Segate 4TB External $140 @ Amazon


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It looks like Amazon joined the handful of other retailers that have priced this drive at $140.  There's a lot of discussion about the drive in some of the areas of the forums.

 

I have yet to open my 3TB drive that I just picked up for $120.  I am wondering if I want to return it and go with this drive instead... $20 for 1 TB is tough to pass up.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00829THLE/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=the05e-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B00829THLE&adid=1KY2Y6ZEP03PN9KJSECB&

 

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It looks like Amazon joined the handful of other retailers that have priced this drive at $140.  There's a lot of discussion about the drive in some of the areas of the forums.

 

I have yet to open my 3TB drive that I just picked up for $120.  I am wondering if I want to return it and go with this drive instead... $20 for 1 TB is tough to pass up.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00829THLE/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=the05e-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B00829THLE&adid=1KY2Y6ZEP03PN9KJSECB&

 

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Must resist....  good deal on a great drive....  It's like an addiction.....  Do I really need more space?    YES, of course I do.  I just ordered 4 more.  :) 

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I really want to buy a few of these, but, I don't really want to buy anything that'll completely die on warranty the second I seriously use it. Why can't 4TBs be this cheap internally?  >:(

 

Valid point, the warranty question. I saw internal Seagates here in Holland with only 1 year warranty. Í you break open these externals I'm afraid the warranty shortens to 0 days. Are the drives in the externals perhaps drives with a high count of reallocated sectors which are masked in firmware? Or are the binned out on some other "problem" while testing?

 

If you want more warranty you have to pay I guess. Or rely on the retailer you bought them from.

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I really want to buy a few of these, but, I don't really want to buy anything that'll completely die on warranty the second I seriously use it. Why can't 4TBs be this cheap internally?  >:(

 

Valid point, the warranty question. I saw internal Seagates here in Holland with only 1 year warranty. Í you break open these externals I'm afraid the warranty shortens to 0 days. Are the drives in the externals perhaps drives with a high count of reallocated sectors which are masked in firmware? Or are the binned out on some other "problem" while testing?

 

If you want more warranty you have to pay I guess. Or rely on the retailer you bought them from.

 

 

Yeah the warranty is why I have hesitation as well.  Although since they are only a year nowadays I am a bit less worried about it.  A year goes pretty quick.  My bigger concern would be knowing if they have issues right out of the box.  According to this thread it looks like you can do a pre-clear with a SMART report while it is still in the case.  Anyone try this with one of these drives?

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=17889.0

 

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According to this thread it looks like you can do a pre-clear with a SMART report while it is still in the case.  Anyone try this with one of these drives?

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=17889.0

 

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after some more searching I answered my own question...  :)  It looks like you can attach these right to SATA without voiding the warranty.  Nice..

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=25675.msg224226#msg224226

 

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According to this thread it looks like you can do a pre-clear with a SMART report while it is still in the case.  Anyone try this with one of these drives?

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=17889.0

 

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after some more searching I answered my own question...  :)  It looks like you can attach these right to SATA without voiding the warranty.  Nice..

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=25675.msg224226#msg224226

 

You can but you may need SATA cables without locking tabs and shave some of the plastic to get it to fit:

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=26446.0

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