abq-pete Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00829THLE STCA4000100 external unit that most likely has the ST4000DM000 5900rpm drive in it... Free shipping. Regards, Peter Now up to $149.99... Quote Link to comment
Superorb Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Too bad the Seagate isn't the ST4000VN000 NAS drive. Quote Link to comment
damelon Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 This is an excellent deal. The drive inside is the latest 5900 Rpm model, which would be good in an unraid box. Quote Link to comment
jbuszkie Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 How many people rip these things out and uses them as regular drives knowing that the warranty is now void? Quote Link to comment
damelon Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Quite a few people, since Seagate has honored the warranty on many of them anyway. Many people on AVS have done this and had no issues returning a drive under warranty, and others get an OEM package message. You can also open these drives without destroying the enclosure (Unlike some others) but it takes longer. Quote Link to comment
bw1 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 You can get the serial number of the drive without opening the enclosure and then check it's warranty coverage through Seagate. I have 3 of the 3TB 7200 RPM drives and 1 4TB 7200 RPM and all those returned a warranty date from Seagate for the serial number. However, I have quite a few of these newer 4TB 5900 RPM drives and all of those returned this message: The product you identified was sold as a system component. Please contact your place of purchase for service. Seagate sells many drives to direct OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) customers. These products are usually configured for the OEMs only, as components for their systems. You must contact your place of purchase for any warranty support on these drives. Quote Link to comment
abq-pete Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 I run 3 pre clears on them while still in the original casings. If they pass, I rip them out and install them into severs. If they fail, they get exchanged. Regards, Peter Quote Link to comment
flips Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 odd. I am still seeing the low price on the mobile version of the webpage, but it won't let me add to my cart. Quote Link to comment
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