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Seagate 2TB ext HDD (ST320005EXM101) w/ McAfee Total Protection 2011 for 3pcs - $98.00 (HN)

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Seagate 2TB ext HDD (ST320005EXM101) w/ McAfee Total Protection 2011 for 3pcs - $98.00 (HN)
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[Deactivated] on 25/02/2011 - 10:18 flickr.com (4872 clicks)

I went to Harvey Norman (Sydney CBD) this morning to grab one of the $99 2TB HDD being pumped on the radio at the moment (as mentioned here http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/40084). They had a number of the 2TB Samsung G3 Station HX-DU020EC for $99.00ea

But, just 5m away from them was this offer:

2TB Seagate External (ST320005EXM101) with a 3-licence retail copy of McAfee Total Protection 2011 for $98.00 - it was previously a shrinkwapped bonus deal for $175.00.

18 units in stock at 9.55am.

Price check (StaticIce) for the HDD
http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ST320005EXM101&…

Price check (StaticIce) for the anti-virus package
http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=mcafee+total+pr…

Pix:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozdj/5474493913
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozdj/5474494801
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozdj/5474496883

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    • GregFiona on 25/02/2011 - 10:27
      -1

      At least read the description before you comment! Where do you see the dupe?

  • chrispc on 25/02/2011 - 10:26
    +2

    I Don't think it is a dup Spida….

  • morini on 25/02/2011 - 10:27

    is this the one Ashlea just got pilloried for?

    • GregFiona on 25/02/2011 - 10:30

      No, it's a different product, and the OP doesn't insult :)

      • Ashlea on 25/02/2011 - 19:30
        +1

        OP was given no reason to :) and most of what I said was far, far more polite than 75% of this community is on a daily basis.

    • [Deactivated] on 25/02/2011 - 10:38

      Move on please….

      • StewBalls on 25/02/2011 - 10:46
        +13

        Jedi business, go back to your drinks.

        • A Banana4scale on 25/02/2011 - 11:17
          -1

          Lol I read that as

          Jedi business, go back to your balls

  • shmahoo on 25/02/2011 - 10:27

    i'll give a wow and a 1+ for this deal

    well done

  • Turd on 25/02/2011 - 10:34
    +1

    Good work with the pictures!

  • [Deactivated] on 25/02/2011 - 10:39
    +1

    Ok 1 for techies - in case I do a HN visit and my local has the same.

    Which would be more reliable - the seagate or the samsung

    • kirynflare on 25/02/2011 - 10:44

      I'm pretty sure Seagate is renown for their hard drives :)

      • StewBalls on 25/02/2011 - 10:48
        +3

        Also famous for some click of death issues on them too! :p

        It would be wise to do some research on this model drive to see if it's affected; or if there's a firmware patch necessary! ;)

    • sparkles on 25/02/2011 - 11:23

      I'd choose a Seagate any day. I have found them to be the most reliable. Avoid WD!

      • [Deactivated] on 25/02/2011 - 18:10
        +2

        I have found WD to be the most reliable and Seagate the worse.

        • Ashlea on 25/02/2011 - 19:26
          +1

          Based on the reviews you hear, I'm fairly confident to say they're around equal, and which one people like or dislike depends on chance alone.

      • mangew on 27/02/2011 - 08:34

        I have found the contrary

    • stirlo on 25/02/2011 - 11:29

      I suffered from the Seagate click of death issue after 1 month :(

      Avoid Seagate at all costs!!!!!!

      I own Samsung and Western Digitals and haven't had problems with them…

    • g12345567 on 25/02/2011 - 11:50

      Go Seagate. The Samsung G3 station has many reported problems including slow transfer speed and reliability.

      http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1489670&#

      • annoynimous on 25/02/2011 - 13:20

        whirlpool are always full of whiners, the hdd from the G3 station does 110MB/s average on eSATA.

        whoever thought that 1tb with USB 2.0 is the perfect match should be shot

        • g12345567 on 25/02/2011 - 13:55

          Exactly. But all these $99 drives are just the older USB 2.0 only models. If they they were tthe newer models with eSATA then they would be more popular, but the eSATA models like thge Samsung Story Station 3.0 sell for more.

    • gmatht on 26/02/2011 - 16:31

      Not sure about the reliability of these particular drives. However, according to the link below, Samsung is on average more reliable than Seagate, apparently because Seagate had some issues with firmware on 7200.11. The other drives may have similar reliability to Samsung.

      http://www.behardware.com/articles/788-6/components-returns-…

  • altomic on 25/02/2011 - 10:45

    wow, very very good.

    bonus with the McAfee

    on a side note - Is the HDD removable from the caddy?

