5 TB Seagte Expansion Ext HD Free shipping Tiger Direct 129.99

[esquared]

Now its only the Expansion model and not the Seagate Plus that was on sale earlier this week.

But it's still only 129.99 shipped.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=8991299&sku=XEA-102409996

 

[Hulk]

Besides software and optional connector adapters are there any other differences between the expansion and plus?

 

[bradley]

Besides software and optional connector adapters are there any other differences between the expansion and plus?

The main difference is the warranty. Expansion: 1 year, Backup Plus: 2 years, D3 Station: 3 years. They share in common the ability not to be shucked any longer.

 

[Hulk]

I love the use of the word "shucked" in describing pulling the drive out of the enclose (shell)! I never heard it before reading it in the other deal thread for the 5GB expansion yesterday and instantly knew to what it referred.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Shuckability used to be the only thing that made Seagate external drives worth buying. Are the enclosures better made now than they were a few years ago.

 

[bradley]

Shuckability used to be the only thing that made Seagate external drives worth buying. Are the enclosures better made now than they were a few years ago.

Seagates still has no fan and poor ventilation. At least WD externals have enough ventilation holes. My 5TB WD external also had a Red NAS drive and extremely easy to disassemble, btw.

Externals are not only cooling inefficient, but power and data inefficient.... power: requires redundant power adapter, cooling: additional internal heat-generating PCB, data: USB3 vs. SATA3. Yet the vastly lower pricing reflects just how much they outsell internal drives. So the computer literate ultimately benefit from a good shuck.