Seagate® FreeAgent® GoFlex™ 1.5TB External Hard Drive - USB 2.0 $80 ($55 after 25 off 75) + Free Shipping @ Staples

Been using 2 of these drives in my server for about 2 months and have worked great so far. I just buy em and crack the case open and all is good. For this price may grab a few more.

these HDs and flash HDs will be obsolete in a year, when the more of online storage sites are available

Quote from fat_deals : these HDs and flash HDs will be obsolete in a year, when the more of online storage sites are available

moronic statement. not everywhere have fast enough speed to upload TB worth of stuff online. and the cost for TB worth of space cost more than the hard drive.

great find, just running out of space, in 4 1

Quote from dn3g3l : moronic statement. not everywhere have fast enough speed to upload TB worth of stuff online. and the cost for TB worth of space cost more than the hard drive.

^agree

or DL ripped BD's fast enough so they don't lag

Online storage is like when Microsoft tried to convert a lot of their software to online so you didn't buy a disk you just went to the website everytime you wanted to use the software

we all saw how well that went over lol

Quote from fat_deals : these HDs and flash HDs will be obsolete in a year, when the more of online storage sites are available

Perfect example of someone trying to sound intelligent but fails horribly

Quote from dn3g3l : moronic statement. not everywhere have fast enough speed to upload TB worth of stuff online. and the cost for TB worth of space cost more than the hard drive.

yeah, and even if you do have the bandwidth, it's the data caps that will get you...

Quote from hilaryshotlips : I just read the reviews on Staples and in the "cons" listing was "no power switch". That means unplugging the drive from an outlet whenever you want to turn it off. I also don't see any mention of a fan in the enclosure. Can't that lead to overheating? Despite the great price, I think it's better to buy an internal 1.5 TB and choose an enclosure with a fan and a power switch. It's probably good for a quick and safe backup, but I'm not sure it will last long if run for hours at a time without a fan to cool it.

These drives spin down after 15 minutes of inactivity ergo you can leave them on 24/7 as they only power up when being accessed.

You can also adjust the spin down time from 15 minutes to 2 hours and turn off the LEDs via the Seagate Dashboard software.

Quote from darkhosis : well, if you check best buy clearance regularly, you can find HDD's for cheap.

$55 for a 1.5TB drive that comes with a 2 year warranty is quite excellent IMO and it is the best price I've seen since some sort of funky flooding in Asia caused hard drive prices to sky rocket around a year ago.

I'm glad to see prices are finally going down indeed. I remember a little over a year ago I paid $50 for a 2TB Seagate external and hopefully those days are returning.

Quote from shadowshopper : Buy B&M using the 25/75 and stack with a 25% scratcher = $41 + Tax 25/75 in store expired yesterday but 1 day grace period will allow the deal to work today YMMV on the stacking

wont work. the $25 of $75 banner (expired yesterday) is for:
1. changed to instore only.
2. not with any instant discount (this HD has $2 instant savings).
3. listed as clearance item instore.
4. expired.
5. may be redeemed already.

So if you can get through all 5, then you will be in heaven.

Great deal. One of my old drives is acting up so this came at a good time. I bought the coupon on ebay for a couple of dollars, got it ten minutes later, and ended up spending around $60 total. I also miss the old hard drive prices but this is a very good price until they get back to where they were.

Quote from rman : you are forgetting that upload speeds could increase and making an assumption that it is going to be constant (which is what I find MORONIC).. lets not forget the upload speed 15y ago? 14.4K and USRobotics made a big deal out of making that twice and 4 times.. and milked that hardware dry and eventually either went belly up or became insignificant In 20years, the upload speeds would be atleast 20times what we experience today, but we will get there in spurts, not linearly

Do you know how to read? He said one year. Unless all this is happening in one year, all that stuff you said is irrelevant to what I'm saying about his post.

Quote from Guy767 : These drives spin down after 15 minutes of inactivity ergo you can leave them on 24/7 as they only power up when being accessed. You can also adjust the spin down time from 15 minutes to 2 hours and turn off the LEDs via the Seagate Dashboard software. $55 for a 1.5TB drive that comes with a 2 year warranty is quite excellent IMO and it is the best price I've seen since some sort of funky flooding in Asia caused hard drive prices to sky rocket around a year ago. I'm glad to see prices are finally going down indeed. I remember a little over a year ago I paid $50 for a 2TB Seagate external and hopefully those days are returning.

Multiple reviews state the Seagate software crashes XP SP3. I'm too lazy to upgrade just for the drive so I'll pass.

Where do i get the coupon?

Seagate external hard drive crashed in an year after buying from them. Lost everything I had. Called the company and they said they could retrieve the disk contents for a payment of $199 even when it was under warranty.
Better you buy two of these drive and keep them synced or google if any others' hard drive is of better quality.