Recent content by AntLion

Look again at my op and notice that I also tried internally via sata and saw the same results. Anyway this can be marked as closed since I already took the drive back. This was my first Seagate drive and I think I will revert back to brands I've used and had good luck with. Most likely will go...

Thanks for the info. While the info is valid, these numbers are still below the norm and as such I decided on a refund.

Not sure what that means, but these results are not typical for this drive or any hdd manufactured in the last decade.

Just got a new hdd. Seagate BarraCuda 4TB (ST4000DM004} Before I installed it internally, I formatted it in a usb dock and ran crystaldisk mark to test the empty drive. Then I started to fill the drive and after filling it a tiny bit wanted to test again. As you can see the 4k writes...