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Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop External Hard Drive $134 USD + Postage @ Amazon

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  • Instantly add 4 TB of storage space to your computer
  • Simple plug-and-play connectivity via USB cable
  • Power supply and USB 3.0 cable included
  • USB 3.0 interface for extremely fast data transfer speeds (USB 2.0 compatible)
  • Drive is automatically recognized by Windows; no software installation required

Not as cheap as this last deal - www.ozbargain.com.au/node/141886 - but still a very good price. Adds upto $163.30 AUD including post to Australia according the Amazon's exchange rate.

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  • ronnknee on 13/07/2014 - 18:15
    +6

    Just a note to potential buyers that this comes with a US power adapter (two vertical prongs) instead of an AU one. You'd have to either twist the prongs to fit in the powerpoint or use a universal power adapter.

    • eug on 13/07/2014 - 18:17

      Or use one of those travel plug converters.

      • ronnknee on 13/07/2014 - 18:20
        +3

        or use a universal power adapter

        • mgf909 on 13/07/2014 - 18:27
          +15

          or move to the US…

        • eug on 13/07/2014 - 18:27

          A power adaptor is the thing that steps down power, like the US power adaptor you mentioned. A universal one lets you select the voltage.

          A travel converter or a plug converter converts one type of plug to another.
          http://goo.gl/4CDswh

        • ronnknee on 13/07/2014 - 20:26

          @eug:

          Fair enough; I was actually referring to them but I didn't realise that they're different. However, in terms of voltage, you can use the power adapter that comes with it.

        • onetwothreefour on 13/07/2014 - 21:40

          Or re-wire your house.

        • vash12 on 13/07/2014 - 23:13
          +2

          Or dont buy it

        • davidl2 on 13/07/2014 - 23:52
          +9

          Or just take the hard drive out from the case & use as internal drive

        • Harry Krishna on 14/07/2014 - 01:47
          +3

          @onetwothree:
          or renounce material possessions and live off wild berries in a Himalayan cave

        • aussieaubs on 14/07/2014 - 09:26

          the power adapter is rated 100V-240V (global V). so you just need to get a plug converter as ronnknee said.
          :)

        • scar4ace on 14/07/2014 - 11:15

          Or use it as a paperweight

        • arislan on 14/07/2014 - 12:42
          +1

          or give it to me and i'll power it for you..

    • GreenLego on 13/07/2014 - 19:06

      If you have another Seagate Desktop HDD, the power adaptor from that may work, but you'll need to check everything first before using it as a substitute. Like:
      a) check the polarity
      b) check the voltage
      c) check the plug size
      d) check the current

      Seagate HDD I got locally had the same power adaptor spec as the one I got from Amazon, so they were interchangeable.

      OR, if you ask Seagate Support nicely, they may send you an Aussie power adaptor free of charge. There's no harm in asking them.

      • dyziplen on 13/07/2014 - 20:48

        I have (around) 3 year old 2TB Seagate and around the same age 1TB WD. The powerpacks were from the same OEM manufacturer, looking identical with same plugs, except one is 1A and the other is 1.5A. So different HDD brands may work as well.

      • Miami Mall Alien on 13/07/2014 - 22:45
        -5

        You can mix and match power adapters from external hard drives, as long as you're sensible.

        Typically most are 12V and ~2A with a low of 1.25A and a high of 3A.

        I believe the larger, 'laptop-style', rectangular power adapters regulate amperage as required.

    • drewbie on 14/07/2014 - 12:04

      In my case, I successfully twisted the prongs. You should be very careful when doing so, but it will work. My preference would be an adapter (or which I have several on the way).

  • FickleRick on 13/07/2014 - 19:55

    Hey guys, I have a couple of these drives thanks to ozb. Mine came with a power supply with multiple slide on plug adaptors. Us UK Au etc.

    • tyler.durden on 13/07/2014 - 21:10

      yes, don't these come with multiple adapters?

      the australian one I bought has them…

      would use have the same?

      do u still need to use power converter?

      • eug on 13/07/2014 - 21:14

        I ordered a 4TB Seagate from Amazon last year. It did come with multiple slide-on pins. Someone mentioned in another deal post that their Seagate from Amazon didn't, though, so maybe it changed.

        • Mister Plod on 14/07/2014 - 00:07

          The one i bought last March only had a US plug, so looks like they have changed it. Perhaps time for another though… hmmmm :O

        • ronnknee on 14/07/2014 - 15:56

          I bought one in January and it didn't come with the slide-ons; only the US power adapter.

  • Miami Mall Alien on 13/07/2014 - 20:03

    These enclosures are pressure cookers for the drives inside them. My two were regularly hitting 52C (and giving failed SMART airflow readings) before I took them out.

