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Seagate Barracuda 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 32 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Bare Drive - ST31000524AS

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1 TB
Digital Storage Capacity 1 TB
Hard Disk Interface USB 1.1
Connectivity Technology SATA
Brand Seagate
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Hard Disk Form Factor 3.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description External
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Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Color Green

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  • Hard Drive Type:Internal
  • Hard Drive Capacity:1 TB
  • Hard Drive Spindle Speed:7200 RPM
  • Features:Average latency- 4.16ms .Random read seek time less than 8.5ms .Random write seek time less than 9.5ms
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    Product Description

    By now the world knows that Seagate Barracuda 7200 drives, from the world's premier storage provider, deliver years of reliable service and high performance. This is a product family that has been strengthened and refined over 12 generations. It embodies the highest levels of reliability, performance and capacity. And this latest generation is a leader in storage. The Barracuda 7200.12 drive is an ideal choice for workstations, desktop RAID, gaming PCs, high-end PCs, mainstream PCs and USB/FireWire/eSATA external storage. After years of pioneering research at Seagate, perpendicular recording is now a proven technology. It increases capacity and dependability by storing data vertically, rather than horizontally. And vertically stored data bits mean increased data density which means higher performance to increase productivity. The Barracuda 7200.12 drive delivers excellent power savings without sacrificing drive or system performance, giving customers the ability to manufacture PC systems and external storage systems that meet energy savings requirements. Seagate hard drives have long been produced with the environment in mind, and not just with low power consumption. With Seagate and the Barracuda 7200.12 drive, our customers can have the best of both world stop hard-drive performance and the satisfaction of knowing they are using a high-capacity drive with a very small eco-footprint.

    From the Manufacturer

    Seagate Barracuda drives deliver reliable service and high performance. The Barracuda family has been developed and refined over 12 generations and embodies the highest levels of design for reliability and performance. While Barracuda LP is the low power leader, the entire family of Barracuda drives lead with storage. Typically 70 percent or more of the materials used in each drive are recycled as well as being RoHS compliant. With capacities from 160GB all the way to 2TB, and cache sizes up to 64MB, there is Barracuda drive to fit your needs--whether it's for a mainstream PC, high-end PC, gaming PC, desktop RAID, or external storage.

    Seagate Barracuda is perfect for replacing or expanding your desktop drive capacity
    Performance and Reliability for Everyone

    Working with huge files has never been easier. That's because the Seagate Barracuda drive is incredibly fast, and offers all the storage space you need. Best of all, Seagate reliability is built in, with self-monitoring tools and easy remote maintenance.

    The Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch Internal Drive is perfect for replacing or expanding your desktop drive capacity in desktop PCs and Macs. From digital workstations to high-performance PC-based gaming systems, you'll see faster performance and a better computing experience from the inside out. Or use Barracuda in external storage devices and home servers for expanded storage for your movies, music, and photos, all with built-in self-monitoring for superb long-term reliability.

    Why Choose the Seagate Barracuda?

    Seagate technology delivers the industry's first one-disk 500GB and two-disk 1TB hard drives, which simultaneously lowers storage costs and improves performance. Barracuda hard drives give you all the storage capacity you need, ranging from 160GB up to 2TB. Featuring a fast 7200-RPM drive, the Barracuda offers sustained transfer rates of up to 125MB/s.

    Barracuda delivers the optimum mix of performance and energy efficiency thanks to perpendicular recording technology, a SATA 3Gb/s interface, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), and up to 64MB cache.

    Engineered for high performance, the Barracuda is compatible with all modern operating systems
    Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motor for Quiet Performance

    The fluid dynamic bearing motor delivers a better acoustic experience. It ensures whisper-quiet operation along with reduced power consumption and heat generation.

    Compatible with All Modern Operating Systems

    Engineered for high performance, Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch internal hard drives are compatible with all modern versions of Windows, as well as Mac OS X and most versions of Linux.

    Performance Boost when Using Seagate Hard Drives with Windows 7

    Compared to previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 has shown to use fewer hard drive resources for system boot and general OS operations, speeding up overall performance and leaving more storage resources for applications. Seagate testing confirms improved performance from Windows Vista to Windows 7 on like hard drives with only cache size differences. So you can expect a better experience when using Seagate drives with Windows 7.

    Includes DiscWizard Software

    It's your data--make sure it's safe. In addition to simple installation with Windows Disk Management or MacOS Disk Utility, the Seagate Barracuda includes easy full system backup and data migration with award-winning DiscWizard software.

