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🔍 Seagate Skyhawk 4TB Surveillance Hard Drive with SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 3.5-Inch Internal Disk - Frustration Free Packaging (ST4000VX007) Review

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Description of 🔍 Seagate Skyhawk 4TB Surveillance Hard Drive with SATA 6Gb/s, 64MB Cache, 3.5-Inch Internal Disk - Frustration Free Packaging (ST4000VX007)

Custom-built for surveillance applications with Image Perfect firmware for crisp, clear, 24×7 video workloads. Maximum 180TB/year workload rating—3× the workload rating of desktop drives—for reliable performance in write-intensive surveillance systems. Rotational vibration (RV) sensors help maintain performance in RAID and multi-drive systems (4TB or higher). Up to 10TB of capacity to store up to 10,000 hours of HD video.

Reviews

Global ratings 16
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Type of review

Decent product but terrible service. Even the minimum requirements of the law to provide a receipt for the purchase are not met Got pros: The disc matches the description and so far (a week) works without problems Cons below: From 232022. until 012022. does not provide a receipt for the purchase, which means there is no guarantee for the goods. Where is the check? Not by mail, not by email, not by sms. I have been corresponding with the support service for a week now and each time the answer is

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Reliable purchase, guaranteed to be a good purchase.

There were 2 old men in terms of terabytes, both are already crunching and they are no longer enough for volumes in 2022 with 4k video, so I started looking for a 4+ TB hard drive. The choice fell on this instance. Yes, there are cheaper ones, but SMR technology is used there, and here CMR, which I consider an advantage.

Pros
  • 4 TB for 6500 - great price (with a coupon for a thousand) Silent compared to my 2 old hard ones Claimed speeds СMR

Revainrating 2 out of 5

No joy in buying the product, it's not good.

Another SkyHawk 1Tb hard drive stopped seeing after 1 one month of operation. I will take a product from another manufacturer.

Pros
  • Price lower than WD Purple
Cons
  • The disk died after 3.5 years of work in the video surveillance system

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I can't stop being happy with the purchase, a very good deal!

For the price that I bought 5200+, the bank will still return 20 percent of the stock, you need to take it. I chose between this and a model with a large buffer but a tiled record. It does not heat up, now it is 27 degrees under load, which is a couple more than in the room.

Pros
  • It's too early to say, but for the price that I bought along with all the goodies from the bank and the market for the price of 1 TB, I took it for a PC for storage, + not a tiled record, for me it was decisive.
Cons
  • A little slower than my old WD Purple. Recording in a single stream from 80-130. I don’t know why, but it goes in waves from smaller to larger, I didn’t test it any more, maybe I’ll unsubscribe later.

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I like it, thanks for the quality product.

I have read all the articles about CMR / SMR, although I amcomnnected with thecomputer field, but I can’t keep up with all the trends and the novelty. I always took WD (12-14 years old), but then the price and the availability of SMR technology in cheap drives pushed me away. In the case of Seagate, where on their page HDD options are described where this or that technology is used, I decided to buy this CD. In principle, there are nocomplaints about him. I use it as a second drive in…

Pros
  • - Price - Volume
Cons
  • - Very noisy. Crunches head at work

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best thing I have ever used, highly recommended!

Conducted special research. On Ubuntu Linux 19.04, the HDD is in video surveillance mode. That is, the set of instructions "ATA Streaming Feature Set" is enabled by default and how to disable it is not written anywhere. In Windows 7, the mentioned set of instructions is disabled by default in the driver, and I don’t even know how to enable it. Fortunately, Microsoft, unlike Linuxoids, went the most reliable way. As a result, when writing files in Linux, files are written quickly, but with…

Pros
  • * High recording speed, because the HDD is optimized for use in video surveillance systems with simultaneous recording of multiple video data streams. * Low power consumption. * Low noise. * Low vibration. The HDD has special vibration sensors. * Low temperature.
Cons
  • * The impossibility of using the HDD in Linux OS for domestic purposes.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

The product sucks and the quality is terrible.

Speeds for this format are normal. Lives in Deepcool ICEDISK 100. It was taken for backup and torrent dump, it copes well with this - the disk is designed for multi-threaded continuous recording. Handles mixed loads just fine. For 2 months, 15Tb were recorded, 20 were read. - Purchased 04/04/2022 For 11~ months, 39 were recorded, 67 were read. No problems so far, time will tell. - 12202222 There was a parasitic noise, brr-brrr-brr, either the engine is dying, or the heads are constantly…

Pros
  • CMR
Cons
  • Parasitic noise appeared after 1 year and 8 months

Revainrating 1 out of 5

A worthless product, definitely not worth your money!

