Looking for 4x external hard drives to open up and put in a NAS.
I'm after 2TB's for around $100 or 3TB's for around $150.
Anyone seen any?
Thanks
2TB or 3TB External Hard Drive
OilyDan on 07/04/2012 - 17:24
Last edited 07/04/2012 - 17:35
Last edited 07/04/2012 - 17:35
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If the Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Internal Hard Drive SATA WD30EZRS ($189.99 at Mwave) uses less power they may save you money in the long run.
STAY3000102 uses ST3000DM001 internally. That's a very low power drive already, without needing the "Green" label. Even if the WD drives were 30% more power efficient (which they're not), you'd only be saving at best about $2/year.
if you want to play on the safe side, check online for the lowest price on external hard drives that office works have in stock and get them to price match + 5% off the lowest price.
Amazon has "Seagate Expansion 3 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive STAY3000102" for $US146.99; Total for 4 $AU627.39 including shipping to OZ (Brisbane), using MC/Visa to pay in AUD. That works out just under $157 each delivered. I doubt you will beat that at the moment. They have only 10 in stock.
On 02/Apr/2012 they were $US139.99 at Amazon, so if you have time to wait you may possibly get them a little cheaper later.
The cheapest 3Tb on staticice is a Hitachi for $164.98 (+ shipping if applicable).
On 24/Feb/2012 I paid $159.00 for a 3Tb Seagate at my local DSE at Westfield Chermside Qld when they price matched a special on Western Digital 3Tb's from JB Hi-Fi in the same shopping centre.
Just another thought; If you are planning to run the NAS continuously then power use should be considered. If the Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Internal Hard Drive SATA WD30EZRS ($189.99 at Mwave) uses less power they may save you money in the long run. I haven't researched that. I believe they would be higher quality drives, and no warranty issues which you might have if removing external drives to put in a NAS.