Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for rpm drives.
Whether you're a computer enthusiast, a techie, or a DIYer, there's no denying the convenience of having a hard drive that spins at a high RPM. The faster drive speed means faster boot times and faster transfer rates for all your data. Browse the top-ranked list of RPM drives below along with associated reviews and opinions.
WD - Red Plus 8TB Internal SATA NAS Hard Drive for Desktops
Model: WDBC9V0080HH1-WRSNSKU: 6523110Top comment"Its 8TB capacity and 7200 RPM speed ensure fast data access, while its quiet operation and minimal heat generation maintain a stable environment. ...This drive was no exception. Drive worked out of the box as expected with decent read and write speeds. ...Decent NAS hard drive"
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WD Red Plus NAS internal hard drives are designed with CMR technology for RAID-optimized NAS systems with up to eight bays. Perfect for handling increased workloads associated with small- to medium-sized business environments, including expanded OS compatibility and ZFS.Top comment"Its 8TB capacity and 7200 RPM speed ensure fast data access, while its quiet operation and minimal heat generation maintain a stable environment. ...This drive was no exception. Drive worked out of the box as expected with decent read and write speeds. ...Decent NAS hard drive"
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WD Red Plus NAS internal hard drives are designed with CMR technology for RAID-optimized NAS systems with up to eight bays. Perfect for handling increased workloads associated with small- to medium-sized business environments, including expanded OS compatibility and ZFS.See all Internal Hard DrivesSanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE 6TB External USB-C 3.2 Gen2 Hard Drive - Black
Model: SDPHF1A-006T-NBAADSKU: 6517100Top comment"High quality and pretty fast....Expensive, but very sturdy, quiet and reliable. 7200 RPM is hard to find these days. Transfer speed is less than SSD, of course, but works very well for backup....Great drive super fast...Super fast drive. Can edit 6k video easily in adobe premiere."
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.Top comment"High quality and pretty fast....Expensive, but very sturdy, quiet and reliable. 7200 RPM is hard to find these days. Transfer speed is less than SSD, of course, but works very well for backup....Great drive super fast...Super fast drive. Can edit 6k video easily in adobe premiere."
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.See all External Hard DrivesWD - Blue 6TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Model: WDBH2D0060HNC-NRSNSKU: 9026016Top comment"Note that it's a slower (5400 RPM) drive, which would not be ideal for a primary system disk, but it works great for data storage....It's a 5400 RPM hard drive, not the fastest....Just wanted to make clear to anybody looking for a 7200RPM hard drive that this is not it. It's a very good hard drive, but if you're looking for a faster performance, there are other options to consider. "
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The WD Blue everyday internal SATA hard drive delivers reliability for office and applications. The drive is designed for use with select PC and Mac desktops for storing a wealth of games, movies, music, pictures and more. Data transfer rates up to 6 Gbps ensure efficient performance.Top comment"Note that it's a slower (5400 RPM) drive, which would not be ideal for a primary system disk, but it works great for data storage....It's a 5400 RPM hard drive, not the fastest....Just wanted to make clear to anybody looking for a 7200RPM hard drive that this is not it. It's a very good hard drive, but if you're looking for a faster performance, there are other options to consider. "
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The WD Blue everyday internal SATA hard drive delivers reliability for office and applications. The drive is designed for use with select PC and Mac desktops for storing a wealth of games, movies, music, pictures and more. Data transfer rates up to 6 Gbps ensure efficient performance.See all Internal Hard DrivesWD - BLACK Gaming 10TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Model: WDBSLA0100HNC-WRSNSKU: 6462718Top comment"The specs include 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5". Also this drive has the new mounting screws configuration. ...Massive amounts of fast hard drive storage!...It's a 7200 rpm drive that is built on CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) technology with 256MB of on drive cache. "
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Upgrade your computing setup with this WD internal gaming hard drive. The 10TB capacity offers ample room for your gaming library, while the 7200 rpm allows for fast read and write speeds. Featuring a SATA III interface, this WD internal gaming hard drive supports data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps.Top comment"The specs include 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5". Also this drive has the new mounting screws configuration. ...Massive amounts of fast hard drive storage!...It's a 7200 rpm drive that is built on CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) technology with 256MB of on drive cache. "
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Upgrade your computing setup with this WD internal gaming hard drive. The 10TB capacity offers ample room for your gaming library, while the 7200 rpm allows for fast read and write speeds. Featuring a SATA III interface, this WD internal gaming hard drive supports data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps.See all Internal Hard DrivesWD - easystore 20TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
Model: WDBAMA0200HBK-NESNSKU: 6500985Top comment"Solid backup drive...Nice fast backup drive. Huge storage capacity to fully store backups for my two internal 10TB drives. ...But, I really do not like the sound and, was just battling between returning and getting other brands with 7200 rpm or something ... (this one is 5400 rpm). Anyway, I rate it 3 out of 5 simply because it does have a ton of room, but, for the mechanical architecture, speed and price - i do not think i would buy this again."
