Toshiba 6TB external desktop HDD $169.99 @ Newegg

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1Z4-000B-000A9

Extra savings w/ promo code EMCKAAW44, ends 10/14

Shuckable???

 

[VirtualLarry]

Cheaper than the Seagate 6TB drive ($200), and no interest? Isn't Toshiba's 3.5" drive line ex-Hitachi? At least, that's what they say about the 2TB and 3TB models.

Edit: One of the reviews of the 5TB model external at Newegg mentions that, the firmware causes lots of head-parks with EXT3 / EXT4 filesystems in Linux. But they weren't entirely clear if that was the enclosure firmware, or the drive firmware, or if they had shucked the drive.

 

[stlc8tr]

Decent price but the Seagate drive is 100% sure to work properly while it's unclear if this unit can be shucked.

TigerDirect had the Seagate 6TB unit for $170 and they don't charge sales tax for CA users. You also don't get the BofA discount with Newegg.

 

[brocks]

Why would this have nearly 800 reviews at Amazon, and zero at Newegg? I give Newegg reviews a lot more credibility than Amazon, since the buyers are usually more tech savvy. You always get a few one-star reviews at Amazon complaining that it says 3GB, but it was actually only 2.7.

ETA: on further review, I forgot that Amazon combines the reviews for all sizes of the same basic model together, so most of them are for smaller sizes. Another reason to discount Amazon reviews.