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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 400 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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92%would recommend to a friend

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Customers find value in the Barracuda 8TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops due to its ample storage space and reliable performance. Users appreciate its speed and ease of installation, making it a practical choice for desktop upgrades. While the drive is generally quiet, some users have noted minor noise levels. Overall, the hard drive's capacity and value make it a worthwhile investment.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive by a great company.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great hard drive by a great company. Got two of these due to a sale and have them inside a nicely cooled case. Paid less for the two of these on sale than I would have getting one with the same amount of space.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good HDD for Storage and HDD farming

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Hard drive box is easy to open, came with nothing unnecessarily packed. This is a 5400rpm drive, so it is good for storage as a secondary drive. I am currently using it attached to my NAS to store CHIA farming plots, was able to store 78 plots. Moving files using a USB 3.0 hub was 88MB/S

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good value for the capacity

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a relatively slow SMR (shingled magnetic recording) hard drive but at a large capacity. It works well enough for a data storage, but I would only advise using this as secondary storage and put any files that should be read frequently or quickly on an SSD.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big, reliable storage.

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My go-to drive for bigger storage needs. The read/write speeds are really quite good for a standard HDD at this price point. It's quiet. No platter noise at all. When I fill this one up with my work files, I'll buy another in a heartbeat.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for back up storage.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works great as replacement from Maxtor 500 gb 1/2 of a 1 tb hard drive a little slow for use with games but perfect for back up storage.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Need something reliable

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Thank you for always being a brand that i can count on.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is a real deal!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was looking for more storage for my music and videos. This hd is selling for the same price as the 4gb that I bought a couple of years ago. It works well with my 1tb SSD Barracuda.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hard drive

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works well, really solid hard drive. Tons of space, runs quiet, and transfers are smooth for an HDD

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great buy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Planning to buy another one! Fantastic hard drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Products

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    First rate gear. For years our company relied on Seagate drives, with perfect performance. Then we became vendors to Seagate and the appreciation grew stronger: great people, strong ethos, amazing science, and products that keep customers humming year on year.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for the budget

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really not bad for the price. The speeds weren't mind blowingly fast but that's normal for a HDD. We were able to move 4TB of data over in about 2-4 hours.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Work well.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought a pair of these to use in a home server in a RAID configuration. They were easy to install and the system recognized them and I was able to easily set up the mirrored configuration so I have some redundancy in my server. So far so good. Recommended.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good price, quick home delivery

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good cheap second drive for storing a lot of data for a price that's as low as others. But I like the option to use PayPal on the website ordering and it was delivered free. Pretty convenient and easy to use ordering process. Arrived in two days

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It works well

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s a desktop hard drive. It works as intended, though it’s much faster than I had anticipated. Best used as a secondary drive for storing large files like video games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive for the money.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome hard drive for the money. Plenty of storage, fast read and write, and a reputable company. Will buy again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good hard drive.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great hard drive. Nice and quiet. No problems or issues. Second one I’ve owned.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    using it as external drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    using it as external drive for my laptop along with Insignia 2-Bay HDD docking station, slower read/write but do the job in less cost

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Finally a large drive at BestBuy!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    One of the best options for bulk storage at the price. If you have drive docks, you can swap these out. Great for backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Drive So Far

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It IS NOT fast. Obviously but for having a storage drive it works like wonders so far. Bout 100mb/s max but it does work. Does store and does what i want it to do. No failers so far after 2 months.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Seagate hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I appreciate the low cost and the quality of the item. Doesnt feel like cheap equipment

    I would recommend this to a friend