Not much to say about this 2TB drive other than it works as intended, however have recently discovered that this is an SMR drive. I bought this specifically to replace my old Barracuda backup drive so it is fit for purpose. A word of warning to those looking to buy this drive as a system drive however, avoid. You should look to find a PMR drive instead.
Seagate Barracuda Compute drives in 2TB, 3TB and 4TB are all SMR. The 1TB Compute drive is PMR. Barracuda Pro drives are all PMR, hence the inflated price. Do not be persuaded by the 256MB cache, this offsets the drop in random read/write speed associated to the SMR drive. Seagate do not disclose which of their drives utilize SMR and have removed this information from their datasheets, so I hope this informs your purchases.
| Brand | Seagate |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 14.71 x 10.16 x 2.01 cm; 490 Grams |
| Item model number | ST4000DMZ04 |
| Manufacturer | SEAGATE |
| Series | ST4000DMZ04 |
| Color | Silver |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Processor Brand | Seagate |
| Hard Drive Size | 4 TB |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Wattage | 5.6 |
| Power Source | System powered |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 490 g |
