Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008 internal hard drive 2 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III
Expert score 80% from 1 professional review£127.99
What the experts say
- 80%kitguru.net
Seagate's standard BarraCuda desktop hard drive range ends at 4TB, the BarraCuda Pro range however, goes way past this to the new flagship of the lineup, the leviathan 12TB drive. Although there are even bigger drives to be had in the enterprise segment...
- Good:
- Huge capacity, 5-year warranty
- Not so good:
- Expensive, Kitguru says: The demand for cheap storage shows no sign of slowing down and Seagate's new 12TB BarraCuda Pro may not be that cheap at first glance for a standard hard drive but it is offe…
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HDD capacity. SSD Attitude.
Coupled with Intel Optane memory, a revolutionary class of non-volatile memory, BarraCuda hard drives deliver it all.
- SSD-like performance and responsiveness
- Massive capacity
- Twice the speed of standard drives for boot and load applications
- Affordability with zero compromises
Versatile. Fast. Dependable.
BarraCuda leads the industry with the highest capacities for desktops and mobile computers. With drives available up to 12 TB, the BarraCuda portfolio is a great option for upgrades at any price point. The uncompromising BarraCuda Pro marries industry-leading storage capacity with 7,200-RPM spin speeds for snappy performance and load times when gaming or performing heavy workloads. BarraCuda Pro also comes equipped with a 5-year limited warranty.
3.5-Inch BarraCuda Hard Drives Deliver!
Rock-solid reliability built on over 20 years of BarraCuda innovation. Versatile mix of capacity and price point options to fit any budget. Multi-Tier Caching Technology for excellent hard drive performance.
Multi-Tier Caching Technology
All hard drives in the BarraCuda family come equipped with Multi-Tier Caching Technology (MTC). MTC takes your PC to new performance levels, so you can load applications and files faster than ever before. By applying intelligent layers of NAND Flash, DRAM and media cache technologies, BarraCuda delivers improved read and write performance by optimising data flow.
BarraCuda Pro Comes With Rescue Data Recovery Plans
Your data matters. And you rely on it. Rescue Data Recovery Plans provide peace of mind for creative pros and performance PC users alike, and now they come standard on BarraCuda Pro. Whether there is a hard drive mechanical issue or something accidently happened to your drive, Seagate has got you covered. A Rescue Data Recovery Plan gives you access to experienced data recovery experts who deliver a 95% customer satisfaction rating. Purchase a BarraCuda Pro drive and you are covered for 2 years — that’s 2 years you don’t ever have to worry about the data on your hard drive.
Trusted Dependability
The BarraCuda family of reliable hard drives is here to stay, for years to come.
Experience — For more than 20 years, Seagate has manufactured and delivered the super-reliable BarraCuda family of drives BarraCuda — Seagate's drive-reliability data simply speaks for itself, and the BarraCuda family is often recognised by leading publications and customers. Worry less with a hard drive that has your back — BarraCuda Pro comes equipped with a 5-year limited warranty.
- Desktop or all-in-one PCs
- Home servers
- Entry-level direct-attached storage devices (DAS)
Specifications
| Compliance certificates | RoHS |
| Type | HDD |
| Interface | Serial ATA III |
| Component for | PC |
| Storage drive buffer size | 256 MB |
| Average latency | 6 ms |
| Bytes per sector | 4096 |
| SMART technology | Yes |
| Start/stop cycles | 600000 |
| HDD number of heads | 2 |
| HDD capacity | 2 TB |
| HDD size | 3.5" |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 60 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 90% |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 95% |
| Operating shock | 80 G |
| Non-operating shock | 350 G |
| Operating altitude | -304 - 3048 m |
| Non-operating altitude | -304 - 12192 m |
| Operating vibration | 0.25 G |
| Non-operating vibration | 3 G |
| Drive ready time | 8 s |
| Quantity per pack | 1 pc(s) |
| Operating voltage | 5 / 12 V |
| Start-up current | 2 A |
| HDD speed | 7200 RPM |
| Width | 101.6 mm |
| Depth | 147 mm |
| Height | 20.2 mm |
| Weight | 415 g |
Specifications provided by the manufacturer via Icecat.
