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Seagate Gaming Halo Reach Special Edition Xbox Game Drive 5TB - $119 (Was $219) C&C/ in-Store Only @ The Good Guys

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Seagate Gaming Halo Reach Special Edition Xbox Game Drive 5TB - $119 (Was $219) C&C/ in-Store Only @ The Good Guys
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Costco97 on 14/04/2022 - 14:49 thegoodguys.com.au (2432 clicks)
Last edited 14/04/2022 - 21:29 by 2 other users

Type: Game Drive
Colour: Green
Storage Capacity: 5TB
What's In The Box: Seagate Game Drive for Xbox Halo Infinite Special Edition Hard Drive, 18 inch (45.72 cm) USB 3.0 cable, Quick Install Guide
Manufacturer's Warranty: 36 months

Reviews not very promising but personally I do not care with that price and 36 months warranty. With IT equipment mostly it can be hit and miss and we know reviews only comes either when product is extremely good or when it does not work for someone. If it just does the job, not many people bother to write reviews.

EDIT: It seems product is "Halo Infinite Special Edition Game Drive for Xbox 5 TB" there is mismatch in the title on their site and description.

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  • rainbowyen on 14/04/2022 - 14:52
    +4

    Review is not too good and this is definitely smr drive

    • King Steuart on 14/04/2022 - 15:27
      +3

      smh

      • ashftc on 14/04/2022 - 15:38
        +1

        Can I please ask what is SMH drive and is it regarded bad for everyday use?

        • OZKap on 14/04/2022 - 15:58
          +7

          SMR is Shingled Magnetic Recording. Lets you fit more data on a single hard drive platter by overlapping the bits of information like shingles on a roof.

          Fine for write-once, read-many applications, but if you want to edit the data, you also need to modify the overlapping bits around it, like redoing shingles on a roof you can't just replace one shingle if it's nestled under others.

          Write speeds okay, read speeds not good.

          Sorry, brain fart. Initial write speed okay, read speed fine, it's when you're trying to modify existing data, or write to a section of a drive that already has data that it bogs down.

          • ashftc on 14/04/2022 - 16:30

            @OZKap: Thanks a lot and how to check if it's SMH? I bought a Seagate Expansion HDD yesterday 5tb. How can I check or do you know if it is SMH? I want to use for plain simple data backup only.

            • Zorlin on 14/04/2022 - 16:34
              +3

              @ashftc: It's SMR, not SMH :) I think King Steuart was making a joke.

              • ashftc on 14/04/2022 - 16:36
                -1

                @Zorlin: Yup SMR :) Do you know if Seagate Expansion 5TB is one of those?

                • lorikeet on 14/04/2022 - 21:31
                  +1

                  @ashftc: Yes. All portable (2.5") drives over 2TB are SMR.

                  • ashftc on 14/04/2022 - 21:33

                    @lorikeet: Is it just Seagate or other brands too?

                    • lorikeet on 14/04/2022 - 21:38
                      +1

                      @ashftc: Probably all brands.

                      SMR is not that big a deal unless you frequently write a lot of data. The drives have a CMR cache and as long as the cache is not filled it will not slow down significantly.

  • ozb88 on 14/04/2022 - 14:52
    +2

    Would never use spinning rust again but kinda want it just for the Halo theme

    • lordezekiel on 14/04/2022 - 15:25
      +9

      Shuck it and put an ssd inside? :P

    • Brakus on 14/04/2022 - 15:06
      +15

      Pretty sure some moron didn't check the original listing in the site which shows “Halo Reach.” Wish I could paste a screenshot here so some morons won’t have to whinge.

      • chepsk8 on 15/04/2022 - 15:25
        +1

        Oh, well maybe I should have explained better, but I meant the actual listing and not the post.

    • PainToad on 14/04/2022 - 15:06
      +1

      I don't get it?

      Edit: oh it's an Infinite edition not Reach. I thought it was just really old stock from the 360 days lol.

  • ce5himm on 14/04/2022 - 15:10
    +1

    oos for delivery and instore. maybe just me seem like a clearance. maybe new drive coming? new theme should say. LOL

    • Costco97 on 14/04/2022 - 15:24

      Likely trying to price match gaming hard drive on Microsoft site but Microsoft is selling 2TB in this price. When I looked initially 3 stores in SE Melbourne had stock.

      BTW that negative vote is not from me :-)

      Springvale, Moorabin and Brighton stores still shows stock.

  • edfoo on 14/04/2022 - 15:27
    -2

    SSD?….

    • Costco97 on 14/04/2022 - 15:30
      +1

      I wish :)

    • scuderiarmani on 14/04/2022 - 15:53
      +2

      Yeah, it's a 5tb SSD (do they even exist?) and it's just over $100 and it's portable.

      Hop to it :)

      Seriously.

      • FDA2021 on 14/04/2022 - 17:23
        +1

        One day that'll become a reality. But we'll have 100tb SSDs costing over $500

    • edfoo on 14/04/2022 - 19:29

      Whoosh!

  • kehuehue on 14/04/2022 - 15:29
    +1

    Lowest ever for 5tb?

    • jackary on 14/04/2022 - 17:23
      +1

      No way, there’s a guy here who paid $100 years ago for one.

  • pufffdragon on 14/04/2022 - 15:31

    Can this just be used as a regular everyday, non gaming backup drive?

    • ShouldIBuyIt on 14/04/2022 - 15:48
      +1

      You can definitely use it for media. It will ask you on the Xbox how you want to format it.

