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It is currently the best gb/dollar drive right now at $70 so I was tempted to get it but then saw the backblaze article. People on /r/buildapc don't seem to be
by rawnlq 10y ago
It is currently the best gb/dollar drive right now at $70 so I was tempted to get it but then saw the backblaze article.
People on /r/buildapc don't seem to believe it's a problem though: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/4jkpor/avoid_the_seagate_barracuda_3tb_35_7200rpm/ https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/4jkpor/avoid_the_...
- wiredfool 10y agoWell, they're entitled to their opinion. It's possible that the problem was fixed and that there are new drives with that model number that don't have the bug. I personally wouldn't use one for anything more critical than a door stop. Been there, done that, lost some data.
- jandrese 10y agoYeah, I personally wouldn't buy one at this point. It looks a lot like some sort of design or chronic manufacturing flaw. Seagate's version of the IBM Deathstar.