1tb 7200rpm hard drive 46$ at amazon deal of day

[mleejr]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27

I haven't seen a price this low since black friday last year. Not bad.

 

[ReefaMadness]

The price is great, but if you read the customer reviews it raises questions about the quality of the drive.

Anybody been using one of these?

 

[Thetech]

The price is great, but if you read the customer reviews it raises questions about the quality of the drive.

Anybody been using one of these?

Hmm.... I normally take user submitted reviews with two pieces of rock salt.
They can be helpful depending on who's written one and which site they are on.
Unfortunately they are unreliable do to the fact that sometimes the most unqualified people write them. I for one can tell you that all hard-drives regardless of manufacture are a mixed bag.

I state this in the most polite manner. I also offer my condolences to a man who so recently lost his wife.

 

[Kenmitch]

Shipping damage is what kills hard drives most of the time. I tend to purchase my hdd's from a local vendor. Of course being in CA even newegg is local to me.

Rolling the dice to save a couple of bucks on a hdd is a gamble.

 

[jjmIII]

good price...but I'll pass on Seabait.

 

[Spikesoldier]

seagate

pass

 

[SunnyD]

seagate

pass

This.

 

[manimal]

I have three of these seagates that I picked up for 30 bucks each. They have been fine but are a tad loud.

 

[Raider1284]

4 star average over on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148697

for what thats worth.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Honestly I'll never buy a hard drive from amazon. I like Amazon and all but their packing sucks half the time.

 

[formulav8]

Seagate use to be a top tier hd maker. Ever since they moved to China to cut costs, they have gone MAJORLY downhill. I definitely will not buy a new Seagate until they get a good track record again. They have to see that whatever savings there is by making them in China is being negated by all of the RMA requests. Its just nutty to me...

 

[jjmIII]

4 star average over on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148697

for what thats worth.

True, but 22% 1-egg.
I know people say 'reviews are dumb', but even most dumb people know a dead drive. Just a thought. :hmm:

 

[formulav8]

True, but 22% 1-egg.
I know people say 'reviews are dumb', but even most dumb people know a dead drive. Just a thought. :hmm:

That part is true!

 

[Vidman]

I have had no trouble with the 7200.12 series. In fact I quite like them.

 

[Jiggz]

With free shipping, I bit one!

 

[Venom20]

I'm currently using one, it's loud but thus far working well. But I agree, sometimes I question shipping HDD's

 

[Elixer]

Here is a WD blue 1TB 7200 RPM drive for $50.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136767
EMCKDKC74 is the coupon code (need to be subscribed to their newsletter as usual)

 

[Raider1284]

might be worth spending $30 more to get the 2TB hard drive then!

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita.../dp/B002ZCXK0I

 

[lotust]

Thanks I need a larger hd for out media server

 

[ectx]

might be worth spending $30 more to get the 2TB hard drive then!

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita.../dp/B002ZCXK0I

tempted to buy 4 of these for a build to replace my NAS

BTW I took a gamble and bought a Seagate 7200.12 and it works just fine. (I almost returned it when I heard some grinding noizes since most reviewers said that is the first sign of immenient problems --and would have written a review claiming how bad the drive is)... I hope I don't jinx myself and have the drive go bad on me tomorrow.