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Now there is also the Seagate 750GB 7200 at Amazon for $59 (different thread).
I don't mind Seagate at all, running the XT 500 currently. I bought 2 of the WD on the first round (arrived today),...
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It's irrelevant that the other poster made a big deal about the Target drive being an external because he didn't realize that inside every external drive is an internal drive? You seem to have miss...
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I own this Hard Drive and I am very happy with the performance. Altough I don't have any experience w/ the XT Hard Drive, looking at the comparisons and feedback, I've got the impression that the...
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will there be a better deal than this on Black Friday or Cyber Mnday?
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AMEN. Enough said about comparing this drive to junk, regardless of how one might want to talk semantics and conveniently change the subject to things other than quality. This is the pinnacle of...
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Then why did you make such a big deal about the Target drive being an external as opposed to this one being internal? You devoted a whole paragraph to it. Take a drive out of an external enclosure...
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That's irrelevant.
WD Blacks are the industry's most reliable consumer hard drive.
I'd rather have a drive that has enough manufacture confidence to have a 5 year warranty, over the...
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Generally, that would only be the really big drives 1TB+
Some machines will require 7mm drives, possibly ultrabooks.
You get one of these drives instead of an external because this is the highest...
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Why not get the 750GB for $39 at Target?
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Is that the Seagate Expansion external drive? I believe it has a 5400 RPM drive and all the Target stores in my area are OOS. I think it is a great deal for an external storage and I would get it if...
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not too long ago the best that I could do was 500 GB for 75 so this is a good deal on a good drive.
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This is a perfect drive for that purpose...a fantastic quality drive at a good price with no pissing around with removing crap drives from enclosures = win, win. :nod:
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While you're correct that WD uses a proprietary connection, you obviously fail to realize that removing one of Seagate's craptacular drives from its enclosure doesn't magically make it a good drive...
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I am getting one to upgrade the ps3
Thanks! and repped
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crap! already bought a 500 for same price from amazon.
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Newegg, added to cart then signed into my account and then it was removed and changed to sold out.
I prefer newegg over amazon I'm in the boat that I pay taxes w/ amazon and not w/newegg. Tried...
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I've got a older laptop & I think my HD is about to crap out on me any day now. Its a Dell e1705, I think its just Sata1 and 5400. anyone know if there would be any issues replacing w/this one?
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did you try Newegg, or just amazon?
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Amazon has price matched this: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Internal-2-5-Inch/dp/B004I9J5OG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353353685&sr=8-1&keywords=scorpio+black
In for 1 on a great...
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That depends on how much space you need/want. The XT 500 is still on sale for $50, cheaper might be better.
I have the XT 500 in a MBP and love it, but if you need the extra space a 750 GB...
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I would say possible but pretty unlikely? This is flat out the cheapest it has ever been on Amazon.
And yeah, this is pretty much the gold standard of SATA II laptop hard drives. 7200 RPM makes a...
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someone could buy a new porche, or a used civic and spend thousands suping it up...both will serve their purpose, but the porsche will be faster and the civic will be cheaper but more DIY
i don't...
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And it's quite clear you still don't understand that inside every external drive is an internal drive.
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I guess you never realized that drives can be removed from their enclosures. They aren't grafted on permanently. I think the only maker that makes it hard to take them out and use them is WD. WD...
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Its already OOS at newegg.com and Amazon's price match is also gone at this time. Beware of ordering from Platinum micro at Buy.com or Amazon market place. I just burnt my fingers. Their's is not in...
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As long as it's a SATA connection you should be fine.
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Thanks, just tried to order saying SoldOut now.
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What are you talking about. There is no proprietary connector. I can take either of my 2 WD external drives and put them in my laptop if I want.
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Was that last century? Join us in the present.
http://community.wdc.com/t5/WD-Portable-Drives/Proprietary-non-standard-USB-interface-on-My-Passport/td-p/429792...
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Which is better for a laptop: this or the Seagate XT 500GB hybrid SSD/HDD?
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Great drive I use to run one in my XPS laptop (came stock with it 500gb version). If hadn't been for ssd prices, I would have kept running it for years to come. Already ran it for 2+ years without...
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This is lowest price I've seen. I bought one about a year ago for $75 and its price went up to $150 after the floods.
It looks like it is a good time to get another one.
Western Digital Scorpio...
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Hmmm. Buying Caviar (WD) or what you see in your toilet after you eat and digest caviar (Seagate) doesn't seem like much of a comparison to me. :bulb:
The Seagate CoD junk drive is also...
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can you please explain? i thought the 2.5 external hard drives had a larger form factor in which you could put it into a laptop 15mm opposed to 12.5 or 9mm?
any clarification would be greatly...
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It's back but listed as $99.99
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I drove to the Dublin store trying to look for some when the system said they had some in stock. Worker there said they were sold out and inventory only updates every 24 hours which I think is BS.
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Amazon has it for the same price http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Scorpio-Internal-2-5-Inch/dp/B004I9J5OG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353360217&sr=8-1&keywords=WD7500BPKT
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:)
Actually, I prefer to throw my Seagate crap out after it breaks, which is usually 1-2 days after their warranty expires.
The WD black has a 5 year warranty. Using it to type this - great...
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Because you originally asked "Why this as opposed to (trash) Seagate?"
That's like asking someone why they're buying a Ford F-150 instead of a Ford Fiesta. :shake:
Not everyone wants an...
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160gb to 750gb is a win win especially since ps+ and all the free stuff! by free stuff I mean the download games that are free
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