
Set up in a family member's computer as backup storage for the ssd in a m-atx case. Will be just as reliable as a 3.5" given all the dog hair and dander this thing is going to subjected to.

Plug & play even in my old SATA1 Toshiba Satellite L655-S5156. 7200 RPM was a big plus for the price. WD is always my preference. Can't beat this HDD for this price.

So far so good. Very quiet. Low price

1TB of data, transfer rate is fast, no noticeable heat, compact size, affordable price, easy to initialize. Makes my wife happy.


This is a nice 1TB enterprise Seagate drive in a 2.5" form factor. I'm running this drive in a workstation. It came with a 5 year warranty. (Please note, this most likely will not fit in a laptop, if that is what you are seeking to do. It is much taller than a typical laptop drive.) So far, I'm very happy with it.,

This is a great Hard drive for anyone who want's a fast and reliable hard drive, Though it probably won't compete against a desktop 3.5" drive or an SSD. But still, it's pretty fast for a 7200 RPM Laptop Drive compared to a 5200RPM drive which usually comes stock with laptops. And also it has a 5-year warranty from WD themselves.

- SMALL form factor, perfect for my compact server. Perfect for setting up raid arrays.

Used in a RAID 10 for SQL and these things are really fast and work great


Seagate FireCuda is a 1/2 tb drive with flash memory,and something you just don't find much anymore. A 5 YEAR WARRANTY! A 5 year warranty mean that Seagate has the up most confidence in its FireCuda lineup. I have been using a Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB 2.5 Inch Solid State Hybrid Drive for 3 years in a low end 2011 laptop. And i really can't tell much difference between the Momentus XT and a SSD. Basically The Seagate Hybrid saves me from buying a new laptop! But after a month of swapping out the Momentus XT with this FireCuda and giving the flash memory a chance to know exactly what i use this laptop for.. I.E ,web browser ans Roku streamer. It is fast ,very fast ..But I can't see an increase over Seagates Momentus XT 500 gb drive. other than bragging "This is a FireCuda" I am more than satisfied that the FireCuda is a subtle upgrade from SSHD drives from previous generations.Tho only slightly. It is not a SSD ,but who wants to put a 500 gb SSD in your families streaming only laptop. To tell the truth , I also have an Alienware laptop and other than playing the latest and greatest games ,there is no difference. This boots Windows 7 in 17 seconds and everything including the internet is ready to go! Hulu,Roku it is up and ready. And you will not get this will a regular platter hard drive!
