HGST Touro Desk 4TB USB 3.0 3.5" External Hard Drive HTOLDX3NB40001ABB(0S03396) Black

 

$135 + $3 shipping

 

 

$140 - 10% off w/ promo code AFEX0302, ends 3/8 = $126

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145596

 

The drive inside is, most probably, HDS5C4040ALE630 - see http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=32510

New price and code...

That is a hard pill to swallow.  HGST NAS 3tb daily price is $125.  So to get the extra tb requires a worse drive, 1 year warranty, and unknown shuck, and alot of DOA's, but thats par for the course for newegg.

That is a hard pill to swallow.  HGST NAS 3tb daily price is $125.  So to get the extra tb requires a worse drive, 1 year warranty, and unknown shuck, and alot of DOA's, but thats par for the course for newegg.

isnt it a zero year warranty once you pop it out of the external case?

 

can anyone explain why external HDDs are cheaper than internal? (is it just the lower warranty?). There is a case and more parts. why does this equate to a cheaper price???

You're comparing retail pack external single drive to retail pack internal single drive. Externals are the volume product, hence lower pricing. Be sure to compare the same drive, as almost all externals will be low power models, but internals tend to be higher performance models (5400rpm vs 7200rpm, green vs black, etc.).

 

Warranty does have a price, but you can find both internals and externals with 1yr and 3yr.

 

Bare drives in bulk are cheaper, packaged in boxes of 30 or more. They have no cables, screws, etc. Which leads to all shipping/packaging complaints when not buying full packs.

 

There was a time period where bare drives in bulk were not available and thus externals were the lower cost option.

 

Bare drives in bulk are cheaper, packaged in boxes of 30 or more. They have no cables, screws, etc. Which leads to all shipping/packaging complaints when not buying full packs.

can we setup a group buy?!?! (yes, kind of serious).

 

Bare drives in bulk are cheaper, packaged in boxes of 30 or more. They have no cables, screws, etc. Which leads to all shipping/packaging complaints when not buying full packs.

can we setup a group buy?!?! (yes, kind of serious).

For what drive? Seagate 8TB Archive?

You're comparing retail pack external single drive to retail pack internal single drive. Externals are the volume product, hence lower pricing. Be sure to compare the same drive, as almost all externals will be low power models, but internals tend to be higher performance models (5400rpm vs 7200rpm, green vs black, etc.). ...

Well, I saw and keep seeing a lot of externals packing exactly same drive, but cheaper.