    Technology Leadership for Desktop Storage

    The Seagate Barracuda hard drive continues a long tradition of Seagate technology leadership resulting in new capacity milestones, faster performance and rock-solid reliability. The drive delivers 500GB-per-disk densities with the fast performance and huge capacities to power today's storage-hungry applications at prices more affordable than ever.

    What the Critics are Saying About the Seagate Barracuda

    "First two platter 1TB drive; wicked fast. Beats previous contender easily."

    "Strong performance and noticeably quieter than its predecessor. The Barracuda 7200.12 1TB is more than good enough for an OS drive, but also good bottomless storage for your movies and music."

    "The Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB hard drive is speedy and offers good value. If you need 1TB of data storage in a single drive, this is worth considering."

    "Blazing fast speeds, silent, cool, energy efficient"
    2009 Editor's Choice Award

    "Over the period of about 4 weeks of brutal testing, I was unable to find any issues or anomalies in their performance. The Barracuda 7200.12 hard drives appear to be the real deal with solid performance at an excellent price. Club Overclocker Recommended."

    "Considering price, performance, and energy efficiency, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB hard drive earns the Bigbruin.com award of 'Recommended'."

    Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Technical Specifications

    See full specification chart here.

    1TB1 750GB1 500GB1 320GB1 250GB1 160GB1 Model Number ST31000524AS ST3750525AS ST3500413AS ST3320413AS ST3250312AS ST3160316AS Interface Options SATA 6Gb/s NCQ SATA 6Gb/s NCQ SATA 6Gb/s NCQ SATA 6Gb/s NCQ SATA 6Gb/s NCQ SATA 6Gb/s NCQ Performance Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s) 600 600 600 600 600 600 Cache (MB) 32 32 16 16 8 8 Average Latency (ms) 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 How Much Will it Store? Digital Music (Hours) 16,660 12,495 8,330 5,331 4,165 2,666 Digital Photos (Files)
    Average file size using cameras highest resolution JPEG mode 320,000 240,000 160,000 102,400 80,000 51,200 Digital Videos (Hours) 1,000 750 500 320 250 160 DVD Quality (Movies)
    Based on standard 2 hour movie 250 188 125 80 63 40 HD Video (Hours)
    Based on H.264 compression at a 6.75Mbs bitrate 250 188 125 80 63 40     1One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.

    Seagate Barracuda Family Hard Drives: Desktop Storage for Every Need

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    Low power green drive that won't slow you down.     Barracuda
    Performance and reliability
    for everyone.     Barracuda XT
    Xtreme speed and capacity. Uncompromised.

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    Customer reviews

    4.1 out of 5 stars
    4.1 out of 5
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    Customers say

    Customers like the performance, value, quality and speed of the computer drive. They mention that it works flawlessly, is good value for money, and strikes a nice balance between speed, capacity and price. Customers are also happy with noise, and ease of installation. However, some customers report durability issues after 3 years of use.

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    83 customers mention70 positive13 negative

    Customers like the performance of the hard drive. They mention that it works flawlessly, has no issues, and is easy to install. Some are happy with the performance, heat dissipation, and longevity of the product.

    "...All of the drives so far have been reliable, quiet, no complaints whatsoever. On the PC they are very fast...." Read more

    "...and S.M.A.R.T. This replacement drive has had no issues and is running fine in a Synology DS1511+ NAS with four other identical model drives...." Read more

    "...That being said, once installed and configured, the drive works flawlessly. It is quick, quiet and (so far) dependable...." Read more

    "No issues with anything. Good product. Easy to install.good value for Money. The Barracuda has never let me down and I recommend this drive always." Read more

    43 customers mention43 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They say it's a great budget hard drive that lasts.

    "...It is quick, quiet and (so far) dependable. It is also a very good value for the price, especially with Amazon's prompt return policy if you happen..." Read more

    "No issues with anything. Good product. Easy to install.good value for Money. The Barracuda has never let me down and I recommend this drive always." Read more

    "...soon, I think if you are looking for a nice size hard drive at a decent price, give it a shot...." Read more

    "...I find the price per value to be very good, no issues so far." Read more

    39 customers mention34 positive5 negative

    Customers like the quality of the hard drive. For example, they mention it's a great drive, decent, and excellent. Some say it'll be an excellent drive for RAID use.

