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Altrix HD-3179 SE 4TB 5,400 RPM SMR Desktop Hard Drive

Hard Drives · Altrix · SKU HD3179-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index1,074 (Hard Drives scale)
Category rank#28,636
Street price$99
Power5 W
Performance per dollar10.85
Released2021

Specifications

BrandAltrix
ModelAltrix HD-3179 SE
Capacity4 TB
ClassDesktop
RecordingSMR (shingled magnetic recording)
Spindle speed5,400 RPM
Cache256 MB
InterfaceSATA 6 Gb/s
Sustained transfer180 MB/s
Workload rating180 TB/year
MTBF1 million hours
Helium-filledNo
Warranty2 years

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