Ideal for use with desktop performance towers, all-in-one computers, consumer-grade NAS devices or desktop RAID arrays, this Seagate internal hard drive features a 1TB capacity, so you can store plenty of digital files.
I had a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB hard drive fail after only a few months. Never having had a hard drive fail at this age (immediately-yes, multiple years of use-yes, after a few months of light service – no), I decided to research this drive on the internet. Unfortunately, I learned that these drives are very well known to have a ridiculously high early failure rate (40% or better by some estimates). Examining tech boards and Seagate’s web site reveals that these problems have been known to exist since early 2009 and are very wide spread. It appears that Seagate has handled the issue about as poorly as possible and (despite their PR releases to the contrary) refuse to provide free data recovery. Since Seagate refuses to directly acknowledge that they marketed a clearly defective product , it is impossible to trust this company or know if they have corrected the obvious design or production flaws. Unlike Western Digital, Seagate requires that you pay approximately $20.00 for shipping to have the faulty drive replaced under warranty.
I will not put another Seagate hard drive into anything other than a trash can.
What's great about it: good pricing
What's not so great: ridiculously high early failure rate and poor customer service