4TB:
Black: $109.87 + $7.08USD (Shipping Fee) (~$151.97 AUD)
Blue: $106.76 + $6.51 USD ( ~ $147.19 AUD)
5TB:
Red: $129.99 + $7.11 USD (~ $ 178.15 AUD)
Even it's not the cheapest, but still good :)
Cheers :)
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Agreed. Very very unreliable brand.
Probably not anytime soon. I think they're getting worse.
Keep in mind, reliability is the primary performance factor for a backup drive:
Odd, I have a 4tb media server going strong on 3 years now. and 1 tb drive going fine at 5 years. and an old 250gb that would have to be 8-9 years now and still works fine
Almost a waste of time putting Seagate deals on Ozbargain lol I dont think I could risk being part of the percentage either.
Nothing wrong with putting seagate up when it's a good deal like this one here from a couple of days ago- https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/356098
I think the issue is reliability.
I'm in the market for a HDD for media, and based on the comments it's better to buy WD instead.
Yes reliability is the issue here. I bought 2 of these and had to return both as they stopped working. Maybe it's my bad luck or maybe not.
Many sheep here so I'm sure people will pull the trigger
$169 at officework local stock local warranty. https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/seagate-4t…
Yours is 4Tb at a higher price.
to be fair OP initially had 4tb in title
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/356575/revisions/716681/vi…
Comparing the 4Tb from the OP and Officeworks, OP is cheaper.
for extra $20 you get local stock, local service and local warranty for 3 years. or couple weeks waiting from US and pay for the postage when something goes wrong. If you are in business you also can claim your GST back.
Just to clear up your concern, I have recently have to go through warranty for a backup plus 4TB drive I got from Amazon(US). Punched in the serial on the Seagate(edit) website and was surprised that it was recognised. Requested an RMA and have to sent the drive to NSW, got a new drive back within the week.
I am surprised and impressed so warranty will not be a reason stopping me from buying seagate drives overseas for a cheaper price in the future. Not saying that their quality is anything to write home about, based on my experience (and others, I guess) with them at work. I'll get them if it's cheap, since my data are being backed up anyway.
PS. Not sure if WD works the same or not, warranty wise.
Is the drive inside SATA or directly interfaced with usb3.0 as WD often likes to do?
An amazing deal if it's possible to use this as a sata drive internally.
seagate drives usually have the sata interface unlike WD yes
This has been $119 USD since - Dec 10, 2017 12:29 AM $119.00
Not really a deal, i'd be waiting a couple of days as it will probably drop back
That seems crazy cheap.
What actual hard disk is inside the caddy? I could make my NAS much quieter with 2.5" drives.
how long before people forget about seagategate