSD or a hybrid storage setup may be more appropriate.
In summary, if you're looking for a straightforward and reliable storage upgrade for your desktop computer without breaking the bank, the Seagate Barracuda 2TB hard drive is a solid choice. It delivers on its promise of providing cost-effective and dependable storage for your data storage needs.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Hard Drive
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Just needed this for extra room for games and videos on my computer and this does the job nicely. Very easy to set up in the computer and has been working well since I have got it. Speeds are fast as you'll expect from a 7200RPM hard drive but it is reliable. It's a good buy. Even better if on sale.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pc
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Amazing for your pc for space works very good recommend it
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent value
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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I bought this to replace a WD Black 750GB drive that failed after six years. Two TB is more than I need but was the best value available at the time. Easy setup and works flawlessly. It should or I don’t know what I’m doing. I would recommend this to anybody.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Affordable/ great quality for the price
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Great storage! Very affordable compared to m.2 ssd storage prices but holds about the same quality and speed. Would recommend for someone looking for affordable storage that’s fast and reliable. Been using it about a year now with no issues or download times. Highly recommend!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Performance, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to setup, good hard drive, so far
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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So far so good. Hard drive was easy to install and setup. Drive is fast enough for what i use it for, which is mostly for documents and storage. Would prefer the speed of an SSD, but they tend to fail suddenly without notice. With hard drives you can at least get some signs of pending failure (errors or clicking sounds) before the drive actually dies.
A revisit of this in 2yrs would be more accurate in terms of the reliability and performance.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed
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!
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I've had this hard drive for quite a while now (over a month or two) and I am not disappointed with the product. It delivers solid performance and quite a lot of storage, really good for storing some heavy PC games in it and/or other big files you don't want on your main system hard drive. 10/10 Best hard drive for storage and with a hard to beat price of $50.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
If your OS is on an SSD, get this drive.
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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This drive has the best value you can find. I would recommend getting this alongside an NVME SSD to use as your boot drive. Hard drives can be unbearable if windows is loaded on them but if you keep windows on a faster drive than this will give you no problems. I have dozens of games loaded onto mine and I have 0 complaints when it comes to speed or reliability.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
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Sata cable
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Plug and Play
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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I purchased this as a secondary drive to back up files and put my Steam games on it. It works and was simple to install. Don't forget to get a SATA cable, as this does not come with any. You have to format the hard drive after install before it will work. I also bought this same exact hard drive for my brother to use for similar purposes and he has no complaints.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Speed, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
2TB segate Hard Drive
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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2TB Internal 7200RPM Hard Drive bought for a friend that couldn't access the deal while at work. I had bought 2 of them prior, so I could add space to my PC; it was getting full. Anyway, I thought the sale was still going on when he told me to buy one for him. Works fine so far as I was told. And the price was great.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Speed, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice Drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Great storage solution with lower price. It works great with speed. Easy to install in desktop.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good replacement drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Used this drive to replace a failing OEM Dell drive and increase capacity. Clone worked great using Seagate Disk Wizard Software. Computer is working better than before. Good value.
Note: Macrium Free didn't work. So if you want to clone use the Seagate Software which is free for cloning and backup.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Speed, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fast no problems
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Fast lots of storage at a good price.
No installation problems
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price, Storage
Cons mentioned:
Noise
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
its HDD
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
2 TB is well enough for average user.
Using it to store setup files of games, photos, video, music, docs.
Very slow comparing to SSD, but cheap. Makes noise comparing to SSD. If you want absolute noiseless system go with SSD. But if you want to save money on storage you know what to buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hard drive
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Really reliable and pretty fast I have all my games stored and all my important files and stills runs as good as when I first bought it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Speed, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Seagate 2TB Desktop HD
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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The only..ONLY... reason I gave it a 4 star and not 5 is that the BestBuy website lists the specs as 2TB, 7200RP, SATA 256MB Cache. Nowhere on it (label, PCB labels, purchase order ticket) does it say or confirm the 256MB cache standard (compared to the old days of 64MB..which I am noticing is still relatively common) but higher cache capacity = greater access speed/response. I have noticed that Win10Pro 64bit (the reason for having to get the new HD) is NOT has helpful in finding the information as some of the old MS OS's (**cough cough NT cough*) or other OS's (*cough cough Linux cough*) Win10 shows MS to be up to its old tricks again of freezing out other apps and programs and wants to control every aspect and know EEEEEVERYthing about you while only trying to show you what they want you to see ...but that is not not fully relevant to the HD review. One thing I learned from making several thousand computers (literally) from the wild n woolly days of early HD storage, speed and capacity and specs.. put it plainly on the label for the customer to read.. there was no such info printed on the disk, or the PCB or even the sales ticket... so..I'm still a little suspicious(ish). Eventually I will get around to running a complete disk analysis w/ a tool and if it doesn't confirm the cache size wellllll then we have an issue. But otherwise, it operates like a Seagate should, quiet, efficiently, no heating issues. No detection issues with the MB mfr etc. That part was all painless.. .
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Speed, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Huge improvement over an older drive.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My son's gaming computer was using an old 1 TB drive that was filling up. Reviews online suggested this was a good option for a gaming computer because it spins faster than a traditional drive. They were right. It makes a huge difference in the performance of his games. Some games that were unplayable run super smooth now. Not as fast as an SSD drive, of course, but good for secondary storage.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Reliable and very fast drive!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I was looking for an inexpensive drive to expand the storage of my Dell XPS for music and photos. This drive fits the bill! It's fast and reliable drive and I couldn't beat the price!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Value!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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2tb 7200rpm hard drive at this price is amazing. Simple installation and formatting. A friend recommended this to add to my new gaming pc and I would recommend this product to anyone looking to add more storage space to their pc.