BarraCuda Compute HDD, SATA 6G, 7200 rpm, 3.5 inches - 2 TB [ST2000DM008]

The range of models covers all segments - from small (2.5 inches) to large (3.5 inches), from green IT (at lower speeds) to high-speed (at 7,200 rpm), from home users to professional environment.

The Seagate BarraCuda Compute HDD at a glance:
- 2 TB capacity
- The Seagate BarraCuda Compute HDD is fast, reliable and versatile
- 3.5-inch format with multi-tier caching technology
- 220 MB / s continuous data transfer rate & 256 MB cache
- Ideal as desktop & all-in-one storage, as well as home servers and DAS devices

Reliable data storage with incredible versatility
Seagate presents the BarraCuda, an extremely versatile and reliable HDD storage device that offers enough space for all types of files. Ideally, the disk can be used as a desktop and all-in-one storage or used in home servers or DAS devices. Especially useful is the multi-tier caching technology used, which allows applications and files to load faster than ever from the HDD. Responsible for this are intelligent NAND flash levels, DRAM and media cache technologies, which optimize the data flow and improve the reading and writing performance.

The data transfer rate of this 2 TB version of the BarraCuda is continuously 220 MB / s, whereby the outer diameter is also much higher. Even the fastest drives have problems with them. However, the BarraCuda achieved this dream value with a speed of 7,200 rpm. The cache is also very large with 256 megabytes.

With 220 MB / s, the limit of the SATA 2 port is not far off, but the SATA 6G built in here not only has the advantage of a higher bandwidth. This is because the protocol has also been sharpened, for example, to increase energy efficiency and to optimize the transmission of multiple simultaneous data streams with high bandwidth.

Overall, Seagate laces therefore a very attractive overall package. The BarraCuda is very economical, quiet and at the same time extremely fast, also in comparison with many HDDs of other manufacturers.

Technical details:
- Dimensions: 101.85 x 20.2 x 146.99 mm (W x H x D)
- Format: 3.5 inches
- Weight: 490 g
- Capacity: 2 TB
- Speed: 7,200 rpm
- Cache: 256 MB
- Data transfer rate (OD): max. 220 MB / s
- Connection: SATA 6G
- Power consumption (no load / average): 3.9 / 5.1 W
- Starting current: max. 2 A
- Operating temperature: 0 - 60 ° C