Review on 📁 Seagate Constellation ES 3TB Internal Bare Drive ST33000650NS - 7200RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch | Buy Now by Hongseok Bak ᠌

Name: 📁 Seagate Constellation ES 3TB Internal Bare Drive ST33000650NS - 7200RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch | Buy Now
Item: 📁 Seagate Constellation ES 3TB Internal Bare Drive ST33000650NS - 7200RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch | Buy Now
Rating: 3

October 22, 2022

Average quality, not a great product.

The volume of the HDD is the most important parameter for me, since the screw is the loudest element in my computer (the second place is the PSU, the third is the CPU cooler -i7-3770). WD Green seemed loud and slow to me, so I decided to replace it with this instance. As a result, left as is. For me, this level of noise is unacceptable.
I also appreciated the speed. Reading a folder with 50GB movies - 4:24 on this instance and 4:48 on WDC_WD20EZRX - the difference is less than 10%! Windows loading speed is about the same. In general, you will have to use for backup, and leave WD Green as the main one.

Pros

They write about reliability, but it’s hard to check if you don’t buy a dozen and find out how many of them are covered in three years. No other benefits have been identified. A screw is like a screw.

Cons

Who said it's quiet? Led to these comments and bought. Turned out to be MUCH louder than the existing WD Green. Higher volume of both the engine (constant noise) and the operation of the heads (crackling). The second disadvantage is the price. Fortunately, I bought it from my hands for 3000, while in the store it was 7800.