    "No issues with anything. Good product. Easy to install.good value for Money. The Barracuda has never let me down and I recommend this drive always." Read more

    "...The performance throughput from the drives has been more than adequate, and I have had no hints of failures like those that other reviewers have..." Read more

    "Great product!" Read more

    "...Seems to me that the ST...AS series of seagate drives are very decent. I've owned 2 of those for more than 2 years with no issues." Read more

    36 customers mention36 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it is fast enough for them, the read/write speed is fine, and it strikes a nice balance between speed, capacity, and price. The drive serves up apps, videos, and pictures very fast. It has a good access rate and good price. Customers are also impressed with the astonishing performance and the faster loading of all their programs.

    "...On the PC they are very fast. If you can get one on sale, they are relatively obsolete now, it is worth the try if it has not been abused...." Read more

    "...They are fast and quiet.Amazon's RMA process is the best. I simply chose to return a drive as part of the options on my order...." Read more

    "...good experiences with Seagate drives, and this one strikes a nice balance between speed, capacity and price." Read more

    "...I love the amount of space the drive has as well as its astonishing performance. I will buy more of these to expand my storage space in the future." Read more

    32 customers mention25 positive7 negative

    Customers like the computer drive's noise level. They mention that it operates very quietly and snaps right into action when using it.

    "...All of the drives so far have been reliable, quiet, no complaints whatsoever. On the PC they are very fast...." Read more

    "...They are fast and quiet.Amazon's RMA process is the best. I simply chose to return a drive as part of the options on my order...." Read more

    "...It is quick, quiet and (so far) dependable...." Read more

    "...Overall, I'm fairly happy so far. It's very quiet for a hard drive that has 1Tb and is 7200rpm." Read more

    26 customers mention23 positive3 negative

    Customers like the ease of installation of the computer drive. They say it installs easily, without any hassle, and works well.

    "No issues with anything. Good product. Easy to install.good value for Money. The Barracuda has never let me down and I recommend this drive always." Read more

    "...I had to get the power and data cables, but they are cheap. Installation is a breeze when you have the ducks in a row...." Read more

    "...The drive seemed to have no problems setting up. I ran through the Seagate Disc Wizard, as was suggested, and it fired up flawlessly...." Read more

    "...The hard drive was very easy to install and reload the operating system...." Read more

    13 customers mention13 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the storage space of the hard drive. They mention that it has a big storage, fits a lot of files, and has sATA 6 Gb/s connection and 32 MB cache as added bonuses. They also appreciate the nice balance between speed, capacity, and price. Some customers also mention that the drive has no issues in storing data and allowing them to access as needed. Overall, most are happy with the performance and value of this hard drive!

    "...drives, and this one strikes a nice balance between speed, capacity and price." Read more

    "...Overall I love the amount of space the drive has as well as its astonishing performance...." Read more

    "...Realistically, it has enough storage room for her (and, again, realistically, for most people). Absolutely no issues or problems whatsoever...." Read more

    "...can be recognized by the DVR but it still gives me a great improvement in recording capacity...." Read more

    43 customers mention12 positive31 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the computer drive. They mention that it started to fail recently, only ran for about two weeks, and died after three years of use. Some customers also mention that the drive failed while under warranty.

    "...After another week, it just stopped working altogether. I had my dads friend come over and he told me that my hard drive was the problem...." Read more

    "...drive (this one) and after about 30 minutes of copying, the drive failed once again. I really don't know what is going on...." Read more

    "...All of the drives so far have been reliable, quiet, no complaints whatsoever. On the PC they are very fast...." Read more

    "...This drive began failing it's SMART checks within a month of my receiving it, but I didn't have any spare drives to back it up on so I could send..." Read more

