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necessary to format a new 3TB HDD?

July 20th, 2012, 14:09

Is it necessary to format a new 3TB HDD? Someone online said with todays S.M.A.R.T. HDD's formatting is not necessary anymore.

If yes, how long will formatting take with USB 3.0?

The HDD i'm specifically speaking of is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844

Thank you :)
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