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| Brand | Seagate |
| Item Weight | 626 g |
| Product Dimensions | 14.7 x 10.1 x 2.6 cm |
| Item model number | ST2000DM001 |
| Hard Drive Size | 64 MB |
| Wattage | 6.2 watts |
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| ASIN | B006H32Q3S |
| Best Sellers Rank | 125 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 748 g |
| Date First Available | 10 Dec 2011 |
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Warranty, Parts: Replacement parts covered under manufacturer's warranty terms for 12 months from date of purchase
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB Sata Int 3.5in 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S
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Compatible Bays:1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H, Interfaces:1 x Serial ATA-600 - 7 pin Serial ATA, Service & Support:2 years warranty, Service & Support Details:Limited warranty - 2 years, Compatible with Windows 7:"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7., Compliant Standards:RoHS, Spindle Speed:7200 rpm, Drive Transfer Rate:600 MBps (external)
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73 of 77 people found the following review helpful
By Karvala
This is currently the best value 2TB 7200RPM drive around, being some £25 cheaper than the nearest competitor. It's also the fastest in most benchmarks, which means if you're after a fast, cheap 2TB drive, it's a no-brainer on the face of it.
The problem is that these drives are also showing some problems. As you'll see from some of the other reviewers here, as well as elsewhere, the two problems are:-
(1) Bad sectors, which can appear very early, and are obviously a very serious problem if they occur, with likely data loss.
(2) A loud clicking sound which occurs periodically, which is the drive starting a load cycle after sleeping. This is a problem because the drives are only rated for 300,000 load cycles, and due to the power settings on the drive, this figure will be reached within a few months on the firmware that most of the drives are shipped with (CC4C). This problem can be fixed by updating the firmware (to CC4H) using Seagate's free utilty, but not all drives are managing to successfully update in this way.
Essentially, it's a lottery. If you get one of the drives made in Thailand, then the chances are it will be fine and you'll have a bargain. If you get one of the drives from the China plant to which production was shifted following the Thailand floods last year, then there seems to be a much greater chance that the drive will exhibit one or both of the above problems. Then it's a case of changing it and hoping for the best. I had a faulty drive from China, and swapped it for one from Thailand, and I'm pleased with the it now. It's a risk, though.
The problem is that these drives are also showing some problems. As you'll see from some of the other reviewers here, as well as elsewhere, the two problems are:-
(1) Bad sectors, which can appear very early, and are obviously a very serious problem if they occur, with likely data loss.
(2) A loud clicking sound which occurs periodically, which is the drive starting a load cycle after sleeping. This is a problem because the drives are only rated for 300,000 load cycles, and due to the power settings on the drive, this figure will be reached within a few months on the firmware that most of the drives are shipped with (CC4C). This problem can be fixed by updating the firmware (to CC4H) using Seagate's free utilty, but not all drives are managing to successfully update in this way.
Essentially, it's a lottery. If you get one of the drives made in Thailand, then the chances are it will be fine and you'll have a bargain. If you get one of the drives from the China plant to which production was shifted following the Thailand floods last year, then there seems to be a much greater chance that the drive will exhibit one or both of the above problems. Then it's a case of changing it and hoping for the best. I had a faulty drive from China, and swapped it for one from Thailand, and I'm pleased with the it now. It's a risk, though.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Techwiz
Amazon Verified Purchase
I have to mention first, I agree totally with so many of the reviews (which I ignored) the packaging it absolutely atrocious, (I bought 4 of these to replace 4 wd greens having read that there incompatibility with qnap devices meant false errors would be reported, but the WD's had far superior protective packaging). The packaging was an anti-static wrap, and then all 4 drives placed in what can best be described as a cardboard wrap that would have suited a hard back book better, (minus 2 stars).
The drives were installed in a Qnap nas system and over a period of nights were individually tested for bad sectors (again) as others have stated I could here squawks/ squeals as the Qnap was accessed.
After a couple of days one of the drives was reporting bad sectors, a return to sender and a further order from Amazon (and yes still the same packaging policy), meant I now have 4 of these sat in my NAS, I have had to concede to setting up the NAS as raid 5 (I dare not risk losing data due to damage in transit or Seagate's drop in quality standards which ever it is) and have performed one full test on each drive (this is now set up to perform a weekly test).
I am getting transfer speeds of 15mb over an excellent "N" wifi network; they are running at a steady 35 degree Celsius (5 short of temperature related errors) and are fairly quite in operation.... Read more ›
The drives were installed in a Qnap nas system and over a period of nights were individually tested for bad sectors (again) as others have stated I could here squawks/ squeals as the Qnap was accessed.
