SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB $70 Shipped @ Newegg

[cytoSiN]

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Hasn't been this low in nearly a year. Get em while they're not price gouging!

 

[ponyo]

It shows warranty as 1 yr. Seems awful short. Was it always 1yr or is this something new started by Seagate?

 

[cytoSiN]

It shows warranty as 1 yr. Seems awful short. Was it always 1yr or is this something new started by Seagate?

Pretty sure it's the same as it always was, but I may be wrong. For $70, if it fails after a year I'll buy a new one. These were around $60 a year ago, and then flooding sent the price through the roof. I'm just glad to see them back close to where they were before.

 

[spinejam]

They used to have a 3 yr warranty. I have one right now that's being shipped for RMA after ~2+ yr's of use.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Pretty sure it's the same as it always was, but I may be wrong.

You are. Before the flooding, Seagate offered a 5 year warranty on their OEM internal drives, Samsung 3 years, WD 3 for Blues and Greens, 5 for Blacks and REs, Hitachi was 3, and Toshiba was also 3.

Now, we're stuck with just WD and Seagate. WD Blues and Greens have a 2 year warranty, Reds are 3, Blacks and REs are 5. Seagates are all 1 year.

 

[MontyAC]

Hope to see even lower prices later in the year.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

They used to have a 3 yr warranty. I have one right now that's being shipped for RMA after ~2+ yr's of use.

My first F3 1TB died @ 1 year. Refurb replacement died @ 6 months. Refurb replacement #2 currently still alive @ 6 months...

 

[jacion]

I got one of these for $50 shipped from newegg right before the flood. Glad to see the price almost where they were but 1 year warranty? I just checked the warranty on mine and I still have over 2 years left.

A 1yr warranty doesn't give me much buying confidence even at a low price point, it's such a pain when a drive dies even though I have important stuff backed up.

 

[Greg04]

I got one of these for $50 shipped from newegg right before the flood. Glad to see the price almost where they were but 1 year warranty? I just checked the warranty on mine and I still have over 2 years left.

A 1yr warranty doesn't give me much buying confidence even at a low price point, it's such a pain when a drive dies even though I have important stuff backed up.

I think we have to accept this as a new standard -- a 1 yr warranty for a $60-70 product seems about right. If it were $100 or more, I might gripe. And, with everything from ice cream to toilet paper being physically downsized, this seems to be the next logical step for the evil corporations.

 

[Zap]

My first F3 1TB died @ 1 year. Refurb replacement died @ 6 months. Refurb replacement #2 currently still alive @ 6 months...

What in the world are you doing to kill off these poor things? D:

I think we have to accept this as a new standard -- a 1 yr warranty

Manufacturers have flip-flopped before on warranty duration. Maybe they'll do it again in a couple years?

 

[AnonymouseUser]

What in the world are you doing to kill off these poor things? D:

Using it like every other hard drive for the last 5 years. It's been ~7 years since my previous RMA (WD?). Still have two from 2006 or earlier running strong. To say my confidence is shaken would be an understatement.

 

[jhansman]

Finally, prices for these drives are getting back to where they were. I paid $70 each for my 1TB F1s, and they just keep on going.