Product Comparison: Seagate BarraCuda vs Western Digital Black


Seagate BarraCuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch
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Western Digital Black 4TB Performance Internal Hard Drive
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General Specifications
Brand
Seagate
Western Digital
Model
BarraCuda
Black
Origin
China
Thailand
About the Product
Store more, compute faster, and do it confidently with the proven reliability of BarraCuda internal hard drives. Hard drive offer uninterrupted performance, optimized read/write caching technology, and a variety of capacities.
WD Black hard drives are designed for desktop PC power users who demand performance. Give your system the high capacity, reliability and robust performance only available in a WD Black drive, that includes a 5-year limited warranty.
Key Specs
Storage Drive Type
HDD
HDD
Cache
256 MB
256 MB
Capacity
2 TB
4 TB
Rotational Speed
7200 RPM
7200 RPM
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch
  • It worked like a charm. When the cloning was finished, I booted from the new drive.
  • Drive has excellent speed, capacity and works great.
  • It is quiet, smooth and performs perfectly.
  • The capacity of this drive assures me that it will serve my purpose well.
  • This hard drive is awesome for its significant capacity, speed, and ease of installation.
Western Digital Black 4TB Performance Internal Hard Drive
  • The capacity and performance are fantastic.
  • The storage capacity and speeds of it for a HDD are amazing.
  • Good capacity for and speed for mechanical drive.
  • Pretty standard hard drive. It's decently fast, reliable so far. The price was pretty good for the capacity.
  • Read and write speed is good for a hard drive. The drive is relatively loud compared to other hard drives.
Size & Weight
Height
0.79 in.
1.03 in.
Depth
5.79 in.
5.79 in.
Width
4 in.
4 in.
Weight
1.08 lbs.
1.58 lbs.
Features
Form factor
3.5 in.
3.5 in.
Transfer Rate
220 MB/s
202 MB/s
Interfaces
SATA
SATA
OS Compatibility
Windows
Windows
Extras
DAS devices, All-in-one storage, Optimised Read and Write Data Flow, Multi-Tier Caching Technology, Data Recovery
Dual-Core Processing, StableTrac Technology, Dynamic Cache Technology
What customers say about "Features"
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD 3.5 Inch
  • The installation was pretty straight forward by just unplugging the sata and power cables from the other drive, sliding it out, sliding this one in, and then reconnecting the sata and power cables.
  • This drive is indeed fast and easy to install and holds to all the correct read/write speeds.
  • Installed this for a friend and the drive performs well. Good capacity.
  • Its quiet, its got plenty of storage capacity, and so far zero problems from it.
  • 220MB/s is the advertised large continuous transfer speed, but if i transfer a movie or some other file that is larger than the cache, speeds drop to 10-40MB/s.
Western Digital Black 4TB Performance Internal Hard Drive
  • WD Black hard drives have a great reputation for long turn reliability.
  • No issues putting this drive in an existing system, faster operations than usb passport.
  • Drive was easy to install and is relatively fast considering 7200RPM.
  • It's been decades since I've heard a disk drive this loud. It sounds like a rat chewing through a wall every time the drive is accessed.
  • Great capacity but this thing is so loud, I even installed it with rubber washers and it is still the loudest drive I have ever owned.
Power
Wattage
3.9 Watts
9.1 Watts
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
2 year(s)
5 year(s)
Certifications
CE, RoHS
CE, ICC, RoHS
Other Information
Manufacturer
Link
Link
Manual
Download
Download
MSRP
179.99 $

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