Review on Seagate 1TB Mobile HDD SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 2.5": Internal Bare Drive (ST1000LM035) - Reliable Storage Solution for Enhanced Performance by Rico Posley

I bought a refurbished model and it stalled on the second use. It was from another provider. This new block seems to have the same problem but is not blocked yet. I don't suggest using this in a USB 3 case overheating when transferring large files, usually in just a few minutes each time. I'm keeping this one because of the low price and the workaround I came up with. I load the drive with movies through the large vertical USB 3 to SATA bay. That seems to keep him cool enough. I then transfer files to my NAS using a USB 3 adapter, but to no avail. It seems to work. In other words, this disc is fine as long as it's blank.