{"product_id":"seagate-barracuda-8tb-internal-3-5-st8000dm004-hard-drive-open-box","title":"Seagate Barracuda 8TB, Internal 3.5\" (ST8000DM004) Hard Drive [OPEN BOX]","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;color:#222;line-height:1.55;font-size:15px;\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"background:#111;color:#fff;padding:25px 22px;border-radius:8px 8px 0 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:.2px;\"\u003e\n   Seagate BarraCuda 8TB Internal 3.5\" Hard Drive\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size:17px;color:#d9d9d9;margin-top:6px;\"\u003e\n   ST8000DM004 | SATA 6Gb\/s | 5400 RPM | 256MB Cache | Open Box — Tested | 100% Health\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #d9d9d9;border-top:0;padding:24px 22px;border-radius:0 0 8px 8px;\"\u003e\n  ```\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#edf8ef;border-left:5px solid #208a3b;padding:15px 16px;margin-bottom:22px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    Condition: Open Box — Opened Only to Test | 100% SMART Health\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   The original package was opened solely to test and verify this drive before listing. SMART testing shows\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    100% Health\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   at the time of inspection, with no reported bad sectors, warnings, or caution indicators shown in the test results. The drive has not been used as a daily storage drive, operating-system drive, NAS drive, RAID drive, surveillance drive, mining drive, or long-term data-storage device. Any power-on time is from testing only. Please review the listing photos for the exact drive, label, packaging condition, and SMART health results.\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Add serious high-capacity storage to a desktop PC, media server, backup setup, or external enclosure with this\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 3.5-inch internal hard drive\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   , model\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    ST8000DM004\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   With 8TB of capacity, a standard SATA 6Gb\/s connection, and 256MB cache, this drive is a practical choice for large game libraries, photos, videos, movies, music, backups, completed projects, and general desktop storage expansion.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Sold by\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    Groovy Computers\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   — a Canadian technology business focused on clear listings, reliable hardware, and helpful compatibility support.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:20px;border-bottom:2px solid #c90000;padding-bottom:7px;margin:28px 0 14px;\"\u003e\n   Key Specifications\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n   \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;width:38%;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Brand\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      Seagate\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Series\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      BarraCuda Compute\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Model Number\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      ST8000DM004\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Storage Capacity\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      8TB\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Drive Type\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      Internal Desktop Hard Disk Drive\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Form Factor\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      3.5-inch\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Interface\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      SATA III \/ SATA 6Gb\/s\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Rotational Speed\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      5400 RPM\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Cache\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      256MB\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Maximum Sustained Transfer Rate\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      Up to 190MB\/s\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Recording Technology\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      SMR — Shingled Magnetic Recording\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Workload Rating\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      Up to 55TB Per Year\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#f7f7f7;\"\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003e\n       Dimensions\n      \u003c\/strong\u003e\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n     \u003ctd style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n      Approx. 147 × 101.85 × 26.11mm\n     \u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n   \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:20px;border-bottom:2px solid #c90000;padding-bottom:7px;margin:28px 0 14px;\"\u003e\n   Tested Condition \u0026amp; SMART Health\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"padding-left:22px;margin-top:0;\"\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Original package opened only to test the drive before listing.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    SMART report shows\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     100% Health\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n    at the time of testing.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    No reported bad sectors, caution flags, warnings, or SMART errors were present in the displayed test results.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Drive was briefly connected to verify basic detection, operation, and health status.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Not used for personal files, operating-system installation, games, media storage, RAID, NAS, surveillance, mining, or long-term storage.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Any power-on hours or power-cycle count shown are from testing only.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Please use the SMART screenshot or test photo in the listing as the final reference for reported health data.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Drive will be ready for the buyer to initialize, partition, and format for their own system.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:20px;border-bottom:2px solid #c90000;padding-bottom:7px;margin:28px 0 14px;\"\u003e\n   Excellent For\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"padding-left:22px;margin-top:0;\"\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Desktop PC storage expansion\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Large Steam, Epic Games, Xbox PC, and game-library storage\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Movies, TV shows, music, photos, and video collections\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Local backups and archive storage\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Completed creative projects and large media files\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Compatible 3.5-inch SATA external enclosures and docking stations\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    High-capacity direct-attached storage for desktop computers\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:20px;border-bottom:2px solid #c90000;padding-bottom:7px;margin:28px 0 14px;\"\u003e\n   Important Compatibility Notes\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"padding-left:22px;margin-top:0;\"\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    This is a standard\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     3.5-inch SATA desktop hard drive\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n    .\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    It does not fit laptop drive bays, M.2 \/ NVMe slots, PlayStation 5 internal storage, or Xbox Series internal storage.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Your desktop PC requires both a SATA data connection and SATA power connection.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    For external use, you need a compatible 3.5-inch SATA enclosure or dock with its own power adapter.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    This is a mechanical hard drive, not a solid-state drive; it is designed for large storage capacity rather than SSD-level load times.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    This model uses SMR recording technology and is best suited for backups, archives, media libraries, desktop storage, and lighter write workloads.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    For heavy-write RAID, intensive NAS use, surveillance recording, databases, or constant-write workloads, a CMR NAS or enterprise-class drive is a better fit.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Your operating system will show slightly less than 8TB usable space after formatting because storage manufacturers and operating systems calculate capacity differently.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:20px;border-bottom:2px solid #c90000;padding-bottom:7px;margin:28px 0 14px;\"\u003e\n   Condition Details\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"padding-left:22px;margin-top:0;\"\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Open-box condition; retail seal\/package was opened only for testing.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    SMART health tested at 100% at the time of inspection.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Not used as a regular storage drive.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Original packaging may show signs of being opened for testing.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Please review all photos for the exact drive label, serial-number area, packaging condition, and SMART report.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Only items clearly shown in the listing photos are included.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:20px;border-bottom:2px solid #c90000;padding-bottom:7px;margin:28px 0 14px;\"\u003e\n   What's Included\n  \u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"padding-left:22px;margin-top:0;\"\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    1 × Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 3.5-inch Internal SATA Hard Drive — ST8000DM004\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Original opened packaging, if shown in the listing photos\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"background:#fff7e6;border:1px solid #f0d49a;padding:14px 16px;margin-top:24px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    Please Note:\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   SATA data cable, SATA power cable, mounting screws, external enclosure, USB dock, USB cable, computer, operating system, and accessories not clearly pictured are not included.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"background:#fff7e6;border:1px solid #f0d49a;padding:14px 16px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    Manufacturer Warranty Notice:\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   This is an open-box tested item. Any remaining Seagate warranty coverage, serial-number eligibility, proof-of-purchase requirement, transferability, regional terms, and claim approval are determined solely by Seagate. Groovy Computers does not guarantee third-party manufacturer warranty approval after resale.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:28px;padding:17px;background:#111;color:#fff;border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cstrong style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n    Buy with confidence from Groovy Computers.\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"color:#dedede;\"\u003e\n    Questions about SATA compatibility, external enclosures, drive installation, or whether this model suits your storage needs? Please message us through eBay before purchasing.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  ```\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Seagate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49980306194672,"sku":null,"price":249.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/9346\/3792\/files\/10_ef8b2c56-d720-4898-8796-401135951079.jpg?v=1783352990","url":"https:\/\/groovycomputers.ca\/products\/seagate-barracuda-8tb-internal-3-5-st8000dm004-hard-drive-open-box","provider":"Groovy Computers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}