After 2 years of work in Synology NAS, 1 out of 2 disks began to crumble. For a month of work, the number of bad sectors increased from 100 to 1000. I contacted the Seagate TP - to no avail, they offer to make several checks and start recovery. But this did not help, the answer to questions about the 3-year warranty is: "Unfortunately, all processes for replacing hard drives through the manufacturer have been discontinued at the moment" Therefore, I do not recommend buying the products of this

Pros
  • No
Cons
  • Cracked after 2 years

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Died at 9 months

I had no problem with this item until it suddenly died without warning. Revain's description says it has a 3 year limited warranty. I just can't find a way to contact anyone about the steps to make a warranty claim.

Pros
  • Price
Cons
  • Weight

Revainrating 1 out of 5

The drive died after 3 days!

Worked about three days and then just died. Terrible quality control on Seagate hard drives these days. Now everything has to be made in China. Luckily, Revain makes it very easy to find a replacement. An identical replacement drive will be delivered the same day I submitted the claim. Now I have 3 weeks to return the defective drive free of charge. Hope the replacement lasts longer. If that doesn't help, I'll try WD Purple.

Pros
  • The best
Cons
  • Not the best

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Q-See QT504 1TB Fast Hard Drive Replacement.

My Q-See QT504 went black on all channels. The 1TB hard drive (WD AV-GP) has failed. After watching a video from YT, I ordered this device. When it arrived (2 days) I opened the package, took out the raw drive and put it in my QT504 box. Just 2 plug-ins with SATA drives. Device switched on and it immediately recognized the new HD. Reset all settings and selected format for this disc. After 5 minutes my Q-See QY504 was operational again on all channels! Very happy with it!

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • Vulgarity

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Loud on my best Tivo in data storage

I bought this to replace a failed drive in my Tivo (Roamio Plus). I've always had good durability with Seagate drives and maybe this one will last a long time. However, I could hear the drive's head spinning even while watching TV, and I could even hear the comparatively loud spinning noise of its drive when the TV was off. Received a replacement from Revain as I thought the drive was defective. How can a ride be so disgusting? Well, the replacement was just as bad. I bought a WD Purple instead

Pros
  • Excellent overall performance
Cons
  • No performance

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Using the right tool for the job

This is a great drive for a security camera. As an IT pro, I can't count the number of times surveillance systems fail right when you need them, just because you're using the wrong drive. Also, using a desktop hard drive or NAS for surveillance wastes valuable police time. Ever tried scrolling through multiple days of video while recording at the same time? I have and I'm telling you it's no fun! Unfortunately, this drive failed after just a few months of use, but Revain (and Seagate) honor the

Pros
  • Great for me
Cons
  • Negative

Revainrating 1 out of 5

WON'T BUY ANY MORE! DIED A LITTLE OVER 2 MONTHS. THE WARRANTY IS A JOKE.

ONLY LASTED MORE THAN 2 MONTHS. MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY IS 3 YEARS. YOU CANNOT MAKE A PRODUCT THAT WILL BECOME PERMANENT. DAMAGE THE SEAGATE BRAND. THEN YOU MUST GO THROUGH THIS LARGE PERIOD OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSUMPTION TO CLAIM A WARRANTY. THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO SEND IT BACK AT THE SHIPPING COSTS TO GET A REPLACEMENT. SO 2 TO 5 DAYS TO SEND IT TO HIM THEN ANOTHER 2 TO 5 DAYS TO INSPECT YOUR DRIVE AND CHECK FOR WARRANTY DEFECTS AND THEN IF YOU ARE LUCKY ANOTHER 2 TO 5 DAYS TO GET A…

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • The list is getting long.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Quiet and solid. Hard disk 4 TB.

I bought a 4TB hard drive. I was a little worried about the slower rotation speed and the 64MB cache. I use eight cameras in a Samsung/Wisenet system. This system came with 1TB and four cameras. But after I added four more to the system, 1TB was no longer enough. I bought this for a terabyte drive because it was the exact model of my 1TB. It's a 3.5-inch drive, so make sure it fits in your console or whatever you're putting it in. It's important for people to know that this isn't a standard…

Pros
  • A sea of positive emotions
Cons
  • I won't say anything