I've only had this drive for a couple of months so I can't rate its longevity. I am using it in a RAID configuration and it is performing well. I have a neighbor with a defective wash machine and her spin cycle shakes my whole place. Don't laugh...it's true!

"At this point in time this is the hard drive to have if you want a big and fast one."

B&H delivers, literally and fast. And as always, the best overall deal. This drive is everything you'd expect; quiet, fast, and HUGE!!! Fast & easy to install and set-up in Windows 7. If you work with gigantic files like 4k video, this is the drive for you!

Good capacity and several times faster than the older 8TB archive drives.

About a year ago, a man of African descent came to our church. Since our church consists of mainly Chinese people, it was not hard to spot him. In the part of the service acknowledging newcomers, the chairperson on stage greeted the man of African descent. "Where are you from?

Just like its predecessor the Barracuda Pro 10TB the 12TB variant is one of the fastest SATA III hard disk drives in the market today. Also thanks to the addition of an extra plate it's actually even faster compared to its predecessor something which we also saw when we reviewed the IronWolf and...

- Build Quality (300WRL / 1 Million Hours MTBF; - Top Of The Charts Performance (SATA; - 256MB Cache; - 12TB's Capacity; - Temperatures / Noise Levels / Power Consumption; - Enclosure Material (Low Temperatures; - 5 Year Limited Warranty

- Price (For Some

The Seagate 12TB BarraCuda Pro puts lots of capacity in its 3.5" footprint, along with enough performance, to make it a worthy upgrade for creative professionals who need more on-site space.

Highest capacity desktop drive; Strong 2MB IOMeter performance; Strong HTPC and Gaming performance compared to other non-hybrid HDDs

Seagate BarraCuda 10TB; Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB; WD Blue SSHD Desktop 4TB; WD Black 4TB; WD Black 6TB; Highest capacity desktop drive; Strong 2MB IOMeter performance; Strong HTPC and Gaming performance compared to other non-hybrid HDDs

Power consumption figures look good, and turn into impressive once capacity is taken into account. Realize that the BarraCuda Pro is not a NAS drive, so the second chart is not as relevant as it is for NAS builds, but it does suggest that Seagate's other NAS drives built on the same Helium-filled...

It is always a race for who can deliver the first hard drive with a higher capacity to the Hardware.Info test lab. This time it is Seagate to win it and they do it with style. The Barracuda Pro 12TB is not only the biggest, but also the fastest hard drive that we have ever tested. More good news?

" Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated " - A Hard Disk Drive, yesterday. Today's review, the Seagate Barracuda Compute Pro 10TB hard drive, marks an exciting day in the annals of OC3D.