Seagate 3TB HDD for $109. Good deal?

[Alamat]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-22148844-L0E
Thinking of getting 2 of these, one for my deskstop and another for my HTPC for movie storage.
Yay or nay?

 

[cytoSiN]

Not too bad, but not quite "Black Friday" price either:

 

[hoorah]

Newegg sent out a coupon today for that exact drive for $99. Not sure of the code off the top of my head but check your email if you get their promotions, or, if not, I can send it to you.

I've been watching neweggs HDDs for the past two weeks looking to make a purchase. Haven't seen anything really good in awhile.

Just before I started looking B&H had the WD Red 3TB for $105 shipped, so I've been looking for something similar. I wanted the red for the 3 year warranty.

Similarly, Tigerdirect had the same Seagate 3TB for $85 or so after coupon code just shortly ago.

If its worth your time to wait for an extra $10/drive I'd say there are better deals, but its not the worst deal out there.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Same drive is $100 on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T3GRLY

 

[SimMike2]

I got the NAS version of this drive for less than $109 a few weeks ago. I have both the drive you mention and the NAS version in my HTPC and they both work good. The 3TB non-NAS has been going good for almost two years.

 

[Replay]

$90 shipped after a $10 rebate & a coupon code.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1310560

 

[SunnyD]

This sub is for posting a hot deal, not for asking if a deal is hot or asking to find a hot deal.

 

[uOpt]

Those drives are garbage. I had 4 out of 5 die.

ETA: and the remaining one has had hard rear errors.

 

[Ranulf]

hard rear errors eh? Paging Dr. Watson stat. Get thee to the disk doctor.

 

[Mitch101]

I havent had much luck with drives over 1TB except Samsung and they are a part of Seagate now. Seems like hit or miss now. Not sure why the fail rates are so high.

 

[fiveolddogs]

This is down to $99.99 on Amazon right now. I'm hesitating due to the negative comments about failure rates. Is there a consensus here on what large capacity hard drives are most reliable right now?

 

[Homerboy]

This is down to $99.99 on Amazon right now. I'm hesitating due to the negative comments about failure rates. Is there a consensus here on what large capacity hard drives are most reliable right now?

Hitachi.

 

[Replay]

$70AR @ Tigerdirect, & I've been thinking about it.
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3TB, $20 promo code NAH133687, $20 rebate, $15 off $100 back to school coupon http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/c...chool_discount. Maybe 5% off through shopdiscover.com & Discover card.

 

[ElFenix]

add another TB and that would be a good deal.

$70 at TD would be a hot deal.

 

[fiveolddogs]

$70AR @ Tigerdirect, & I've been thinking about it.
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 3TB, $20 promo code NAH133687, $20 rebate, $15 off $100 back to school coupon http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/c...chool_discount. Maybe 5% off through shopdiscover.com & Discover card.

Can you link to the TD item listing? The one you posted last month is no longer available.

 

[Replay]

$70 deal seems to have gone out of stock this afternoon. Rebate valid through the 18th, so the item probably won't return in time.
Should have posted a link earlier. TD is search is tricky. Search the model # and you get a higher priced drive.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1310560&CatId=139