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When nothing else is going on, any luke warm deal (?) makes it to the front page. Mods have to do something to keep FP poplulated everyday. :)
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Hard drive prices have been falling like a stone the past 6 weeks, they've fallen 80% in certain sizes. In another 6 to 8 weeks, they'll probably be back to the 2011 lows, when drives like this were...
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Before buying, take a look at the historical price chart for this drive.
http://urlhasbeenblocked/product/N82E16822152245
(this chart does not yet reflect this latest price drop or any coupon related...
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One speculation is that nowadays external hard drives often come with only 1-2 yr warranty while the internal ones still have warranty of 3-5 yrs, thus the internal drives are more expensive than the...
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Nah guys this is a good drive, I bought one and it's done a very good job at staying reliable and recording all my data with decent speeds. A 5 star product for the price and what you can get, the...
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Not for *storage*, where speed is less important than capacity, noise, heat and energy efficiency.
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You might want to start here:
Samsung - Seagate Merger Info
FAQ
Support
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Agreed, glad I read the wiki. Thanks to whomever pointed that out. This will coincide with the Ivy Bridge launch, anyone think the Sandy Bridge chips will drop? My HTPC is nearly done except for...
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I think you should pay more attention to the Retail Prices. If you look at the Last 5 Price Changes, you'll notice that on average the price has dropped about $10 each month. So, if it continues on...
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I have an old Pentium D computer that will make its way to my father in the very near future. It will need a new hard drive as the current one is starting to click. Its from 06ish. 2 TB is overkill...
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Strangely, Newegg specs don't say.
But the answer is neither, as according to http://lmgtfy.com/?q=HD204UI it is 5400rpm.
Also, EcoGreen / eco-anything / green drives are generally slower...
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I have 16 Samsung F3 and F4 series drives (some are 1.5TB F3s, some are these 2TB F4s) in a array that has been running 24/7 for a couple years without a single issue. They're quiet, run super cool,...
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now I recognize it. I bought 4 couple years ago for like $60 some for my NAS. They're a lot fast than the previous batch 5400rpm Samsung bought for another NAS. Agreed it is almost as fast as...
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Ecogreen = slower and we try to use a marketing gimmick to make you think that's a good thing.
F- this "green" bull-chit. Is it green because it actually is manufactured using less harmful...
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hi, please play nice and stay on topic to the deal, not debate
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Yeah same here. I got one for $60 and it's been great. My only issue is that I wish I had picked up more at the time but I thought 2TB would be enough. Then I got a Usenet deal. There went that idea.
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Good drives. I still remember picking up a bunch of these for $60 last year -- oh well. This seems like a good price compared to what they've been selling for. I keep hoping they'll drop below...
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I know this is WD and this is a samsung drive but still relevant:
"We are targeting WD hard drive throughput to approach 60 percent, 80 percent and 100 percent of pre-flood production volumes in...
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are there 5900rpm or 7200rpm?
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Then don't buy it? Or were you just trying to prove that you are so smart and rail against green products? Typically loud mouth that you are I am guess it is the latter. :vomit:
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your opinion.
samsung makes high quality drives with low failure rate, great customer service and a decent warranty.
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That is good to know Cohiba. Ill wait on that price as well since I am not familiar w/ prices for 2TB drives and the $60-70 Threshold is what Ill expect. TU
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Lol. I got spoiled by the $60-66 deals already. I do need another one at this point but I'll make do; gotta use those DVD cakeboxes for something...
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Thanks for the quick reply. I've been going back and forth on Green vs. Black, and reading various posts, and I still wasn't sure if a Green would suffice, especially if being used as the primary...
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I missed the $60 deal (it was between midnight and 6 AM on a Saturday morning when I slept in), and after that $60 deal I passed on this drive @ $80 at Newegg more times than I could count. So I...
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Why is this on FP?
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One of the best drives I've ever owned, quiet, reliable, and efficient. I forget its a 5400 RPM drive sometimes. I bought two for $70 each before the flood.
Now with Seagate owning the drive...
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why not get both lol?
small SSD 64-128gb for fast app load time.
and a 2tb for storage.
or for laptop, get a small ssd as primary
and use hard drive caddy and put in a 1tb.
who still uses...
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Thanks OP. In for one.
I recently had an F3 in my desktop go bad. Anyone know where to get the warranty from Seagate? I have been trying but keep running into problems..
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Yeah, Seagate, that's where I sent my samsung HD.
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These are 5400 RPM.
Here's the camelegg price history for anybody interested http://urlhasbeenblocked/product/N82E16822152245
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You can't use WD greens that do not have EDAS in the model name (I believe 1 Tb was the max capacity for those), since subsequent models (EARS, and so forth) have had the ability to adjust the Time...
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Thanks OP.
Needed another SATA drive
better than the 249, or 149 price.. !
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Are these more reliable than the WD Caviar Blacks?
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Maybe he means Seagate after the merger cause no one can possibly like those?
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And if prices keep dropping at the rates they've been dropping for the past 6 to 8 weeks, they'll be back to their 2011 lows in another month, 6 weeks at the outside.
That's why this isn't a very...
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Uh no.....
Simply supply/demand.
SSDs have a long way to go before even coming close the $/GB that a HD offers.
You are lucky to find an SSD today for $1/GB (e.g. this).
For ~price of a...
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