Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: What can I say, its got a ton of space! It actually reminds be of back in the day when we were just getting into the Gigabyte size drives when the talk was “you will never need a bigger drive” well we all know what happens after that... I am very impressed with the speed of the drive for it only being a 5900 rpm drive. So I decided to compare it to all of my other drives in my system, I will keep the results short. All of these drives are hooked up to the same controller, I was going to add SSD marks too but that would be unfair... Seagate ST4000DM000 (This Drive) – Avg Read 140.4 Mb/s – Avg Access 16.8ms Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 (500GB 7200 6Gb/s) – Avg Read 100.6Mb/s – Avg Access 16.9ms Samsung HD203WI (2TB 5400 3Gb/s) – Avg Read 88 Mb/s – Avg Access 15.5ms Western Digital WD360ADFD (36GB 10k 1.5Gb/s) – Avg Read 72Mb/s – Avg Access 8.5ms Western Digital WD10EACS (1TB 5400 3Gb/s) – Avg Read 67.4Mb/s – Avg Access 15.1ms I want to say for the slow rotational speed and such a huge amount of disk space this drive does rather well, I really wish I had another 6Gb/s drive to test for a closer comparison (other than the 500gb one), but the rest of my drives are all SSD. As for installing an OS on this drive I easily got Ubuntu 12.04 LTS install and functional on a single 4TB partition without an issues, so I assume any other Distro will be just as easy.

Cons: Well even though my motherboard supports booting from a drive this size, Windows 7 64 Ultimate will not install on it, it simply refuses as it does not like the GPT (GUID Partition Table) you need to use to make a single partition on this drive. You can however make 2 smaller partitions and everything would work fine, although this is not really the drives fault. I have benchmarked this drive multiple times in Linux and have yet to see the average seek time get anywhere near 8.5ms. I am unable to get the Average Write Rate any faster than 109Mb/s and the specs boast the average read/write as 146Mb/s.

Overall Review: All testing done under Ubuntu 12.04.2, using Gnome-Disk-Utility. (I want to point out I was using a different computer that supports GPT booting for the Windows 7 Install) This drive does rather well, and unfortunately I do not have a copy of Windows 8, to test if that will allow me to install onto a 4TB partition. I can not really fault the drive for any installation issues as the drive is not at fault for Microsoft not adding GPT support. I tested the drive on a Highpoint Rocket 640L, and it lets me Verify that although Highpoint says this card only supports up to 2TB, I have this drive working flawlessly in one large partition, under Ubuntu 12.04.2. Amahi (Ubuntu 12.04.2) Home Server: EVGA x58 SLI Mobo Intel Core i7 9200 @ 2.67Ghz 24GB Mushkin Enhanced Silverline DDR3 1333 Highpoint Rocket 640L 4 port SATA 6.0Gbps Pcie 4x Currently 7 TB Space...

Pros: Huge storage, runs cool (33C), low power usage. Seagate software made the install a snap.

Cons: Not super fast, but it isn't intended for that.

Overall Review: This drive is a good choice for HTPCs, other general use computers that run for extended periods, and, obviously, storage. I'm pairing mine with a Raspberry Pi for low power always-on NAS, should keep Edison out of my wallet. FYI: HD Tune Pro: ST4000DM000-1F2168 Benchmark Test capacity: full Read transfer rate Transfer Rate Minimum : 73.0 MB/s Transfer Rate Maximum : 168.0 MB/s Transfer Rate Average : 136.1 MB/s Access Time : 17.8 ms Burst Rate : 176.2 MB/s CPU Usage : 18.8% Write transfer rate Transfer Rate Minimum : 71.0 MB/s Transfer Rate Maximum : 161.2 MB/s Transfer Rate Average : 132.0 MB/s Access Time : 17.3 ms Burst Rate : 139.6 MB/s CPU Usage : 21.0% Extra Tests Random seek 56 IOPS 17.942 ms 0.027 MB/s Random seek 4 KB 56 IOPS 17.749 ms 0.220 MB/s Butterfly seek 52 IOPS 19.401 ms 0.025 MB/s Random seek / size 64 KB 56 IOPS 17.925 ms 0.858 MB/s Random seek / size 8 MB 20 IOPS 49.071 ms 82.634 MB/s Sequential outer 2261 IOPS 0.442 ms 141.323 MB/s Sequential middle 2173 IOPS 0.460 ms 135.790 MB/s Sequential inner 1183 IOPS 0.846 ms 73.914 MB/s Burst rate 2946 IOPS 0.339 ms 184.126 MB/s Cache 0.5 MB 183.022 MB/s 1.0 MB 183.334 MB/s 1.5 MB 183.153 MB/s 2.0 MB 214.184 MB/s 5.0 MB 181.094 MB/s 10.0 MB 142.463 MB/s 15.0 MB 136.012 MB/s 20.0 MB 139.550 MB/s 25.0 MB 138.532 MB/s 30.0 MB 140.155 MB/s 35.0 MB 138.035 MB/s 40.0 MB 140.756 MB/s 45.0 MB 136.011 MB/s 50.0 MB 138.529 MB/s 55.0 MB 139.607 MB/s 60.0 MB 139.174 MB/s 64.5 MB 138.744 MB/s

Pros: It wasn't DOA. Yay. It's a terabyte. Yay. It fits in my case. Yay. It's SATA 6.0Gb/s. Yay. It's priced competitively. Yay. It's still called Barracuda. Yay.