After a couple of days one of the drives was reporting bad sectors, a return to sender and a further order from Amazon (and yes still the same packaging policy), meant I now have 4 of these sat in my NAS, I have had to concede to setting up the NAS as raid 5 (I dare not risk losing data due to damage in transit or Seagate's drop in quality standards which ever it is) and have performed one full test on each drive (this is now set up to perform a weekly test).
I am getting transfer speeds of 15mb over an excellent "N" wifi network; they are running at a steady 35 degree Celsius (5 short of temperature related errors) and are fairly quite in operation.... Read more ›
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought a couple of drives a few months ago to place in a NAS. I was busy so didn't try them immediately. I've always bought near enterprise quality drives as I can't afford to lose data. Seagate was always my first choice.
After (finally) placing the drives in the NAS I find that there's this chirping sound - think of a cricket. It took a couple of days to appear. After reading up on forums I find that this is a common 'feature'. The forums suggest a firmware upgrade will do the trick, but apparently I'm one of the unlucky ones - didn't work for me. There seems to be a lot of 'unlucky' around.
The forums indicate this issue is not just isolated to Seagate - Western Digital seem to get the same issues. Something to do with APM being enabled.
The drive itself still seems to work ok, but for me, standards are dropping. I'm keeping the older drives I have now until they die.
I recently sold an unopened, unused, older (by ~18mths) Seagate drive on eba* for what I'd paid for it at the time. Now I think I know why it still sold at such a good price.
My advice, read up on them fully before buying - "chirping noise seagate". And then probably plan to do what I am....go solid state.
After (finally) placing the drives in the NAS I find that there's this chirping sound - think of a cricket. It took a couple of days to appear. After reading up on forums I find that this is a common 'feature'. The forums suggest a firmware upgrade will do the trick, but apparently I'm one of the unlucky ones - didn't work for me. There seems to be a lot of 'unlucky' around.
The forums indicate this issue is not just isolated to Seagate - Western Digital seem to get the same issues. Something to do with APM being enabled.
The drive itself still seems to work ok, but for me, standards are dropping. I'm keeping the older drives I have now until they die.
I recently sold an unopened, unused, older (by ~18mths) Seagate drive on eba* for what I'd paid for it at the time. Now I think I know why it still sold at such a good price.
My advice, read up on them fully before buying - "chirping noise seagate". And then probably plan to do what I am....go solid state.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Marko
I had to return all Seagate drives back as bad sectors appeared. Please check your drive after few days of use.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased a total of 4 of these hard drives to go into my NAS box. Whilst the drives initially appeared to be fine after I while I noticed a repetitive noise coming from my NAS box. After many hours of investigation I finally found that these disk drives have an annoying power management scheme that results the drive parking it's heads approximately every 2 minutes if the drive is not being accessed. Looking at the Seagate forums this seems to be a known issue with these drives, often mentioned as a 'chirping' noise coming from the drives. So whilst the drives themselves seems to work OK, the parking of the heads every couple of minutes can become somewhat annoying. The Seagate forums appear to suggest that Seagate is aware of this and that nothing has been done to address it. I'm not sure if this behaviour has any impact on the long term reliability of the hard disk, however it does become somewhat disconcerting after a while and personally I would not trust these drives with any important information.....just in case.
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great hard drive
currently using this drive to store all my steam games on it is well worth the price. only problem i have had is it tends to vibrate my case every now and again during heavy data... Read more
Published 2 days ago by peter
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seagate
very cheap i always buy seagate never fail for me it is very quiet but a little warm anyway it is CHAEP
Published 2 days ago by kantouras
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very good drive
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Published 10 days ago by Russo
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space space
the reason i got this drive is because of the size 2 TB its very quiet when it boots up loads an loads of storage
Published 11 days ago by inglis1
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easy instal
this is the 4 th, 1 that i bought they run faster 5400rpm but also the 7200 is also a hotter runner
Published 14 days ago by lividum dave
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good performance
Nothing much to say about this. Good product. having no issue. everything perfectly so far. hope it will continue this way.
Published 15 days ago by Lynas
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seagate barracuda 3.5 inch 2tb
came today at 11.41 4/06/2013 very pleased with the item
just going to install it in about 5 minutes then put all programs on
just going to install it in about 5 minutes then put all programs on
Published 15 days ago by Mr. Jc Lowe
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Great price
I choose this item mainly by price, I was thinking about getting a WD green but went for this instead based primarily on price difference.
Very happy with the product. Read more
Very happy with the product. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Stephen Mc Dermott
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You must buy it.
This is a stunning hard drive.
However comes in a poor box, and Amazon does not protect it enough. Read more
However comes in a poor box, and Amazon does not protect it enough. Read more
Published 18 days ago by olivercer
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Insane Value! Get it while its available!
I am extremely happy with this "Seagate Barracuda 3.5 inch 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB 6GB/S Internal SATA Drive ". Amazing for its price tag! x
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