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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136874&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL053112&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL053112-_-EMC-053112-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136874-L0A

I think again I have to stand up for Best Buy's Seagate Barracuda LP. The 3 TB version is $169.99, and comes with the same 5 year warranty as the 2 TB drive. $10 for three additional years' coverage is a no-brainer IMHO.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate+-+Barracuda+3TB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive+for+Desktops/3371132.p?id=1218396591168&skuId=3371132

 

 

<shrug>  just passing info not taking side :-)

I think again I have to stand up for Best Buy's Seagate Barracuda LP. The 3 TB version is $169.99, and comes with the same 5 year warranty as the 2 TB drive. $10 for three additional years' coverage is a no-brainer IMHO.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate+-+Barracuda+3TB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive+for+Desktops/3371132.p?id=1218396591168&skuId=3371132

 

yea, youll need it for a seagate

I think again I have to stand up for Best Buy's Seagate Barracuda LP. The 3 TB version is $169.99, and comes with the same 5 year warranty as the 2 TB drive. $10 for three additional years' coverage is a no-brainer IMHO.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate+-+Barracuda+3TB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive+for+Desktops/3371132.p?id=1218396591168&skuId=3371132

 

That is not the LP model, it is 7200rpm.

 

No brainer for me, faster drive with a 5 year warranty for only $10 more.

I think again I have to stand up for Best Buy's Seagate Barracuda LP. The 3 TB version is $169.99, and comes with the same 5 year warranty as the 2 TB drive. $10 for three additional years' coverage is a no-brainer IMHO.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate+-+Barracuda+3TB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive+for+Desktops/3371132.p?id=1218396591168&skuId=3371132

 

That is not the LP model, it is 7200rpm.

 

No brainer for me, faster drive with a 5 year warranty for only $10 more.

 

[shrug] unless of course you want the lower power version.  But certainly as a parity drive the 7200rpm version is more desirable IIRC.

 

yea, youll need it for a seagate

 

I've had to RMA six drives in the past two months: two Seagates, one Samsung (fulfilled by Seagate), and three Western Digitals.

That is not the LP model, it is 7200rpm.

 

No brainer for me, faster drive with a 5 year warranty for only $10 more.

 

Sorry, brain fart on my part there. I had just finished looking at the 2 TB Barracuda LP, so I had "LP" on the brain. But I agree: unless you have an aversion to the faster rotation, then this makes it an even better value.

 

Although I think the performance difference in an unRAID application is pretty marginal between a 7200 vs. 5400 rpm drive; I also think that the power savings and heat dissipation differences are pretty marginal as well.