Help me spot the difference between these two HDD‘s

[Rap4d]

Seagate BarraCuda 2 TB HDD, interne Festplatte (8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), 7200 U/Min, 256 MB Cache, SATA 6 Gb/s, silber) Modellnr.: ST2000DMZ08, FFP https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07H2RR55Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_KPHDEb0AAYS28
 

 

Seagate BarraCuda 2 TB HDD, interne Festplatte (8, 9 cm (3, 5 Zoll), 7200 U/Min, 256 MB Cache, SATA 6 Gb/s, silber) Modellnr.: ST2000DM008 https://www.amazon.de/dp/B075QJTBVT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_F8HDEbMB5KW0Z
 

 

Both seem to be the same drive but with a price difference and I don‘t know why. 
The modelnumber is also different!

 

Can you guys help me out with this?

[Kilrah]

Probably just the packaging is different...

[Rap4d]

10 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Probably just the packaging is different...

So I can go safely with the cheaper version?

 

the size is a little bit different it says

[zeecue]

Maybe this can help you:

https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/docs/pdf/marketing/st-model-number-cheat-sheet-sc504-1-1102us.pdf

 

But i would say the discs are more or less the same, maybe one newer than the other, as the part numbers cross reference to each other.

[mariushm]

Another option could be the 3 TB Toshiba P300 : https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/8PYLrH/toshiba-p300-3tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-hdwd130uzsva

 

10-15 euro more for an extra TB ... same warranty, and for mass storage and games you can redownload anytime, it's not a big deal if such drive fails

Personally I would buy locally, from local store, if there's any, simply because a small package with just 1 drive would be thrown around until it reaches you, so the drive could be damaged during shipping.

In contrast, local stores will typically order them in boxes of 25+ drives, which are heavy, so those boxes are more carefully shipped and they're not really thrown around (cause few people throw 20-30 kg boxes with hard drives)