If you need to add a new 2TB...  Looks like prices are now stabilizing...

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004CCS266/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=the05e-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B004CCS266&adid=1VSS34EDTHK8867P19FT&

 

Edit:  I just noticed it says that there are only 18 in stock..

 

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I ordered one the other day, just got delivered today

 

The reason I got this one is because it advertised a three year warranty as opposed to the 1 year that most drives nowadays come with

You better check the drive's serial number on Seagate's site to be sure that it has a 3 year warranty.

I am pissed.

 

I checked the serial on seagate's website and it show the warranty expires August 2013 (drive was manufactured in Apr 2012)

 

Amazon still shows 3 year warranty, even the product description (the part that comes directly from the manufacturer) shows 3 year warranty in the table comparison between the 2TB and the 1.5TB versions.

 

EDIT - Further research reveals that as of Dec 31st 2011, all barracuda greens' warranty period were reduced from 3 years to one. At the same time, WD reduced the warranty on caviar greens from 3 to 2 years. I am tempted to return this and wait for a sub $100 deal on a caviar green. . . It seems the flooding in Thailand helped increase revenues for Seagate and WD by allowing them to shoot the prices through the roof and reduce their costs significantly.

 

My question though is, they both announced their reduced warranty decisions within a 24 hour period. How is this not on the same level as price fixing??? It is certainly anti-competitive.

That's up to you, but I had a similar situation with a Samsung on sale from Newegg for $110 and Newegg's site listed a 3 year warranty.  When I received the drive, I checked the serial and found it was 1 year, so I returned the drive to Newegg.  They've since updated the product page to reflect the lower warranty length.

 

I'm going to avoid any drives with a 1 year warranty.  The new WD Red's have a 3 year warranty (incorrectly listed as 5 year in Tweaktown's review).

 

And that's the problem, a lot of misinformation and the manufacturer's changing their warranties and having different warranty depending on the drive, product line, retail or oem, etc.

 

Also, with the consolidation of drive manufacturers, there is less competition.  Anti-trust laws should prevent fewer than 3 - 4 major players in a market.