Cons: None. Yay.

Overall Review: Five eggs. Yay.

Pros: Decent warranty for the price I bought the 1 TB model as well as the 500 GB and here are their benchmark results: Crystal Disk Mark – 500 GB • Sequential: Read = 140.3 MB/s, Write = 136.0 MB/s • 512k: Read = 52.42 MB/s, Write = 78.90 MB/s • 4k: Read = 0.670 MB/s, Write = 1.105 MB/s • 4k QD32: Read = 1.824 MB/s, Write = 0.872 MB/s Crystal Disk Mark – 1 Tb • Sequential: Read = 172.3 MB/s, Write = 164.0 MB/s • 512k: Read = 69.60 MB/s, Write = 98.11 MB/s • 4k: Read = 1.028 MB/s, Write = 1.716 MB/s • 4k QD32: Read = 2.540 MB/s, Write = 1.754 MB/s HD Tune – 500 GB • Minimum: 68.4 MB/s • Maximum: 137.3 MB/s • Average: 108.9 MB/s • Access Time: 15.5 ms • Burst Rate: 145.9 MB/s HD Tune – 1 Tb • Minimum: 52.2 MB/s • Maximum: 191.2 MB/s • Average: 159.7 MB/s • Access Time: 15.7 ms • Burst Rate: 164.4 MB/s Temperature • 500 GB: 87.8 °F • 1 Tb: 91.4 °F I also tested the new drive on a SATA II connection and as I figured the results were within a margin of error as some values were higher and some were lower than when on the SATA III connection. So if you don’t have a SATA III capable motherboard, don’t worry about it.

Cons: The performance is average especially compared to the 1 TB models.

Overall Review: Performance compared to a 1 TB model is quite noticeable and given how close the pricing is, just buy a 1 TB even if you don’t need the space, the performance difference is worth the few extra dollars. Not related to the drive but Newegg’s new hard drive packaging is fantastic as the drive is held together so tightly I could barely get it out of the box. *All tests were conducted three times to ensure accuracy and repeatability of results.

Pros: Uses 1 TB platters Decent warranty for the price Thinner than a normal 3.5 hard drive I bought two of the 1 TB models and here are their benchmark results: Crystal Disk Mark – Drive 1 • Sequential: Read = 172.3 MB/s, Write = 164.0 MB/s • 512k: Read = 69.60 MB/s, Write = 98.11 MB/s • 4k: Read = 1.028 MB/s, Write = 1.716 MB/s • 4k QD32: Read = 2.540 MB/s, Write = 1.754 MB/s Crystal Disk Mark – Drive 2 • Sequential: Read = 196.6 MB/s, Write = 182.1 MB/s • 512k: Read = 63.25 MB/s, Write = 100.5 MB/s • 4k: Read = 0.796 MB/s, Write = 1.578 MB/s • 4k QD32: Read = 2.205 MB/s, Write = 1.535 MB/s HD Tune – Drive 1 • Minimum: 52.2 MB/s • Maximum: 191.2 MB/s • Average: 159.7 MB/s • Access Time: 15.7 ms • Burst Rate: 164.4 MB/s HD Tune – Drive 2 • Minimum: 94.7 MB/s • Maximum: 193.2 MB/s • Average: 162.7 MB/s • Access Time: 15.5 ms • Burst Rate: 162.2 MB/s Temperature • Drive 1: 91.4 °F • Drive 2: 89.6 °F I also tested the new drive on a SATA II connection and as I figured the results were within a margin of error as some values were higher and some were lower than when on the SATA III connection. So if you don’t have a SATA III capable motherboard, don’t worry about it.

Cons: None

Overall Review: These are a great value as they provide a good amount of storage while still showing very respectable performance. If SSD’s aren’t big enough for your needs, than buy this. Not related to the drive but Newegg’s new hard drive packaging is fantastic as the drive is held together so tightly I could barely get it out of the box. *All tests were conducted three times to ensure accuracy and repeatability of results.

Pros: This drive was bought as a games drive for a customers gaming HTPC rebuild. These Seagate Barracuda 1TB drives are great for their price point. I have used many of them in different builds and they have all worked wonderfully, this one was no exception. The performance of these drives is well documented, and well within reason for their price point. They lend themselves quite well as additional storage as well as great drives to store your ever expanding games library. While you may want to go with something a bit faster, or an SSD, for your competitive online gaming, for everything else they perform wonderfully. They also work well as a primary/single system drive. There are faster HDD options out there, and SSD's of course, but for it's price, these are a viable option if cost is a real concern.

Cons: None

Overall Review: These drives are a tried and true credit to the Seagate lineup.

Pros: You need more HDD Space Buy one of these i bought 2 because of the price got 2 of them for under 100$.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Seagate is the best!!!

Pros: Easy to format in windows 7 ultimate with an SSD as OP drive. Just used for storageand it has good transfer speeds for a HDD. The 64 MB of cache are responsible for that I am sure. Rinning for more that 2 months now with lots of transfers within our network and lots of downloads not 1 issue.

Cons: 0

Overall Review: Great for the price but 2, 3 and 4 TB Hdd's are comming way down in price. If you don't need more than 1TB and only want to spend $70 this is a great choice.