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Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop Drive $98 C&C (Or + Delivery) @ Harvey Norman

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Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop Drive $98 C&C (Or + Delivery) @ Harvey Norman
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doweyy on 05/12/2019 - 14:22 harveynorman.com.au (2065 clicks)
Last edited 29/12/2019 - 18:10 by 1 other user

Greetings everyone, Harvey Norman have beaten JB on this popular drive :)

Key Features

  • The Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop Hard Drive has two cords, the USB 3.0 cable for the data, and the power adapter cable for its energy needs.
  • USB 3.0 connectivity ensures you have fast data transfer speeds for this Seagate add-on drive.
  • The Windows OS automatically recognises this desktop drive, so you don’t have to wait for software to be installed or for it to be configured.
  • Thanks to its built-in power management, you are assured of efficient operation whenever you use this Seagate external hard drive.

Credit to Price Hipster for the pickup.

As always, enjoy!

Computing 4TB Computer Peripheral External Hard Drive Seagate

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  • PinzVidz on 05/12/2019 - 14:31
    +43

    I'd rather spend the extra dollar than give money to that kent Gerry GST Harvey.

    • doweyy on 05/12/2019 - 14:31
      +3

      Price match it at JB then to save the dollar still.

      • Switchblade88 on 05/12/2019 - 14:40
        +2

        Price match at Officeworks instead?

        • doweyy on 05/12/2019 - 14:51
          +2

          Seems like Officeworks has sold out from what I can tell?

    • Gerry H on 05/12/2019 - 15:54
      +4

      be my guest

      haters gonna hate

    • samthe2can on 05/12/2019 - 17:22
      +4

      Agreed. I will spend a lot more to not support them anymore, $1 extra is an easy choice.

    • imurgod on 05/12/2019 - 21:18
      +2

      100% agree. Would pay a fair bit more to not support Gerry

  • hambuger on 05/12/2019 - 14:50

    Aren't these normally $99 at Officeworks?

    • Joxer on 05/12/2019 - 15:02

      so price match for that further 5% off?

    • ssquid on 05/12/2019 - 16:07

      $98 at the moment so they don't have to price match JB.

    • aboutconfig on 05/12/2019 - 16:47
      +2

      the 2TB portable one is normally $99

  • spinferno on 05/12/2019 - 15:14

    thanks OP, its a really great option for off site backup for crucial family photos

    • Ulysses31 on 05/12/2019 - 20:06
      +1

      As long as it's not your only one.

      Desktop drives were never designed to be portable. I've seen them sitting flat on the floor, and a tug of a cable kills the lot. Whiz, click.
      Yet, I've seen portable types bungy off a desk, disconnect on the way to hitting the floor. Survived.

    • imurgod on 05/12/2019 - 21:19
      -2

      From my experience, these are not very reliable. YMMV.

  • digitizer on 05/12/2019 - 15:22
    +1

    Got one off the last 99 deal. Easy to take out of the case to have a cheap standard internal 3.5 inch drive.

    • petry on 05/12/2019 - 15:33
      +3

      whats in it?

      • Menzoberranzan on 05/12/2019 - 15:44
        +10

        A 4TB drive…

        • Caped Baldy on 05/12/2019 - 15:49
          +3

          I think he meant what type of drive. Seagate use different drives including ones with SMR tech.
          I ordered the 10tb version of this which is supposed to have a helium filled 10tb barracuda pro and by themselves are close to $500.

      • hollykryten on 05/12/2019 - 15:54

        Seagate Barracuda Compute 4TB 5400rpm 3.5" hard drive.

        • dm01 on 05/12/2019 - 16:55
          +3

          Compute = SMR, FYI.

    • sgtdanny69148 on 05/12/2019 - 15:51

      Wouldn't that void your warranty?

      • BradH13 on 05/12/2019 - 16:01

        Yes, but at $98; who really cares?

        It's not like the warranty can replace your data; which is worse to lose than a drive.

    • Griefbringer on 05/12/2019 - 18:45

      So you successfully shucked it? Why does it need a power plug and a data cable compared to a 'portable HDD' that only needs 1?

      • Ulysses31 on 05/12/2019 - 20:11

        Because it's a "desktop" drive, designed for use within a computer.

        In this day and age, there's probably a special combo-cable, that will work in the right USB3 socket (power draw)

      • hollykryten on 06/12/2019 - 11:17

        Because the single USB port can't appropriately provide enough power to a 3.5" hard drive which is inside of the enclosure.

    • Skramit on 07/12/2019 - 09:08
      +1

      Did you shuck it and if so what sort of drive inside?

  • sgtdanny69148 on 05/12/2019 - 15:52

    Are you kidding me? I just literally traveled further to JB HI FI instead of Halfway to Harvey Norman……and would save an extra dollar……..

  • Gaz1 on 05/12/2019 - 15:52
    +1

    I tend to just go for the portable drives nowadays - not that much more expensive & much more convenient (no power pack).

    • BradH13 on 05/12/2019 - 16:03
      -3

      Slower, less reliable, and easier to accidentally break too.

      • Saura on 05/12/2019 - 16:07
        +2

        Apparently that's debatable, depends what's inside some have reliable models inside which can be pulled out.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/12/2019 - 18:15
          +1

          I have a desktop drive that has lasted about 7 years and seen about 4 portable drives come and go in the same period. But I think it's because it just sits there whereas the portable drives get taken places, shaken around and eventually die.

