1TB WD $120 shipped

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Western Digital GP Caviar 1TB Serial ATA, 3 Gb/s Internal Hard Drive - OEM/Bare - WD10EACS

$119.99 + free shipping

"GP" series, meaning 5400RPM no matter what lies WD tells. However, still performs decent in STR due to high platter density, but just not as good in latency due to slow rotation speed. I recall reading reviews saying it only pulls around 5W or so.

 

[goobee]

I wonder about that guy and his "2 out of 3" bad drives comment? Fluke perhaps?

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

I am so wary of OEM drives because of warranty.

I kind of want to go buy the Seagate at microcenter for $140. $20 for a few years more of warranty+not OEM?

Anybody know?

Then again if prices are $120 shipped right now, where will BF prices be for TB drives? <$100? $90? Dare I say $80?

 

[Engineer]

5% coupon (assuming you can use it) brings it to $113.05. Don't forget Fatcash (1%)) for another $1.20 off. Total of $111.85 after coupon and fatcash (Fatcash = Fatwallet.com cashback - 1% on Buy.com.

 

[zoiks]

Good price. If you're willing to wait til BF, you could get this for $99. I plan to wait.

 

[KeypoX]

or 125 shipped for samsung 3 platter drive http://www.mwave.com/mwave/vie....asp?scriteria=AA73228 7200rpm and rivals the best 1TB drives, quite and cool soo i hear

i had bad luck with my one and only samsung, but people really like them. Mine (750GB) was Clicking on arrival and i sent it back to newegg for a 320gb seagate. Prob a big mistake

I am close to ordering the samsung but prices will drop to under 100 soon and i dont need a HD right this min. (Voice of reason)

 

[Falloutboy]

in for one

 

[hans007]

wonder if this is the 3 platter green power yet.

 

[Joony]

No three platter green yet

The samsung green 1TB with 3 platters is $120 at newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822152135

 

[fleshconsumed]

I got three platter 00D6B0 GreenPower from Microcenter a month or two ago. They are already selling, however it's a YMMV.

 

[Joony]

I did some googling and fleshconsumed indeed speaks the truth! Perhaps these are finally the drives I will get for my Perc 5/i!

http://www.silentpcreview.com/...storder=asc&highlight=

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Joony
No three platter green yet

From experience? Seems they have been around for a few months now but I'm not sure how to be guaranteed a model (I've read that you can find them at MicroCenter B&M).

Also, the new WD10EADS (not WD10EACS) will have 3 platters and 32MB cache but I'm sure will be at a premium for a little while.

 

[integramodder]

new egg has them recertified for 109.99

 

[Falloutboy]

do newegg recerts keep there manufactures warrenty?

 

[TwiceOver]

Great price!!! But I just can't buy a drive that isn't Seagate. Without the 5 year warranty, worthless IMO.

 

[hans007]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
do newegg recerts keep there manufactures warrenty?

yes

 

[imported_falcon999]

i have 4 of these in a raid 5 NAS, they work great.