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Seagate 2TB USB 3.0 upgradeable drive $99.99 + tax after instant $40 coupon

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I am looking for 2TB USB drive as a Christmas gift, and it looks like nobody sells it for same price, especially USB 3.0. J&R has WD 2TB drive USB 2.0 for $99, but currently OOS anyway. Fry's has similar drive for $109, and Amazon as well. Considering good Costco return policy, this deal is the best for now.

This drive is claimed working for PC and Mac.
 
Corporate Thug said:
this looks to be the same drive that requires the USB 3.0 add on.
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Yeah, it "clearly" cites "Experience fast data transfer with a USB 2.0 interface"... buried amidst the specs.

Can USB3 logic be so expensive they wouldn't just offer the drive with USB 3, and let the customers w/o USB3 ports buy the PC adapter card? It's hard to imagine the USB3 circuit costsi more than the base-plate USB controller approach. [I'm inferring one changes the baseplate to switch from USB2 to USB3.]
 
Basilisk said:
Yeah, it "clearly" cites "Experience fast data transfer with a USB 2.0 interface"... buried amidst the specs.

Can USB3 logic be so expensive they wouldn't just offer the drive with USB 3, and let the customers w/o USB3 ports buy the PC adapter card? It's hard to imagine the USB3 circuit costsi more than the base-plate USB controller approach. [I'm inferring one changes the baseplate to switch from USB2 to USB3.]
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probably not all that expensive per se, but then they would lose an opportunity to milk another $40 on a $100 drive for a converter kit.
 
Basilisk said:
Yeah, it "clearly" cites "Experience fast data transfer with a USB 2.0 interface"... buried amidst the specs.

Can USB3 logic be so expensive they wouldn't just offer the drive with USB 3, and let the customers w/o USB3 ports buy the PC adapter card? It's hard to imagine the USB3 circuit costsi more than the base-plate USB controller approach. [I'm inferring one changes the baseplate to switch from USB2 to USB3.]
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ah wow i didnt know that.

that is ridiculous. i mean an external enclosure that is usb 3.0 isl ike $25-30.
 
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