    Quiet, fast, value 1TB Seagate internal HDD
    5 Stars
    Quiet, fast, value 1TB Seagate internal HDD
    I got this Seagate internal hard drive with the Amazon gold box deal of a sweet $46.99 price. A price range of $47 - $60 is very good for a 1TB hard drive that also has 7200 rpm and 6gb/s.So far, after about a week's usage, I've experienced faster loading and data transfer. It has been only a week but I will update in couple months whether the drive performs well or fails (I'm hoping I won't need to update you all regarding failures).-Personally for me, I used this drive as a secondary drive for my PC. I installed Windows 7 on a Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Blue SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKS. I install programs, games, and add movies to this as a secondary hard drive so that I could load quickly for my PC. If you have any trouble installing this hard drive as a secondary drive, here are instructions on how I did it:1) Connect the Sata power and sata cable before turning on the PC2) Load up your BIOS to make sure your computer reads it3) If your computer loads up and it reads the drive, then you're fine. Horray 931GB of storage. If you don't see the seagate drive available yet, update the drive with Seagate's firmware for this product. Here's the link : [...]4) After finishing up the firmware update (perhaps will need to restart), Search for Disk management, or under Administrative Tools reading "Create or format hard disk partitions." From there you should see the Seagate 1TB hard drive. Now you should be able to format the hard drive and you're good to go.Overall, I'm fairly happy so far. It's very quiet for a hard drive that has 1Tb and is 7200rpm.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars So Far, So Good.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2013
    Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase
    I have to say I was very nervous about buying this. So many buyers reporting so many problems with hard disk drives from practically all manufacturers. Some of the manufacturer explanations about rough transport seemed plausible, but too often used as the go to reason. They cannot all have been handled by the Samsonite Gorilla. Mine came in the Seagate cardboard box with the anti impact plastic caps at each end. The Seagate box was inside another larger cardboard box containing other items I ordered. I intentionally did not order the drives one by themselves in order to force there to be another box and packaging around the Seagate box. The drives were in anti-static bags. So my out of box experience was excellent. I ground strapped my right wrist and my right ankle to true electrical ground and also electrically grounded my system box. Three of these are in my pc. I also have a fourth in a Thermaltake Max 5 eSATA external drive enclosure hooked to my SetTop cable box DVR for overflow of TV programs. The pc based drives get moderate use. The DVR setup is used a little more than the PC, but only a few hours a day. Honestly, there's not that much on TV worth watching. :-) All of the drives so far have been reliable, quiet, no complaints whatsoever. On the PC they are very fast. If you can get one on sale, they are relatively obsolete now, it is worth the try if it has not been abused. Handle with care and use ground straps and true grounds. Recommended even though it is older. I would buy again if needed. If no longer available I would try the Constellation 3 3.5 series because they have a bigger cache. 5 Star for me. Hope they work for you too.
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    Lee Family
    5.0 out of 5 stars Trouble-free replacement to One of Five DOA Problem
    Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2012
    Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase
    This was an exact model replacement to an identical model drive that failed to initialize and S.M.A.R.T. This replacement drive has had no issues and is running fine in a Synology DS1511+ NAS with four other identical model drives. They are fast and quiet.

    Amazon's RMA process is the best. I simply chose to return a drive as part of the options on my order. I was able to print a pre-paid UPS return label and Amazon simultaneously shipped this replacement drive. I got the replacement drive two days before UPS tracking showed Amazon received the faulty one.

    I suppose this is as much a review of Amazon's RMA process as it is the product itself. I am happy with both. From what I can tell in these reviews, many people will have to RMA the hard drives. Seagate has an above average policy for warranty, but if the problem happens within Amazon's return policy it is that much easier to take care of.

    You should definitely get the product out of the box and burning-in on a system ASAP to expose any problems.
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    Zorkmid
    4.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware -- This IS a "bare" drive!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2011
    Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
    Before buying this drive, you should know that it is TRULY a "bare" drive. There are no connecting cables, manual, or anything else other than the physical drive itself. To install the drive you will need the SATA data cable, an appropriate power connection inside the box (or a Y splitter), and a good working knowledge of the drive initialization process for your operating system.

    That being said, once installed and configured, the drive works flawlessly. It is quick, quiet and (so far) dependable. It is also a very good value for the price, especially with Amazon's prompt return policy if you happen to get the rare lemon.

    If you have the cables and know what you're doing, I would definitely recommend this product. I have always had good experiences with Seagate drives, and this one strikes a nice balance between speed, capacity and price.
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    Danny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet, fast, value 1TB Seagate internal HDD
    Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2011
    Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase
    I got this Seagate internal hard drive with the Amazon gold box deal of a sweet $46.99 price. A price range of $47 - $60 is very good for a 1TB hard drive that also has 7200 rpm and 6gb/s.

    So far, after about a week's usage, I've experienced faster loading and data transfer. It has been only a week but I will update in couple months whether the drive performs well or fails (I'm hoping I won't need to update you all regarding failures).