          • Saura on 05/12/2019 - 18:29
            -1

            @[Deactivated]: Yeah I'm still looking into "shulking" portable drives, I actually did it many years ago on my own, with a semi-old one and it went bad so quick, so I assumed it was never worth, but there's seems to be alot of good word about it now days.

        • Ulysses31 on 05/12/2019 - 20:13
          -1

          Either way, they're rated for 10x the G forces, and have free fall sensors, less weight….. And fit for purpose.

  • chul00p4 on 05/12/2019 - 16:13
    +1

    Can these be used with an xbox one as extra game storage?

    • Switchblade88 on 05/12/2019 - 16:55

      Definitely

    • habib23q on 05/12/2019 - 16:55

      I'm using two of these atm for mine.

  • CC123 on 05/12/2019 - 18:04

    Would two of theses be fine for offline backups?
    Some product reviews suggest they often fail…

    • Clear on 05/12/2019 - 19:49

      Always best to check the review dates because the much older Seagates from years ago had higher failure rates.

      I personally have a 5TB Seagate HDD plugged into a NAS 24/7 as an extra layer and it's been running fine for years ;)

      • CC123 on 05/12/2019 - 20:12

        True, did a search of "STEB4000300" (the model number) and it's a mix of "drive failed" and "no issues at all" so I dunno… tempting but I would rather pay more for a better quality drive than risk everything.

        Currently, have 2x 3TB WD Reds in RAID 1 so 3TB of usable storage and would use this as an offline backup solution. Debating whether I buy two of these for backups

        • Clear on 05/12/2019 - 20:14
          +1

          They essentially reuse the same model numbers for each year's "revision" of the external drive. Generally speaking external HDDs always have a higher risk of failure because they get moved more frequently than a drive in your PC or NAS.

          You can never have too much storage for backups ;)

          • CC123 on 05/12/2019 - 20:51

            @Clear: Ah I see… that's annoying and yeah that does make sense.

            :^)

            • dm01 on 06/12/2019 - 01:11
              +4

              @CC123: Also keep in mind that any reviews you read online are mostly gonna be skewed towards those who had negative experiences. i.e. Most of the 98% or 99% of people who don't have any issue don't bother leaving reviews anywhere saying this, it's the tiny minority who do have a problem that are vocal.

              Pick any hard drive you like and search for failures and you're pretty much guaranteed to find a bunch of reviews from people who've had an issue with it.

  • Vic009 on 06/12/2019 - 10:22

    Can we use this for Mac Os, I can only see compatibility with Windows Only!

    • dm01 on 06/12/2019 - 10:58
      +3

      Yes, just plug it in and reformat.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/12/2019 - 11:25

    Would this work for a steam library. Gaming off of it? Game on a laptop and feel this would be much easier than replacing the internal drives with larger ones plus only has 1 2.5 and 1 m.2 so would never fit this much anyway

    • Skramit on 07/12/2019 - 09:08

      NO, get an SSD for your steam library.

      I mean technically any HDD will work for steam, but HDD will be slow for loading games.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/12/2019 - 09:33

        I mean that's cool in theory and all but I'm looking for about 2TB which is much closer to $400 in SSD format. I can deal with load times as long as the gameplay is fine and stutter free

        • Skramit on 07/12/2019 - 09:34
          +1

          Pro Tip: Uninstall games from steam that you dont actually play which simply deleted the local files.

          If I had all my games installed theyd be about 2TB as well, but Ive culled it so its about 400GB to fit on my SSD.

          • [Deactivated] on 07/12/2019 - 09:57

            @Skramit: Yeah I suppose you're right… Even after a cull I'd still be over 500GB I think but a 1TB SSD is more in my budget than a 2TB one so I'll have a look.

  • ceebzzy on 06/12/2019 - 18:51

    I just bought this today and cant even use it as it doesnt have an austrlia plug for power

    • ssquid on 06/12/2019 - 19:46
      +6

      Have another look in the box, sometimes they ship multiple plugs for different countries. A retail store definitely wouldn't be selling an off-the-shelf product without an australian power plug.

    • hollykryten on 30/12/2019 - 13:23

      Yes by default it comes with a foreign interchangable power point plug on the power adapter. But all you needed to do was unplug that and connect on the Australian power point plug to it. Which is included in the same packaging you found the power adapter in.

      It's one of these type of power adapters. This video will show you how to remove the foreign power point plug and put the Australian one on. It's a simple 5 second procedure.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTlUPcATWI

  • Issun on 07/12/2019 - 10:52

    I received multiple interchangeable plugs with my purchase.

  • Issun on 07/12/2019 - 10:53

    Bought this yesterday, had no problem at all shucking, easy as piss for a first-timer. The hardest part was prying it open. Took a few minutes, ended up that a flat head screwdriver worked the best for me :)

    • hollykryten on 30/12/2019 - 13:29

      Yes. You would have found a Seagate Barracuda Compute 4TB 5400RPM (SMR) 3.5" drive. I tell you right now at pc store they sell for a lot more than $98. The bare drive normally goes for around $160.

      But of course shucking it you would likely get no warranty on the internal drive.

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