    • shmahoo on 25/02/2011 - 10:48
      +5

      as in, is the fat kid removable from the cake?
      or is John Elliot removable from the cigarette?
      or is State Goverenment removable from speed camera revenue?

      Feel free to add. I'm just trying to distract the shitestorm from Ashlea !!

      • Ashlea on 25/02/2011 - 19:30

        :P

  • rand0m on 25/02/2011 - 10:51

    i wish there was a HN near work :(

  • Amanda856 on 25/02/2011 - 10:53

    Does this one have an AC adaptor? Sorry I can't tell whether it would or wouldn't…

    • Turd on 25/02/2011 - 10:59
      +1

      Yes. All 3.5" hard drives require a AC adaptor.

    • che0173 on 25/02/2011 - 11:01

      it does.

    • Amanda856 on 25/02/2011 - 11:19

      Thanks :)

  • grizz_li on 25/02/2011 - 10:53
    +1

    Thats a great price.
    Same price as an internal.

  • chuneeperformance on 25/02/2011 - 10:54

    would any HN price match it in Sydney?

  • RickyNelson on 25/02/2011 - 10:58

    What is the address?

  • vsia2165 on 25/02/2011 - 11:05

    will buy 1 tomorrow on impulse
    thanks ozbargain

    • mightyboy on 25/02/2011 - 11:34
      +6

      can you buy something at a later date on impulse? I'm not so sure…

      • alecator on 25/02/2011 - 13:43

        Maybe the impulse just wasnt there today…
        but they're definately expecting it to be there and uncontrollable tomorrow!

    • shmahoo on 25/02/2011 - 11:36
      +2

      actually - if you are a true ozbargainer, you'd realise there is no other choice BUT to buy on impulse. I think we have an imposter here, guys. Now let's rip this rubber mask off you and see who you really are…..

      • Jase2801 on 25/02/2011 - 11:44
        +1

        Agreed, I buy so many things on impluse thanks to Ozbargain and half of the things I don't really need. They are collecting dust, I'm sure
        most of you do the same.

      • StewBalls on 25/02/2011 - 11:52
        +11

        Fred: Now let’s rip this rubber mask off you and see who you really are…..

        Gang: Old man Gerry Harvey!!!
        Harvey: I'd have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you pesky kids & that darn dog!
        Scooby: Rooby-dooby-doo!

        • robotdad on 25/02/2011 - 16:09
          +6

          I swear I almost read the Ozbargains for the comments, rather than the specials -I like Ozbargain humour!

        • shmahoo on 26/02/2011 - 18:17
          +2

          i only read it for the articles

  • HSV_GTS on 25/02/2011 - 11:15

    Just picked up 2 for myself. Thanks OzDJ_

    • RickyNelson on 25/02/2011 - 11:19

      Is the McAfee cd sealed?

      • [Deactivated] on 25/02/2011 - 14:43

        Yes. Shring-wrapped.

  • casey2 on 25/02/2011 - 11:16

    +1 for the "This product must be sold with a new PC or notebook" photo.

  • A Banana4scale on 25/02/2011 - 11:27

    Officework Pricematch? interstate?

  • wisc on 25/02/2011 - 11:40

    hmm 98 dollars for McAfee +hdd, hdd must be worth atleast 150 as you'd have to pay me more than 50 bux to take Mcafee!

    actually mcafee isnt too bad ;)

  • killabob on 25/02/2011 - 11:43

    Is it in any other states? Anyone please confirm?

  • roughana on 25/02/2011 - 12:03

    I just rang HN CBD and they have sold out of this.

  • The IT Crowd on 25/02/2011 - 12:12
    +1

    Thank you for posting OZDJ.
    +1

  • andy2 on 25/02/2011 - 12:22

    great deal! thumbs up for this one!

    anyone know if this deal apply for victoria as well?

  • Plopz on 25/02/2011 - 13:15
    +1

    Nerts, I left for lunch early to try and grab this deal but was ozbargained to it. :(

  • Pobman on 25/02/2011 - 13:19

    None in Gold Coast store… also none of the other 2TB drive offer either. Only 1.5TB drive for $107 (no deal)

  • bmn on 25/02/2011 - 13:35

    None at the Fortitude Valley store either. :(

  • djkizz on 25/02/2011 - 13:42

    None at HN Aspley

  • Telios on 25/02/2011 - 14:48

    None at HN Nunawading or Knox (for Vic peeps)

  • prankster on 25/02/2011 - 15:04

    so if i get the anti-virus, then how much does it cost to renew it every year?