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Back up important files securely with this black WD easystore desktop hard drive. The 20TB capacity provides ample space for archives and videos, while the USB 3.0 connectivity provides broad compatibility with most Windows and Mac devices. This WD easystore desktop hard drive features plug-and-play functionality for a quick, simple setup.Top comment"Solid backup drive...Nice fast backup drive. Huge storage capacity to fully store backups for my two internal 10TB drives. ...But, I really do not like the sound and, was just battling between returning and getting other brands with 7200 rpm or something ... (this one is 5400 rpm). Anyway, I rate it 3 out of 5 simply because it does have a ton of room, but, for the mechanical architecture, speed and price - i do not think i would buy this again."
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Back up important files securely with this black WD easystore desktop hard drive. The 20TB capacity provides ample space for archives and videos, while the USB 3.0 connectivity provides broad compatibility with most Windows and Mac devices. This WD easystore desktop hard drive features plug-and-play functionality for a quick, simple setup.See all External Hard DrivesBuffalo Technology - DriveStation Axis Velocity 3TB External USB 3.0/2.0 Hard Drive - Black
Model: HD-LX3.0TU3SKU: 4164021Top comment"Fast backup...[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very fast backup time, easy to use, and a very high-quality external hard drive...Best external hard drive for Xbox One...It has a fast 7200 RPM for gaming which makes it ideal and was the easiest setup of any external drive I have ever had. "
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With encryption support, as well as scheduled backup support via Buffalo Tools utility software, this Buffalo Technology DriveStation Axis Velocity HD-LX3.0TU3 external USB 3.0/2.0 hard drive lets you easily store and protect up to 3TB of data.Top comment"Fast backup...[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very fast backup time, easy to use, and a very high-quality external hard drive...Best external hard drive for Xbox One...It has a fast 7200 RPM for gaming which makes it ideal and was the easiest setup of any external drive I have ever had. "
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With encryption support, as well as scheduled backup support via Buffalo Tools utility software, this Buffalo Technology DriveStation Axis Velocity HD-LX3.0TU3 external USB 3.0/2.0 hard drive lets you easily store and protect up to 3TB of data.See all External Hard DrivesWD - Blue 2TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Laptops
Model: WDBMYH0020BNC-WRSNSKU: 6220725Top comment"WD-Blue 2TB 2.5" Hard Drive...Used for PS4, Only 5400 rpm but works fine. Always liked Western Digital......5400 RPM is all they had in stock...Tried going in to buy a replacement hard drive for a laptop but they only had 5400 rpm in stock. "
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Store games, videos, music, and more on this Western Digital Blue series hard drive. Its 2.5-inch form factor makes it suitable for use in laptops or notebooks. This 2TB Western Digital Blue series hard drive runs at 5400 rpm for decreased heat and power consumption.Top comment"WD-Blue 2TB 2.5" Hard Drive...Used for PS4, Only 5400 rpm but works fine. Always liked Western Digital......5400 RPM is all they had in stock...Tried going in to buy a replacement hard drive for a laptop but they only had 5400 rpm in stock. "
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Store games, videos, music, and more on this Western Digital Blue series hard drive. Its 2.5-inch form factor makes it suitable for use in laptops or notebooks. This 2TB Western Digital Blue series hard drive runs at 5400 rpm for decreased heat and power consumption.See all Internal Hard DrivesSeagate - IronWolf 8TB Internal SATA NAS Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services
Model: ST8000VNA04SKU: 6387161Top comment"These are CMR Drives and work great in my QNAP. Only con if you want to call this a con is they are a lot louder then some drives because they are 7200 rpm, but they are faster as well....Can't go wrong with IRONWOLF NAS drives...This is my 3rd IRONWOLF NAS drive and i will continue to rely on them for all of my future NAS drives"
