Purchase Period:
In order to be eligible for the cash back, the participant must make their purchase between 00:01 AEDT 30th November 2015 to 17st January 2016 23:59 AEDT (inclusive).
Eligible Products :
a) Seagate Archive HDD 5TB: ST5000AS0011, ST5000AS0001
b) Seagate Archive HDD 6TB: ST6000AS0002, ST6000AS0012
c) Seagate Archive HDD 8TB: ST8000AS0002, ST8000AS0012
Where to buy : http://seagatepromo.com.au/archivehddpromo/#wheretobuy
Sucks, I'm in the same boat bought on Saturday 28th November!!!
i got 2 3 days ago as well gave SE email and they say i can put claim in
SONNNNOFFABBBBB - bought last week.. stupid seagate..
Can these be used as NAS HD or it is used for different purpose?
They can, but just be aware that their write performance is pretty average (this isn't a bad thing, it fulfills it role quite well!)
SOURCE: I currently have 6 in a RaidZ2 configuration. Primarily for use as a media and offsite storage type functions. Works fine for this.
better avoid using in nas or primary OS drive.
I have a couple in my Synology DS1515+ NAS. I have them setup as basic drives (no raid). I've found write speeds fine. Don't notice any difference between them and the WD Green & Red drives I have in the NAS too. They are basically full of media files so not a lot of new writes.
I wonder what the best price is from the selected retailers.
I had a quick look and all the prices for this drive range between $315 and $330.
So depending on where you live, pickup could be as cheap as $295 AUD which is (profanity) cheap for 8TB
I paid $275 back in June during an eBay 20% off sale…
Is this still valid? the promo in the original post reads "….between 00:01 AEDT 30th November 2015 to 17st January 2016"
It looks like it should be the 1st Jan???
……… i just bought it 3 days ago :( :( :(