Barracuda Green Desktop Hard Drive

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Green speed machine.

Barracuda® Green desktop hard drives feature capacities up to 2TB and a unique 5900-RPM spin speed to deliver the highest performance available in a green drive.

  • Up to 20% faster than other eco-friendly internal hard drives
  • Up to 44% less power consumption than standard desktop drives
  • Optimized performance with available 64MB cache and SATA 6Gb/s interface
  • SmartAlign™ technology for easy migration to the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard

Big performance. Small eco-footprint.

Barracuda Green desktop hard drives deliver the best of both worlds: best-in-class performance and a small eco-footprint.

  • Sustained data transfer rates up to 144 MB/s
  • 70% or more of the materials used to build Barracuda Green hard drives are recyclable
  • Reduced power usage and heat output saves cooling costs and increases the drive’s useful life
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Delivers more storage.

Barracuda Green desktop hard drives are available in enormous 2TB or 1.5TB capacities. The 2TB models can hold up to 45 hours of 1080i, HD-DVCPRO encoded video—enough to produce several feature length video masterpieces.

Rest easy knowing that your Barracuda Green desktop hard drive will provide ample space and years of worry-free operation.

More Barracuda Green features

Easily migrates to Advanced Format 4K sector technology.

The Barracuda Green desktop hard drive includes Seagate® SmartAlign™ technology. This innovation helps you easily get all the benefits of the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard—no utilities, no extra steps.

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Perfect when you need to:
  • Expand your desktop storage
  • Build a network attached storage (NAS) device or Windows-based storage server
  • Outfit an eco-friendly desktop computer
What do you get?
  • Barracuda Green desktop hard drive
  • Interface cable*, Power adapter* and Mounting screws*
  • Quick installation guide*
  • CD with software and manual*
  • Self-installation kits feature a 5-year limited warranty
  • Drive only models include a 3-year limited warranty

*Included only in Self-installation kits

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