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Old 02-21-2011, 08:06 AM   #1
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Seagate 1T Drives: $65

There seems to be many ads this week for Terabyte storage drives. Target had WD 1T and 2T drives for something like $85.

Staples on-line only (free ship to store) has Seagate 1T drives for $81.99 (there is a $17 coupon for good for up to 10 drives applied during checkout) resulting in the $65.

SEAGATE 1TB EXPANSION HD Item No.: 827288

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Old 02-21-2011, 10:52 PM   #2
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Stay away from Seagate. They have had a rough row the past couple years. They have been getting better but still a crapshoot. Get WD Caviar blues for a solid reliable drive.

Good 2TB drive for 80 - only 5400rpm but big efficient platters (I have one)

One of the best 1TB drives for 90 - FAST - Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Read the reviews of the Seagate .11 series : Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Downright scary drive losses.

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Old 02-22-2011, 05:43 AM   #3
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JR: the ones mentioned are the USB external storage drives for massive amounts of data (picture) storage not internal HD, does that change the opinion of them?

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if you are just looking for a new drive give a ssd a try..... screaming fast(10 second boot up) then use the platters for storage
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I just picked up a LaCie 2tb External for $125....I had good luck w/ a 2Tb Lacie in the past so I picked up another one......their customer service is also very good. I had a drive fail in my external before and they shipped me a new external drive instead of fixing my old.

Works well for what I'm using it for.

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JR: the ones mentioned are the USB external storage drives for massive amounts of data (picture) storage not internal HD, does that change the opinion of them?

Sorry - didn't see external . They use the same drives inside external ones as well. I have a Seagate Freeagent 1TB external that is mediocre at best and has had to be reformatted a few times due to errors.

Much better off with WD externals too.

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I think Newegg has a WD 2Tb External for $99 right now....almost went w/ it over the LaCie.....

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Make that $105 for a 2Tb

Newegg.com - Western Digital Elements 2TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN

and $90 for a Recertified....

Newegg.com - Recertified: Western Digital Elements 2TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0020HBK

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Target has WD 1T and 2T drives for something like $85 this week.

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Target has WD 1T and 2T drives for something like $85 this week.
That is a sweet deal.....

Western Digital Elements 2TB External Hard Drive - Black (WDBAAU0020) : Target

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