Seagate BarraCuda 8TB
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SeagateHDDSATA III3.5-inch
Specifications
- Capacity
- 8TB
- Interface
- SATA III
- Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
- Endurance
- —
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Brand
- Seagate
- Price / TB
- $35.00/TB
Value Score Breakdown
Speed (25%)15
Endurance (20%)30
Warranty (10%)30
Reviews (10%)75
Our Verdict
The Seagate BarraCuda 8TB at $268 offers $0.034 per GB — the best cost-per-gigabyte of any drive on this list and the right answer when raw storage capacity is the goal. At 5400 RPM it reads at around 180–220 MB/s, adequate for streaming stored video or sequential backups but not for workloads requiring fast random access. The 2-year warranty is shorter than WD's standard offering. For NAS use, Seagate's IronWolf line is better-suited; for desktop bulk storage and personal backup archives, the BarraCuda 8TB at $0.034/GB is the most economical spinning-disk option in this set.
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