Same here. I salvaged this from my old PC, and it's nothing special. 1TB is still plenty for file, app, and game storage, which is what I use this one for.

Bottom tier storage for games. This came from a Dell xps from 2014 and keeps following me around.

Great for storing videos, but not for gaming.

Simple 1TB HDD, was good value and works fine.

When I first got this in 2015 this hard drive was a mainstay for bulk storage. It is probably still one of the best 1 TB HDDs value wise, but no one should probably be buying those anymore for new builds.

The additional 1TB SATA drive provides ample storage capacity, making it perfect for efficiently saving my game videos and clips.

Pulled this from my old Dell Inspiron 3847 when it stopped working. Can be a little slow, but I got the computer for free so it doesn't matter to me.

While SSDs are a lot faster than traditional HDDs such as this, they are also much more expensive. When I got this HDD about 8 years ago, a 1TB SSD was easily $200+, and since it has been rock solid ever since, I haven't seen a reason to replace it yet. I could always upgrade to 2TB in the future, but that's not a priority at the moment.

Ol' Reliable. Have had this HDD for almost 10 years and it still runs as my backup drive.

Hard drives still have some purpose in 2024. As of now, SSDS have increased in price, this isn't a bad option.