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Set up a data storage solution with this 3.5-inch Seagate IronWolf internal hard drive. AgileArray technology offers RAID optimization in a multi-bay configuration, while IronWolf Health Management enables data recovery and protection. This 8TB Seagate IronWolf internal hard drive supports 24/7 use, and the rotational vibration sensors provide increased reliability within your NAS setup. Seagate equivalent and backward compatible models: ST8000VN004, ST8000VNZ04.Top comment"These are CMR Drives and work great in my QNAP. Only con if you want to call this a con is they are a lot louder then some drives because they are 7200 rpm, but they are faster as well....Can't go wrong with IRONWOLF NAS drives...This is my 3rd IRONWOLF NAS drive and i will continue to rely on them for all of my future NAS drives"
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Set up a data storage solution with this 3.5-inch Seagate IronWolf internal hard drive. AgileArray technology offers RAID optimization in a multi-bay configuration, while IronWolf Health Management enables data recovery and protection. This 8TB Seagate IronWolf internal hard drive supports 24/7 use, and the rotational vibration sensors provide increased reliability within your NAS setup. Seagate equivalent and backward compatible models: ST8000VN004, ST8000VNZ04.See all Internal Hard DrivesWD - Blue 1TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Laptops
Model: WDBMYH0010BNC-NRSNSKU: 9314126Top comment"Great hard drive for ps4...Easy too install would have prefered getting the 7200 rpm but this 5400 rpm suits the ps4 fine....It is 7200 RPM Much faster than the 5600 RPM"
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Store important games, videos, music, and more on this Western Digital Blue series hard drive. Its 2.5-inch form factor makes it suitable for use in laptops or notebooks. This 1TB Western Digital Blue series hard drive runs at 5400 rpm for decreased heat and power consumption.Top comment"Great hard drive for ps4...Easy too install would have prefered getting the 7200 rpm but this 5400 rpm suits the ps4 fine....It is 7200 RPM Much faster than the 5600 RPM"
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Store important games, videos, music, and more on this Western Digital Blue series hard drive. Its 2.5-inch form factor makes it suitable for use in laptops or notebooks. This 1TB Western Digital Blue series hard drive runs at 5400 rpm for decreased heat and power consumption.See all Internal Hard DrivesSeagate - Barracuda 4TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Model: ST4000DMA04SKU: 6387158Top comment"Great drive for mass storage...Great drive for 4 TB and behaves normally, only wish it was 7200 RPM rather than 5400 RPM for speed...I have 4 types of drives in my system, NVME SSDs, Sata SSDs, and 7200 RPM drives and now a 5400 RPM drive that is this one. "
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Upgrade your computer with this Seagate BarraCuda internal HDD. The 4TB of total capacity provide optimum space for storing large files, while the data transfer speed of up to 190MB/sec. combined with a 256MB cache memory buffer delivers blazing-fast file transfers. This Seagate BarraCuda internal HDD has Self-Encrypting Drive technology and an Instant Secure Erase feature for efficient data removal and supports SATA III connectivity. Seagate equivalent and backward compatible models: ST4000DM004, ST4000DMZ04.Top comment"Great drive for mass storage...Great drive for 4 TB and behaves normally, only wish it was 7200 RPM rather than 5400 RPM for speed...I have 4 types of drives in my system, NVME SSDs, Sata SSDs, and 7200 RPM drives and now a 5400 RPM drive that is this one. "
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Upgrade your computer with this Seagate BarraCuda internal HDD. The 4TB of total capacity provide optimum space for storing large files, while the data transfer speed of up to 190MB/sec. combined with a 256MB cache memory buffer delivers blazing-fast file transfers. This Seagate BarraCuda internal HDD has Self-Encrypting Drive technology and an Instant Secure Erase feature for efficient data removal and supports SATA III connectivity. Seagate equivalent and backward compatible models: ST4000DM004, ST4000DMZ04.See all Internal Hard Drives