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Q: QuestionWhat is the cache buffer size of this Seagate hard drive?

• A:Answer This Seagate hard drive has a cache buffer size of 256 megabytes.

Q: QuestionWhat are the best-fit applications for this hard drive?

• A:Answer This hard drive is best suited for desktop storage, all-in-one storage, home servers, or DAS devices.

Q: QuestionWhat is the cache buffer size of this Seagate hard drive?

• A:Answer This Seagate hard drive has a cache buffer size of 256 megabytes.

Q: QuestionWhat interface does this hard drive use for connection?

• A:Answer This hard drive uses a SATA III interface for easy connection to your computer.

Q: QuestionWhat is the interface used for connecting this hard drive?

• A:Answer This hard drive uses a SATA III interface for connecting to a computer.

Q: QuestionDoes this hard drive have a heatsink?

• A:Answer No, this hard drive does not have a heatsink.

Q: QuestionWhat is the storage capacity of this Seagate hard drive?

• A:Answer This Seagate hard drive has a storage capacity of 8TB.

Q: QuestionWhat kind of power source does this hard drive use?

• A:Answer This hard drive uses an eSATA bus for its power source.

Q: QuestionDoes this Seagate hard drive have a heatsink?

• A:Answer No, this hard drive does not come with a heatsink.

Q: QuestionWhat is the rotational speed of this hard drive?

• A:Answer This hard drive has a rotational speed of 5400 revolutions per minute.

Q: QuestionWhat is the total storage capacity of this Seagate hard drive?

• A:Answer This Seagate hard drive has a storage capacity of 8TB.

Q: QuestionIs this drive SMR (shingled magnetic recording)?

Asked 3 years ago by itsKO.

• A:Answer Pg 12 of the product manual states the Recording Technology is in fact "SMR".

  Answered 3 years ago by haste266

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Q: QuestionWhat is the RPM speed of this drive 5600 or 7200?

Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer 5,400 RPM, yet the 2TB ST2000DMA08 has 7,200RPM if you prefer speed over capacity.

  Answered 4 years ago by techgirl

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Q: QuestionIs this hard drive good for gaming desktops

Asked 4 years ago by DivaTisha.

• A:Answer It's great for storage not great for gaming in my opinion. You can run a game on it but will likely have long load times. It is a 5200 RPM HDD so it is a bit slow. That said I have 2 in my rig, I keep games I want to keep up to date but not playing regularly on the HDD's and games I play regularly on SSD'S. I also keep my photo's, documents and some programs on there as well. It works out for me. Transfers are still speedy so moving a 60GB game from the Seagate to an SDD takes roughly 15 minutes or so. Hope this helps!

  Answered 4 years ago by PaulBVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes this HDD come with a data connection cable? It's my first time shopping for a secondary HDD and since I bought a prebuilt I don't know if it has the cable included with the prebuilt. Thanks in advance!

Asked 3 years ago by pcbuyer.

• A:Answer No. It only comes with the drive. You'll need the power and sata cables

  Answered 2 years ago by LarrySVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWill this work with a Synology disk station?

Asked 1 week ago by lonos2fan.

• A:Answer I do not recommend this drive for any type of nas setup as it uses smr technology which has been known to give issues in a nas array. I have 4 of these drives and works great as single storage drives in my desktop but has giving me issues in my nas server.

  Answered 1 week ago by RyanVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWhat is the manufacturer's warranty for this 8TB hard disk drive?

Asked 1 year ago by prof2000.

• A:Answer Manual says two years.

  Answered 1 year ago by Anonymous

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Q: QuestionWill this work in a Eufy homebase surveillance system

Asked 3 months ago by Kygurl10.

Q: QuestionDoes this drive come with windows

Asked 6 months ago by BigCHUNKY.

• A:Answer the drive is empty, a complete blank slate. it's up to the user to install any type of operating system such as windows or, in my case, linux

  Answered 3 months ago by IstvanVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWill this work on a PS4 (Phat/Slim/Pro) if I install it inside the console?

Asked 8 months ago by seeno47.

• A:Answer No, you need a 2.5-inch Barracuda which is a laptop drive.

  Answered 5 months ago by Lenny

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