    I highly recommend you get yourself a cheap and reliable 3rd-party enclosure like this or this.

    Or just use them internally.

  • tyler.durden on 13/07/2014 - 21:09
    +1

    Should put the price in AUD + shipping cost

    AUD 153.88
    Shipping & handling: AUD 14.96
    Total before tax: AUD 168.84
    Estimated tax to be collected: AUD 0.00
    Order total: AUD 168.84

    So not that cheap compared to ebay 20% sale
    $152

    • calcium on 13/07/2014 - 21:20

      I think so too.

      I paid $158.xx with the dick smith 20% off sale and that is with GST.

      So if one can claim GST back…

      • ironpaw on 14/07/2014 - 00:35

        I paid $127 for four of these during the Ebay/DSE sale

        • Utopian on 14/07/2014 - 05:45

          $31.75 Each?!

        • ironpaw on 14/07/2014 - 09:54

          @Utopian:

          LOL….oops…I meant $127 each!

    • ShipShapeRC on 13/07/2014 - 22:34

      If you put the price in AUD then it opens a can of worms about conversion rates and card companies. Plus shipping also varies. Sure the drive was $15 shipping, but I added a shaver, a drawing tablet and a bowling ball and the shipping total was about $18-19. Either way, someone here will disagree on here about the pricing method. I think the price USD is a fair method in the title and maybe an approximate conversion to AUD in the text as it now.

  • webtherapist on 13/07/2014 - 22:40

    I got a Backup Plus 4TB for just $177 at Officeworks yesterday, instead of $199, I didn't expect that price though but it was what shown when scanned out

  • srhardy on 14/07/2014 - 08:37
    • WARNING, THESE DRIVES HAVE A VERY HIGH FAIL RATE *

    I BOUGHT 2, ONE HAS FAILED ALREADY AND THE OTHER IS
    TICKING, A SIGN IT WILL FAIL NEXT………………………………

    AMAZON FEEDBACK IS THAT THESE SEAGATE DRIVES FAIL

    • RedHab on 14/07/2014 - 10:55

      Yes, they are the lowest reliability drives. Meant for backup only, I guess.

      Reports say they are only designed to run for 100 days: Seagate ST4000DM000 4TB drive rated at 2400 power-on hours
      http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=26568.0

    • serpserpserp on 14/07/2014 - 13:29
      +1

      Is this really the truth about Seagate external drives or just the 4TB ones? I've had a 1TB drive just like this for over 2 years that I use daily and have no issues.

      • eug on 14/07/2014 - 17:50

        The reports seemed to start coming in from the 3TB drives onwards. The 4TB's reputation seemed better than the 3TB, but maybe it's still too early to tell.

    • tm001 on 15/07/2014 - 01:10

      I have the opposite experience. Bought 2+2 of them, all working fine (262 days and 220 days, 24/7). Much better than the previous drives which were overheating.
      Using HDD Sentinel Pro to check on them, but all of them 100% healthy and around 35-40C

      Saying that - always have backups of your data, and my $.02 - use HDD Sentinel or similar SW

  • THEMAN_AUS on 14/07/2014 - 11:34
    +1

    was just thinking that 4gb drive death = urgh. how much data would you lose in a go.

  • No ONE on 14/07/2014 - 18:03

    Extremly fast

    Hummm, may be too strong for the description

  • Shaolinking on 14/07/2014 - 18:23
    +1

    Nope. Don't like any of the Seagate external hd.

    This is just my opinion from my past experience with Seagate external hd. I bought two external hard disks and both of them have mechanical problem after 3m and 2 years, returned and replaced (good). i bought it from HN and MSY. maybe it's the retail stock problem i dont know about the QA.

    If let me choose i never buy Seagate's external ones anymore. Internal ones are fine. It's better to DIY your own, get your own casing. These sealed-casing hd are never good.

    Anyone suffered the same problem with Seagate's products? Thanks

    • tyler.durden on 14/07/2014 - 20:31

      external use the same internal hdd

      so if u rip it out and put it in your pc, would it be the same quality as internal only drives?

      • eug on 14/07/2014 - 20:44
        +1

        The problem is with the external casing that Seagate uses. It doesn't seem to be well-ventilated so the hard drive gets pretty hot.

        That said, Google's drive study found little correlation between temperature and hard drive lifespan.

  • LYRICALRAVER on 14/07/2014 - 20:42

    how much does a Universal power adapter cost?

    • eug on 14/07/2014 - 20:46

      It depends on which one you want. The cheapest would be living in a Himalayan cave, the most expensive would be moving to the US. Rewiring your house is somewhere in the middle.

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