  • globs on 25/02/2011 - 15:47
    +2

    Just went to the Sydney CBD store - all sold out :(

  • kctt on 25/02/2011 - 16:02
    +1

    Save me 10 minutes walk & disappointment :))

  • kimba88 on 25/02/2011 - 16:51
    +1

    None at Auburn Harvey Norman (NSW). Officeworks Auburn) had the same external drive but no anti-virus software. The manager said she could beat the price by 5% but it is the external drive only, no anti-virus software is included. Officeworks full price for the external drive is $117. So, looks like officeworks will do the 2tb external drive only for $93.10. This is for the seagate one, not samsung story.

  • Sirlofty on 25/02/2011 - 16:59

    none at HN Indooroopilly

  • issh on 25/02/2011 - 17:02
    -2
  • hunter108 on 25/02/2011 - 17:43

    HN Cannington store (WA) don't have this at all. Only have samsung $2TB for $99. More than 20 on the floor this morning. Not sure bout now

  • stardust77 on 25/02/2011 - 18:09

    Brisbane city store only had the Samsung. There were quite a few left when I went at 12 noon.

    • altomic on 25/02/2011 - 18:46

      I was there at 12:30.

  • stardust77 on 25/02/2011 - 19:10

    Must have just missed you :)

  • marquise on 25/02/2011 - 20:32

    Could not see any of these at HN Preston, Vic. Just bought the Samsung Story 2TB instead.

    • Ashlea on 25/02/2011 - 20:35

      Bell St? My neighbour picked one up there earlier today, must have been a tad too late!

  • Tehanu on 25/02/2011 - 21:12
    +1

    I don't have any personal experience with the Seagate Expansion 2TB. However if the following thread is anything to go by people might be wary about buying it.

    http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Other-External-products/Seagate…

    Basically if your computer goes to sleep, the hard drive doesn't work after waking up (unless you pull it out and put it back in). People are speculating it is a firmware bug.

    There is another thread about problems with the hard drive and once again it seems to be about bugs with the power management.

    http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Other-External-products/Problem…

  • ulun-lpg on 25/02/2011 - 21:47

    none in broadway, except the 2TB Samsung

  • agrajag42 on 26/02/2011 - 12:25

    Plenty in Gepps Cross Harvey Norman SA.
    Got one….

  • blu1 on 27/02/2011 - 01:19

    Thanks, great price, and good-quality photos.

  • shawn_low on 27/02/2011 - 17:12

    None at HN Highpoint.

  • Cheap Rich Guy on 28/02/2011 - 03:20
    +1

    trying to clear all the USB 2.0 drives to make way for USB 3.0. Shame I don't have USB 3.0 ports yet but I do have eSATA and am impressed with the speed gains over USB2.0. Intel just released their Thunderbolt technology which provides 10Gbps transfer speed. Twice as fast as USB 3.0. We need these major speed gains because the hard drive capacities are huge.

  • BuyoTheCat on 28/02/2011 - 12:19

    no 2tb drives of any brand on dicsount at HN QV when I was there on saturday (26th Feb)

    • wisc on 28/02/2011 - 13:57

      thats odd as they even had a TV ad about it…

  • Bigsta on 01/03/2011 - 14:44
    -2

    im pretty sure this is a green drive which is quite slow so ok for storing data but not suitable for streaming movies from still 98 is a great price

    also avoid mcafee like the plague go with microsoft security essentials its lite does a great job and is free

    • wisc on 02/03/2011 - 10:25

      hmmm, if you can't stream movies from (pretty much) >any< HDD your doing SOMETHING SERIOUSLY wrong.

      USB 1 might not be able to:
      (USB version 1.1 supported two speeds, a full speed mode of 12Mbits/s and a low speed mode of 1.5Mbits/s)
      but 480Mbps from USB2 should be more than ample.
      even most new slow drives read at about 80MBs (~800Mbps)

      so even a hdd like this would be able to easily stream full hd content.
      http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/

      According to the Blu-ray Disc specification, 1x speed is defined as 36Mbps. However, as BD-ROM movies will require a 54Mbps data transfer rate the minimum speed we're expecting to see is 2x (72Mbps).

      so USB2 bandwith being the bottleneck of the hardware 480 Mbps (drive can easily flood usb2) vs 54Mbps required for full HD….. yeah not a problem even taking overhead into account.

  • savvyclarke on 04/03/2011 - 09:17

    i would rather pay 20 more bucks for usb 3 samsung story 2tb.

  • Utopian on 24/03/2011 - 14:14
    -2

    It'd be a great deal, if it was a reputable brand.

    Seagate have a horrible reputation, for good reason. Everyone needs to keep voting with their wallet, and avoid Seagate products.

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