Seagate Barracuda 3TB @Newegg ~$135

[Nathaniel]

Newegg has a promotion for 15% off all Seagate Barracuda drives right now (ends Sunday the 9th). Enter promo code EMCNANC33.

 

Shipping will vary, my total cost for a ST3000DM001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844 was $134.68.

[aRe-eYe-pEa]

With shoprunner and no tax it was $127.49 for me.  Thanks for posting this!

[Christopher]

Make sure to read the responses on the slickdeals.net forum for this deal.

 

• Only 1 year warranty
  
• "The drive specs total hours break out that if your computer was on 24/7 that this drive would be dead in 3 months"
  
• 37% failure rate
  

 

http://slickdeals.net/f/5160460-Newegg-Special-3TB-Seagate-HDD-for-124-95?

[mikechy]

Power On Hours at 2400?!  Can't be the same as MTBF....  That must be how they are calculating their failure rate on less than 1%.

 

Hard drive quality has simply gone to hell when companies started to buy each other.  No need to put out a quality product anymore when you're the only game in town.  Unbelievable.

[lionelhutz]

Ya, sounds like retards posting doom and gloom when they don't even understand what the numbers mean.

 

This is my take on the numbers

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=21254.msg189696#msg189696

 

Still not great but not nearly the doom and gloom that others have posted.

[aRe-eYe-pEa]

Fact is every hard drive will die.  From my experience Seagates are the worst of all.  Yet, at this price point I couldn't pass it up.  It will be my spare until it's needed.  It will be unboxed to preclear twice and then put back in the box.