June 13, 201214 yr http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DL003/dp/B004CCS266?SubscriptionId=1ZY3HFT8TRE2E1CESW82&tag=diskcompare-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B004CCS266
June 13, 201214 yr [sigh]... I need an extra 2TB to move some stuff around and diagnose a slow Raid 1 array.. I looked back and I paid $80/ea for the original drives.. now 1.5 years later.. $100 is a good deal! I'm not sure I can wait much longer for the prices to come back down! [sigh]
June 13, 201214 yr [shrug] at this point you are deciding on emotion not facts. Fact is, the drives will take a long time to get back to $80 and likely that will only happen as the next "generation" of drives come on line. 6 months ago it made sense to wait because we knew prices would drop quickly (and only to a point) once production came back up.. Now ... you are putting off your needs for $20 ... if you can afford $80 today, then you can afford $100 in X days by skipping going to the bar one night, skipping one restaurant meal, or working a few extra hours (if your job permits). We're not talking about outfitting a brand new 30TB box here. Do yourself a favor, stop worrying about not getting "the best deal possible" on a single drive and just be happy
June 13, 201214 yr [working a few extra hours (if your job permits). My work permits working many extra hours....just don't get paid any more than usual. Especially if end up with a rough On-Call week, hourly would have made it less "painful"
June 13, 201214 yr [sigh]... I need an extra 2TB to move some stuff around and diagnose a slow Raid 1 array.. I looked back and I paid $80/ea for the original drives.. now 1.5 years later.. $100 is a good deal! I'm not sure I can wait much longer for the prices to come back down! [sigh] If you're just looking to move stuff around, why not get this: http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-External-STAY3000102/dp/B0056YNA1Q For $130, it's only about $43 per TB, which is pretty close to your $80 for 2TB drives.
June 13, 201214 yr I wonder what the difference is between that one and this Newegg has that same model also for $129.99 Jim
June 13, 201214 yr If you're just looking to move stuff around, why not get this: http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-External-STAY3000102/dp/B0056YNA1Q For $130, it's only about $43 per TB, which is pretty close to your $80 for 2TB drives. It also only has a 1 year warranty
June 13, 201214 yr If you're just looking to move stuff around, why not get this: http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Desktop-External-STAY3000102/dp/B0056YNA1Q For $130, it's only about $43 per TB, which is pretty close to your $80 for 2TB drives. It also only has a 1 year warranty Sadly unless you buy a retail drive that's all you're going to get these days.
June 13, 201214 yr Nice deal @ $99 w/ no taxes or shipping Beats the $99 + taxes best buy was just offering a week or two ago. However only three year warranty versus five year warranty But 3 years isn't so bad--could of been worse at 2 years or 1 year!
June 14, 201214 yr Now at Newegg too: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $99.99 after promo EMCNDJH23 (ends 6/18/2012)
June 14, 201214 yr Now at Newegg too: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $99.99 after promo EMCNDJH23 (ends 6/18/2012) Figures... I bought one from amazon yesterday... I would have preferred to got it from Newegg as all my other drives are from them. Now I have to remember this one was from amazon!
June 14, 201214 yr Author If you use chrome...use the "Invisible Hand" extension.. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lghjfnfolmcikomdjmoiemllfnlmmoko?utm_source=webstore-app&utm_medium=awesome-new-tab-page
June 14, 201214 yr Author it works well. Catches most of them, amazon can be tricky as it sometimes has product descriptions that can't be picked up.
June 15, 201214 yr Now at Newegg too: Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - $99.99 after promo EMCNDJH23 (ends 6/18/2012) Figures... I bought one from amazon yesterday... I would have preferred to got it from Newegg as all my other drives are from them. Now I have to remember this one was from amazon! Be glad you got it from Amazon as that one has a three year warranty--versus the two year warranty with the one newegg is selling. My boyfriend picked up a 2TB from Amazon the same day they went on sell for $99.. can't beat that $99 tax free--free shipping. He's contributing it to the unraid array
June 16, 201214 yr My boyfriend picked up a 2TB from Amazon the same day they went on sell for $99.. can't beat that $99 tax free--free shipping. He's contributing it to the unraid array Better than flowers, right?
June 18, 201214 yr Make sure you guys update the firmaware to CC4H. I picked up one about a month ago from best buy. Precleared and ready as a warm spare. Model Number Part Number Capacity ST3000DM001 9YN166 3TB ST2500DM001 9YN16L 2.5TB ST2000DM001 9YN164 2TB ST1000DM003 9YN162 1TB Previous versions of firmware with these models and part numbers are CC46, CC47, CC49, CC4C, or CC4G. http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/223651en
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