Guys, it's not as simple as hard drives are hard drives. These external drives from Seagate are better grade (you know they sell different grades to different markets, don't you?) and have customized firmware, so it's better tuned for continuous writes, has better recovery algorithm so that video won't stall due to read/write errors.
Sure, you can go buy a cheap generic off-the-shelf and it will work, but it won't have these extras. don't expect it to last just as long.
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Guys, it's not as simple as hard drives are hard drives. These external drives from Seagate are better grade (you know they sell different grades to different markets, don't you?) and have customized firmware, so it's better tuned for continuous writes, has better recovery algorithm so that video won't stall due to read/write errors.
Sure, you can go buy a cheap generic off-the-shelf and it will work, but it won't have these extras. don't expect it to last just as long.
You're right. This device is totally different than Seagate's general-purpose external storage (FreeAgent or Maxtor One Touch) - unlike WD's.