Warm? Seagate 200GB Barracuda SATA $106.36 Dell SB

[ScottAIS]

Seems like a good deal to me..

200GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Internal Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive with 8MB Cache

$132.95 less 20% SB third party storage discount. (no coupon code needed) = $106.36 +tax and free shipping.

Link Here

 

[Engineer]

Thanks ScottAIS!

Great deal with no coupon!

Only true SATA drives out there (no bridge) other than new Maxtor DiamondMax 10's and WD Raptors!

Nice and quiet too!

 

[Schnook121]

lookss great - i gotta get me one of these

 

[trexpesto]

dang and I have a 160 already...............

 

[Parabol]

Nice find, love Seagates.

 

[trexpesto]

Do I need to have a small business account with them?

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: trexpesto
Do I need to have a small business account with them?

Yes...but easy enough to open!

P.S. Seagate NON SATA 200GB are $97.22 there also!

Also...F@tcash (from FW) at 2.25% should be OK on this deal for more savings!

 

[Slappy00]

seems good to me ... as this is the only way i can get Raid to work on my IS7 since all my ide ports are whored

 

[Slappy00]

From Dell:

Manufacturer Part# ST3200822AS

Product Description: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 - hard drive - 200 GB - SATA-150

Service & Support: 3 years warranty

Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 3 years

Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty


From Newegg (Link):


Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda 7200.7 SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3200822AS, OEM Drive Only

Model# ST3200822AS

Capacity: 200 GB
Average Seek Time: 8.5 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Best-in-class non-operating shock for excellent reliability. Best combination of performance, acoustics and robustness. Idle acoustics of 2.5 bels- the industry's best. World's first SATA desktop drive.
Manufacturer Warranty: 5 year

$128 plus $1 shipping

and you also get free stuff (scroll a bit down)

the 5yr warentee alone makes this a better deal (as mine from Dell came out to be around $122 with tax and 2 day shipping)

anyways its up to you

 

[Engineer]

Seagate's 5-Year Warranty FAQs

What products will now carry a 5-year warranty?
All products that are available thru channels with the exception of external hard drives sold thru retail outlets.

Will hard drives with high capacity, SATA, or larger cache continue to offer a longer warranty than other drives?
No, all drives will have a 5-year warranty.


Does the 5-year warranty apply to a Retail Kit purchased after the new warranty date, even if the printed box indicates only a 3-year warranty?
Yes.

Does the 5-year warranty apply to products that customers may have bought just last week?
The warranty is retroactive to all eligible drives shipped after June 1, 2004.

Seagate is upgrading the Warranty to 5 years. Been confirmed on FW. If you don't choose 2nd day and use the FREE shipping, it's around $112 to $115.

 

[Slappy00]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Seagate's 5-Year Warranty FAQs



Seagate is upgrading the Warranty to 5 years. Been confirmed on FW. If you don't choose 2nd day and use the FREE shipping, it's around $112 to $115.

You know what carrier does the free shipping?

 

[deldd]

since it is 3-5 day free shipping. I'm guessing Fedex.

 

[Engineer]

Mine was shipped Airborne (DHL).

Also, my order from Last night shipped today. I verified the Warranty to be 5 years also (SN from Dell site).!

(Shipped from Richardson, TX). DHL location of Plano. North East Texas. Da@m...won't be here until Monday!

 

[Monotaur]

I'm glad you posted this. I just got in on the 400SC deal from the other day (my first time! ), and was looking at this exact drive from NewEgg. Anyway, I read around and I guess the 400SC deal doesn't come with any SATA cables or adapters... will this drive (probably not the one from NewEgg since it's OEM, but would the Dell)?

Thanks

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Monotaur
I'm glad you posted this. I just got in on the 400SC deal from the other day (my first time! ), and was looking at this exact drive from NewEgg. Anyway, I read around and I guess the 400SC deal doesn't come with any SATA cables or adapters... will this drive (probably not the one from NewEgg since it's OEM, but would the Dell)?