    • Kirbieb on 14/04/2022 - 15:49
      +1

      Yep, it's just a normal drive with a halo theme.

  • flipflipflip on 14/04/2022 - 15:47

    2TB for $79 on ebay or $69 with the code
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/144307015351?epid=21052870108&ha…

    • King Steuart on 14/04/2022 - 17:41

      Any other halo infinite branded hardware on sale?

  • ShouldIBuyIt on 14/04/2022 - 15:55

    How long would it take to transfer 100gb to/from it, assuming I'll still play on the console SSD?
    I've got a Samsung T5 but it's only 1tb

    • ghoulie1 on 14/04/2022 - 16:05

      Just move everything overnight.

      • ShouldIBuyIt on 14/04/2022 - 16:48
        -4

        What if you want to play overnight… ?

        • scuderiarmani on 14/04/2022 - 17:42
          +3

          It'll take less time than posting stupid comments.

    • lorikeet on 14/04/2022 - 18:21

      Should be around 20 min (assuming ~100MB/s).

  • ZackyD on 14/04/2022 - 15:57

    Appears to be no pick up or delivery in NSW

    • Costco97 on 14/04/2022 - 16:44
      +1

      SE Melbourne has still 3 stores with stock.

      Moorabbin, Springvale and Brighton. All are close to each other's (10kms give or take).

    • animasoIa on 14/04/2022 - 16:46

      Just checked, Chatswood and Bankstown have it

      • Richardc on 14/04/2022 - 16:48
        +2

        But when check out it says no stock.

  • Iggemo on 14/04/2022 - 16:48

    I wonder if this could be a collector item?

    • ShouldIBuyIt on 14/04/2022 - 16:49

      They wouldn't discount it that much of it was that collector.

      • PainToad on 14/04/2022 - 17:10
        +2

        Lol that's not how it works. I got my N64 on clearance from EB for $30. Now it's a collectors item.

        Not saying this will become a collectors item (in fact I'm almost certain it won't), but something being discounted in the present doesn't mean it won't be a valuable collectors item in the future.

    • scuderiarmani on 14/04/2022 - 17:44
      +1

      No. Never. It'll get old and be more prone to failure and will be slower and slower as new tech comes out.

  • closed on 14/04/2022 - 16:56
    +2

    I bought this for about $220 around Dec and haven't had any problems with it. It's just used to store games for an Xbox that's used daily.

  • Nightt on 14/04/2022 - 17:07

    Anyone tried calling the stores that have it in stock?

    • lorikeet on 14/04/2022 - 21:40

      Yes, the checkout page showed no store available for pick up but when I called the Chatswood (NSW) store they had stock and I was able to get one.

      There was a few other at the front desk but I don't know if they are reserved and if there is more stock.

  • RambunctiousRog on 14/04/2022 - 18:16
    +1

    No pickup or delivery in South Australia

    • Black26 on 16/04/2022 - 18:14

      Success…!!! Got the last on @Marion store. Even got the SB 8% discount in-store, since online said "nothing in 500ks of your location"…lofl

      Just showed the Tech salesperson and it was authorised immediately

      $109.48 aft 8% discount ($9.52).

  • KingUltra on 14/04/2022 - 19:08

    Can I use this for SeriesX or is this restricted to older XboxOne consoles?
    Cheers

    • IHateFrasierCrane on 14/04/2022 - 19:22

      You can use it for external storage, only for non Xbox Series X/S games. Anything X/S must be installed on the internal storage, or the rear mounted storage expansion card (NVMe).

      • micemeat on 15/04/2022 - 07:54

        This sucks! 1tb is stuff all today. The bloody nvme costs as much as a console.

      • PainToad on 15/04/2022 - 09:35

        You can use it for external storage, only for non Xbox Series X/S games.

        You can store Xbox Series games on it, you just can't play them off it.

  • virsagomk2 on 14/04/2022 - 21:36

    Yeah nah I had 3 Seagate portable 2.5" drives failed on me. Pieces of crap.
    Seagate 3.5" drives are good though.

  • kehuehue on 15/04/2022 - 17:21
    +1

    Crystal Disk mark

  • thomalfa on 16/04/2022 - 14:21

    Sb 8% cashback today

    • Black26 on 16/04/2022 - 15:58

      Yeah. Now to just find it available. Gonna head around the corner, as it's a 1min drive…🙏

      • thomalfa on 17/04/2022 - 13:32
        +1

        I doubt got any left in nsw

        • Black26 on 18/04/2022 - 04:27

          In SA. The CB wasn't working, but showed an employee, and got it down to $109.48.
          Not as good as the $30 in-store Easter sms, that someone has commented, but equivalent at Officeworks is $239 (SGSTKL5000400)

      • LeoS on 18/04/2022 - 14:50
        +1

        Price match at JB.

  • OpSwan on 17/04/2022 - 15:08
    +1

    Great purchase! Bought it for $89 using $30 Easter in-store only credit that I received via sms. They had plenty at Hoppers Crossing. Thank you for the listing!

  • LeoS on 18/04/2022 - 14:48
    +2

    Tried to buy this at the Good Guys, they were out , so went across to JB Hifi to price match. JB were selling the exact same HDD for $219. They price matched and sold me the unit. Kudos to JB hifi.

    • thomalfa on 20/04/2022 - 00:05

      I can’t see exact product on their website

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