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Last year, both WD and Seagate refreshed their hard drive series for desktop use. Back then we were positive about the new WD Blue 4TB, but we did not have to wait long for Seagate to answer. Today we test the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (ST4000DM005): how doe...

The latest iteration of the Seagate Barracuda 4TB leaves a good impression. The latest model is faster than its predecessor, but still not noisy. The WD Blue 4TB is just as quiet but clearly slower, while the Toshiba drives offer similar performance at hi...
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With Intel's Optane Memory format already well underway, the majority of manufacturers for storage devices have been on something of a warpath in getting their storage components up to date and Intel Optane-ready. That being said, companies such as Seaga...

SSD-like performance for an HDD, Intel Optane Memory reduces boot-up times, Available in 10TB storage capacity, Large 256MB cache buffer, Significant performance improvements...

Intel Optane Memory requires a certain setup, Additional investments in Optane-ready ecosystem...

If we had not mentioned before, then we should point out that Seagate's BarraCuda Pro HDD is, at current, the fastest HDD storage that we've currently tested. But more importantly, Intel's Optane Memory played a crucial role in shaving down the boot-up ti...
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hardwarezone.com.my Updated: 2017-08-12 04:09:13
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With Intel's Optane Memory format already well underway, the majority of manufacturers for storage devices have been on something of a warpath in getting their storage components up to date and Intel Optane-ready. That being said, companies such as Seaga...

SSD-like performance for an HDD, Intel Optane Memory reduces boot-up times, Available in 10TB storage capacity, Large 256MB cache buffer...

Performance improvement with Intel Optane Memory not as significant...

If we had not mentioned before, then we should point out that Seagate's BarraCuda Pro HDD is, at current, the fastest HDD storage that we've currently tested. Intel's Optane Memory did actually play a role in shaving down the boot-up time by (approximatel...
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The Barracuda Pro comes in 6TB, 8TB and 10TB flavours, and with a 7,200RPM rotational speed it's quick – in fact Seagate is claiming it's the fastest range of hard drives for that capacity range. And indeed they are. WD's drives above 2TB all spin at appr...

Huge capacity, Fastest in class, Reliable...

Expensive...

The hard drive to own if you want something big and fast.
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While the price of SSDs continues to drop, the ‘old' hard drive is still the cheapest way to store a lot of data. Especially in a NAS or Mini-ITX system, where there is limited physical space you probably want a drive with as much capacity as possible...

We are starting this conclusion with the 6TB-drives. The Toshiba MD04ACA 6TB and X300 6TB offer good performance in this segment for a relatively low price, but are clearly audible with noise levels that are nearly at 40 dB(A) when idle. Nevertheless th...
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I've used “Vast and fast” to describe previous hard drives I've reviewed, but I'm not sure that it's ever been this spectacularly well-deserved. Seagate's 3.5-inch, 7,200rpm, SATA 6Gbps Barracuda Pro not only delivers a stunning 10TB of storage, it laid d...

This is an absolutely fantastic hard drive. But 10TB is massive overkill for the average consumer. And data redundancy in the form of a $1,000 mirrored RAID pair is very pricey.Warnings aside. To heck with it—if the powers that be let me keep this drive...
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