TD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200GB Serial ATA Hard Drive - $99.97

[CDTrips]

I know a lot of you do not like TD but this is a good deal for this drive.

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Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Seagate's Barracuda 200GB hard disc drive (Model: 7200.7) delivers 7,200 RPM access speed and a SATA-150 interface for mainstream and high-performance desktop applications. This drive features superior performance, quiet acoustics and Seagate's comprehensive 3D Defense System, for the highest security of your data. The Seagate 200GB hard drive handles the common uses of today's PCs, such as games, photo and video editing, advanced applications, MP3's and the usual Internet downloads. And with the 8.5 ms access time, these functions will be performed swiftly and accurately!


Specifications
Capacity (GB) Learn More 200
Interface Serial ATA/150
Spindle Speed (RPM) Learn More 7200
Buffer Memory 8MB
Average Seek (msec) Learn More <9.5
Type OEM

Features
Serial ATA interface for ultra-fast desktop performance, up to 200-Gbyte capacity
Highest storage density in the world for efficient system designs
A proven rugged design for increased reliability
The industry's only sixth-generation FDB motor
3D Defense System for comprehensive protection against handling damage and data loss
Inaudible acoustics with sound barrier technology (SBT), including the Seagate® exclusive SoftSonic motor

This product has a limited warranty of:
60 months for parts and 60 months for labor.
This warranty is provided by Seagate.

Support URL: www.seagate.com
Support Phone Number: 1-(800)-SEA-GATE

 

[casualsax3]

That's pretty good, I'll be picking one up I think, thanks!

 

[InlineFive]

This is a great drive, I'm very happy with mine. It performs well, is fast (as far as consumer desktop drives anyway) and is barely audible. However it does seem to run a little hot as it runs at 37C and a 7200.7 60GB above it runs at 33C. My ambient case temp is around the lower 30s.

I was considering picking this up for RAID but my computer budget is exhausted.

 

[V00D00]

And a 5 year warranty to boot!

If I didn't just pick up a 250 from some other hot deal I'd be all over this, I'm dying to get some sata drives, I'm all out of ide ports.

 

[nitsuj3580]

so is Tiger Direct any better now? They seem to have a decent 6 month resellerrating and any negative comments, a TD rep has answered the concern?

 

[XtremepH]

wow im going to make a trip and pick up 2. Tiger Direct is horrible they took 8 months to give me a rebate. Avoid there rebates at all cost.

 

[StarTech]

Any way to match this price at any other places? Does Newegg match prices?

 

[qbackin]

must...resist...

 

[compcons]

Damn you people. I so much don't have $200 for a pair...

I'll be stopping there after I unload my donations.

CRAP!!! I am so poor because AT hot deals.

EH

 

[midwestfisherman]

:thumbsup: Nice deal!

 

[Samus]

wow, a good, reliable TD deal, thought i'd never see the day.

 

[xionn]

Is this the new drive that Seagate just released or last generation?

 

[nguyendot1]

Originally posted by: xionn
Is this the new drive that Seagate just released or last generation?

I thought the new drives were eighth generation...7200.8?

 

[tmchow]

Originally posted by: nguyendot1

Originally posted by: xionn
Is this the new drive that Seagate just released or last generation?

I thought the new drives were eighth generation...7200.8?

correct, this is the older generation (7200.8 is the latest).

 

[StarTech]

Is command queueing the only significant difference between .7 and .8?

I assume to make use of command queueing the OS drivers have to be able to support it. I wonder how common is the support for it in windows and linux.

 

[ncage]

Originally posted by: V00D00
And a 5 year warranty to boot!

If I didn't just pick up a 250 from some other hot deal I'd be all over this, I'm dying to get some sata drives, I'm all out of ide ports.

You are incorrect. The warranty on this drive is only 60 days. Please be aware of this before you buy. Click on the warrantly link on the page.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: ncage

Originally posted by: V00D00
And a 5 year warranty to boot!

If I didn't just pick up a 250 from some other hot deal I'd be all over this, I'm dying to get some sata drives, I'm all out of ide ports.

You are incorrect. The warranty on this drive is only 60 days. Please be aware of this before you buy. Click on the warrantly link on the page.

60 MONTHS

Kthxbye

 

[csundar]

Originally posted by: ncage

Originally posted by: V00D00
And a 5 year warranty to boot!

If I didn't just pick up a 250 from some other hot deal I'd be all over this, I'm dying to get some sata drives, I'm all out of ide ports.

You are incorrect. The warranty on this drive is only 60 days. Please be aware of this before you buy. Click on the warrantly link on the page.

check again. warranty is for 60 months not 60 days. (60 months = 5 years)

 

[CDTrips]

Added warranty info to original post.

 

[cheapgoose]

i'll be picking up one of these. i bought the newest sata seagate and ut was way too loud for me. hopefully the older gen. isn't that loud.

 

[mparr1708]

For me there is tax and shipping on this. Still a decent price on a good drive but I would only be saving $10 at most. For me it breaks down like this..

$99.99
$9.92 SH
$7.69 tax
------------
$117.58

$9.92 for shipping??? I find that a bit expensive. Especially since if I'm being charged tax that means they do business here in FL. Which in turn means the drive probably isnt coming that far. I hate when people over charge for shipping. Toss in the fact that TDs reputation blows and thats enough to get me to pass. Sucks....I've been looking for a decent deal on a nice SATA drive. I think I'll wait a bit longer though.

EDIT:
Actually I was wrong. I would be saving about a buck and thats it...
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/productdetails.asp?submit=property&item=22-148-033

For those that can get it without tax its ok. For me its not hot.

 

[Dyre]

Got 2 of these drives in the Dell deal ($109 per drive) about 6 months ago and couldn't be happier. Im thinking of picking up 2 more at this price. I hate rebates on harddrives.

 

[hipppy]

I just placed an order now ... hopefully it'll be fine. I realised later that the drive is OEM - speaks volumes about how impusive a buyer I am
But my DFI mobo came with SATA cables ... so no sweat there. I can d/l the software from seagate website directly. So things are cool there too.
Just hope that the drive will arrive in tiptop condition.

Thanks to the poster for the deal!

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: ncage

Originally posted by: V00D00
And a 5 year warranty to boot!

If I didn't just pick up a 250 from some other hot deal I'd be all over this, I'm dying to get some sata drives, I'm all out of ide ports.

You are incorrect. The warranty on this drive is only 60 days. Please be aware of this before you buy. Click on the warrantly link on the page.

"This product has a limited warranty of:
60 months for parts and 60 months for labor.
This warranty is provided by Seagate. "

Moron.

Who the hell would trust a drive that only offers a 2 month warranty? You gotta be pretty dumb to think that.


I've always been hesitant to try tiger direct after all the horrible things I've heard, but I really haven't heard anything bad about them lately. I'm in for one.... with 5 year warranty I guess I can't go wrong.