Seagate’s 3TB GoFlex Desk hard disk reviewed: hot, in more ways than one

Just under two months ago, Seagate pushed the capacity envelope yet again by introducing a $250 3TB hard drive meant to be used by archivists across the world. It all sounds peachy on paper, but AnandTech managed to uncover a unclean little secret concerning the drive that serious power users should learn about. For starters, the crew cracked open the case find a 3.5-inch, five platter Barracuda XT — that’s a drive that Seagate doesn’t intend to sell for internal use until the top of the year, but it surely’s available now when you’re willing to spring for its enclosure. Reviewers actually fell for the total design, but they noticed quickly just how little ventilation options there were. Obviously, that point came back to bite the drive once data were transferring over for a couple of hours, as temperatures soared beyond the 140 degree Fahrenheit mark and transfer rates plummeted. Seagate affirmed that those high temperatures were within spec, but critics felt that running it as such for extended periods may harm the longevity; it’s obviously a raffle you’ll be taking if you want this much space within a single drive, but we’d recommend hitting that source link before you make a decision which can burn you down the road.

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