Seagate BarraCuda 2TB
Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 3.5-inch 7200RPM SATA HDD (ST2000DM008/DMZ08): budget mass storage using SMR, good for game libraries and general desktop capacity.
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Product overview
Seagate introduced the 2TB BarraCuda (ST2000DM008) on October 5, 2018 as part of its BarraCuda 3.5-inch desktop HDD family; the later ST2000DMZ08 is a “Z‑SKU” variant with the same core specs. It continues to appear on Seagate’s current BarraCuda 3.5 lineup and datasheets, so it is not discontinued.
Positioned in the budget tier, it exists to provide inexpensive terabytes rather than SSD-class speed. As a 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM HDD with a 256 MB cache that uses SMR recording, it’s a sensible choice for a PC game library, general files, or a low-cost capacity upgrade. Unique note: SMR favors sequential workloads and is less ideal for sustained random-write tasks.
- mass storage
- game library
- budget upgrade
Product highlights
- Note: Graphics May Vary and Size (3.5") refer to the size of the data platters not the size of the hard drive mechanism
- Store more, compute faster, and do it confidently with the proven reliability of BarraCuda internal hard drives
- Build a powerhouse gaming computer or desktop setup with a variety of capacities and form factors
- The go to SATA hard drive solution for nearly every PC application—from music to video to photo editing to PC gaming
- Confidently rely on internal hard drive technology backed by 20 years of innovation
Specifications
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Type
- HDD
- Form factor
- 3.5
- Hardware Interface
- SATA
- Data Transfer Rate
- 600 MB
- Read speed
- 156 MB/s
- Tdp
- 4 W
