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Seagate Backup Plus 4TB 3.5" USB 3.0 HDD $199 (Save $50) @ DSE
Seagate Backup Plus 4TB 3.5" USB 3.0 HDD $199 (Save $50) @ DSE and DJ's
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Last edited 04/04/2014 - 08:30
Last edited 04/04/2014 - 08:30
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The $397 product that you linked seems to be different - 'SEAGATE Backup Plus Fast 4TB Portable Hard Drive' which is a pre-order. The item for this deal is a clearance item, presumably older model.
Thanks. Just noticed the different product codes.
Yep, the $397 drive is the first of the 4TB PORTABLE drives…
"The highest capacity, 2.5-inch portable hard drive on the market
USB 3.0-powered: no bulky external power supply needed"Just do a google on how they managed to make 4TB on a portable and you will understand that it might not be as reliable as you might think. Until they create a real portable 4TB (one HDD with no RAID) I will keep buying portable 2TB
Dick does it again with another 10% off - this means the item in question has been removed of their web https://www.dicksmith.com.au/usb-hard-drives/seagate-backup-…
Static Ice still shows both DSE and David Jones $199 for this. Since DSE now run the it department of David Jones.
DSE link from StaticIce linked to a 404 Page Not Found Error, I assume they took it off on purpose due to the 10% store wide promo
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Nice find earth! Thanks :)
Thanks TA
Now time to get back to work…….sigh
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Can you strip the drives out of the enclosure and use in a NAS?
ofcourse you can. but no more warranty
I had a few of the Seagate backup HDDs which failed on me. They're fine for random multimedia and miscellaneous files, but I'd be weary of putting photos, documents, et into them.
What are your preferred brand/s and versions of hard drives.
If I could jump in;
For RAID;Wd red drives are tops ATM
Day to day…..anyone's guess but I wouldn't buy green or normal drives anymore. Just not worth it, go for the middle of the road to enterprise models.
They're clearly stated for 'Backup'. If you use them for primary storage, you've got no one to blame except yourself.
If you need external primary storage, look for a raid1 storage and make sure you back that up on a regular basis.
I had a 9tb raid 5 recently fail on me. I was prepared and had another 9tb raid5 backup. If you can't afford to loose data, you need to backup, backup, backup! I can't stress that enough.
I make a point of this every single time I talk to family/friends/colleagues about external USB drives.
They fail, they fail a lot. As someone who has worked in IT for a long time I have lost count of how many external drives I have seen fail. Do not ever rely on a single USB drive for holding a single copy of your data, ever.
Ditto…..can't say this enuff either!
Kind of no point if no one can actually buy it anywhere?
It says "limited clearance stock" - Officeworks has been out of stock of these for ages now.
So I would say that any stock DJ/DSE get will be extremely limited.
The new version of the Backup Plus lays flat as opposed to vertical. I have one of the verticals when they were back down around the $189 mark last year, should've bought two!Available at Amazon for $186.94 US if anyone really wants this particular drive and cant find it at DSE/DJ
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00829THLE/ref=oh_details_o…
If you're looking for a bare bones 4TB with no NAS functionality, this is not a good price. Last year they were going for around $170-180. Definitely hold off and let prices get back to normal before pulling the trigger.
Please update deal title.
It's actually Dick Smith @ David Jones $199 and listed on there web site.
Dick Smith retail stores list this at $397.
NOTE: both sites listing this as not available yet. Due to late delivery of stock.