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    seagate barracuda 2tb 3.5 5900rpm hard drive $100 on neweeg

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Speedy Gonzalez, Jun 5, 2010.

  1. Speedy Gonzalez

    Speedy Gonzalez Xtreme Notebook Speeder!

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    I have this drive as an external storage unit and although there's the occasional clicking sounds at idle, it's been a reliable and super quiet drive thus far. It's also worth mentioning that a fair number of people have experienced quality and reliability issues within the first couple months of use (just read user reviews on newegg) and it'll be a gamble when you purchase one.
     
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    Quadzilla The eye is watching you

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    Yeah i have a 1.5tb version of this drive and when i ran it external it would pop and click to no end powering up and down.... Moved it to the inside of my case and no problema ..
     
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    Wow, so tempted, but that clicking sound worries me. Seagate seems to have a history of that. My notebook seagate was fixed with a firmware update. But if reliability is hit or miss, don't think I'll risk my WHS data to a drive like this. I was waiting for the $99 price point to start buying 2TB one at a time to replace my 1TB drives, but may have to wait for WD green drives.
     
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    Anyone have actual experience with these drives? I'm sceptical about buying something with the fairly large amount of user reviews stating clicking and failing drives.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 7, 2010
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