Thanks

The drive from Dell is also OEM. No cables, etc.

 

[Monotaur]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: Monotaur
I'm glad you posted this. I just got in on the 400SC deal from the other day (my first time! ), and was looking at this exact drive from NewEgg. Anyway, I read around and I guess the 400SC deal doesn't come with any SATA cables or adapters... will this drive (probably not the one from NewEgg since it's OEM, but would the Dell)?

Thanks

The drive from Dell is also OEM. No cables, etc.

Hmm.. thanks. Where would you recommend I get the cable? Especially if I bought it from Dell? I'd imagine that NewEgg has them, but is it worth it to buy from two separate places (S&H costs, etc)? Also, how long is this sale for?

Thanks

 

[Engineer]

Not sure of Sale length...sorry!

Directron has a SATA cable for $1.50 with FREE shipping.

Directron has a SATA power adaptor for $2.99 with FREE shipping.


uberminchen said:

Here's what Tom's says.

Thanks!

From that article...

The 7200.7 has been on the market for several months and has made a name for itself with good ergonomics - even in the case of the Barracuda ATA IV and V models, Seagate has been able to beat the noise levels of its rivals.

What's more, the 7200.7 is the second drive generation with serial ATA interface. What makes it special is the implementation: Seagate manages without the converter chips (called bridges) that usually allow any UltraATA drive to be "converted" to serial ATA.

Genuinely serial ATA solutions are called native serial ATA; without a doubt, this is the best solution for the interim, because converting the signal and the protocol from UltraATA/100 or 133 to serial ATA takes time - at the cost of performance.

Also notice that the Seagate SATA performs pretty well in RAID 0 tests from Tom's.

 

[Research]

Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty

Shouldn't it be 5? Can anybody post their warranty once you 'actually' get it and actually 'check' it on seagate website?

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Research
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty

Shouldn't it be 5? Can anybody post their warranty once you 'actually' get it and actually 'check' it on seagate website?

I used the SERIAL number from Dell's order site (my order shipped and it's listed on the order page now). It expires in August 2009. See my post above.

End User

Serial Number
Model Number
Part Number
Warranty Status
(*see details below) Options
(*see details below)

XXXXXXXX ST3200822AS 9W2854-301 In Warranty
Expiration 23-AUG-2009

Serial number XXXXXXXX'ed out.

 

[Slappy00]

well i just found my SATA cables & molex adaptors so off i go...great deal

 

[Monotaur]

Originally posted by: Engineer
Not sure of Sale length...sorry!

Directron has a SATA cable for $1.50 with FREE shipping.

Directron has a SATA power adaptor for $2.99 with FREE shipping.


uberminchen said:

Here's what Tom's says.

Thanks!

From that article...

The 7200.7 has been on the market for several months and has made a name for itself with good ergonomics - even in the case of the Barracuda ATA IV and V models, Seagate has been able to beat the noise levels of its rivals.

What's more, the 7200.7 is the second drive generation with serial ATA interface. What makes it special is the implementation: Seagate manages without the converter chips (called bridges) that usually allow any UltraATA drive to be "converted" to serial ATA.

Genuinely serial ATA solutions are called native serial ATA; without a doubt, this is the best solution for the interim, because converting the signal and the protocol from UltraATA/100 or 133 to serial ATA takes time - at the cost of performance.

Also notice that the Seagate SATA performs pretty well in RAID 0 tests from Tom's.

Thanks for the help! Oh, and my credit card company thanks you all!

 

[Kung Lau]

Anybody trying these RAID 0?

 

[Granorense]

Very nice deal.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Kung Lau
Anybody trying these RAID 0?

The article from Tom's (above) ran full tests in both single and RAID 0 configs.

 

[imported_earthslash]

Just ordered... thanks for the post. I've heard a lot about Seagate and Sata drives so hopefully it is as good as I hear, so I can sell one of my other hard drives. I don't need 450 gigs of total HD space in my comp... yet.

- Steve