    -Personally for me, I used this drive as a secondary drive for my PC. I installed Windows 7 on a      Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Blue SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKS . I install programs, games, and add movies to this as a secondary hard drive so that I could load quickly for my PC. If you have any trouble installing this hard drive as a secondary drive, here are instructions on how I did it:

    1) Connect the Sata power and sata cable before turning on the PC
    2) Load up your BIOS to make sure your computer reads it
    3) If your computer loads up and it reads the drive, then you're fine. Horray 931GB of storage. If you don't see the seagate drive available yet, update the drive with Seagate's firmware for this product. Here's the link : [...]
    4) After finishing up the firmware update (perhaps will need to restart), Search for Disk management, or under Administrative Tools reading "Create or format hard disk partitions." From there you should see the Seagate 1TB hard drive. Now you should be able to format the hard drive and you're good to go.

    Overall, I'm fairly happy so far. It's very quiet for a hard drive that has 1Tb and is 7200rpm.
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    Danny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet, fast, value 1TB Seagate internal HDD
    Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2011
    I got this Seagate internal hard drive with the Amazon gold box deal of a sweet $46.99 price. A price range of $47 - $60 is very good for a 1TB hard drive that also has 7200 rpm and 6gb/s.

    So far, after about a week's usage, I've experienced faster loading and data transfer. It has been only a week but I will update in couple months whether the drive performs well or fails (I'm hoping I won't need to update you all regarding failures).

    -Personally for me, I used this drive as a secondary drive for my PC. I installed Windows 7 on a [[ASIN:B000Q82PIQ Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Blue SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKS]]. I install programs, games, and add movies to this as a secondary hard drive so that I could load quickly for my PC. If you have any trouble installing this hard drive as a secondary drive, here are instructions on how I did it:

    1) Connect the Sata power and sata cable before turning on the PC
    2) Load up your BIOS to make sure your computer reads it
    3) If your computer loads up and it reads the drive, then you're fine. Horray 931GB of storage. If you don't see the seagate drive available yet, update the drive with Seagate's firmware for this product. Here's the link : [...]
    4) After finishing up the firmware update (perhaps will need to restart), Search for Disk management, or under Administrative Tools reading "Create or format hard disk partitions." From there you should see the Seagate 1TB hard drive. Now you should be able to format the hard drive and you're good to go.

    Overall, I'm fairly happy so far. It's very quiet for a hard drive that has 1Tb and is 7200rpm.
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    Cooper Van Dorpe
    1.0 out of 5 stars So im pretty pissed. I am a freshmen and when i ...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2017
    Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase
    So im pretty pissed. I am a freshmen and when i graduated eighth grade, i saved all my money from my grad party and birthday to build myself a shiny gaming pc. My friend told me what the best parts were. He got this hard drive, so i did the same. Everything was good for about a month, and then things got weird. Sometimes windows wouldn't start up and it would go to my setup screen. I would have to restart my pc five times just to get it to start up windows. After another week, it just stopped working altogether. I had my dads friend come over and he told me that my hard drive was the problem. My dad also told me that the same thing happened to him about a year ago. The next logical move was to get it replaced, because i was told that the hard drive came with a warranty, and it did. A FOUR YEAR OLD WARRANTY. What the hell seagate. So now im waiting for a new hardrive from a different company to arrive, and im still trying to get in touch to get a refund. What the f*** seagate...
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    Lucas Felipe
    5.0 out of 5 stars HD novo e de boa qualidade
    Reviewed in Brazil on November 20, 2022
    Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
    HD de otima qualidade, o sistema operacional ja da tela da area de trabalho em menos de 20 cegundossegundos, o produto veio bem embrulhado, transportadora tambem fez um otimo servisso, obrigado pelo trabalho
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    PEUGNET Thomas
    2.0 out of 5 stars COLIS NON CONFORME A L'ACHAT
    Reviewed in France on March 12, 2024
    Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
    J'en ai commandé deux, il y a eu un neuf et un reconditionné avec deux pas de vis HS, il reste un morceau de vis dans l'un deux .... J'ai payé pour 2 neufs pas pour de l'occasion ....
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    Rentner 78
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pünktliche Versendung
    Reviewed in Germany on November 12, 2021
    Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
    Sauberer Zustand, Einbau in PC iO , Betriebssystem Installiert Gerät läuft wieder "DANKE"
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    kloter M.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Anderer Typ Festplatte
    Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2018
    Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase
    Es war leider nicht der selbe typ von Festplatte,schaade
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    renebour
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy install + works like a charm
    Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2013
    Capacity: 1 TBVerified Purchase
    Love speed and very quiet.
    why this review has to be so long.....
    Love speed and very quiet.
    this is ridiculous
    get me out of here
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