Seagate 500g. HDD for $149.99 Shipped

[apexi350z]

I think WD has 3yr warranty only.

 

[LavidDichterman]

Originally posted by: apexi350z
I think WD has 3yr warranty only.

It's 3yr OEM, 1 yr retail. (NOTE THIS IS FOR WD, ALL SEAGATEs HAVE A 5YR)

sorry for the caps, but I see people ask the seagate question all the damn time.

 

[FreedomGUNDAM]

ordered mine today.

 

[noping]

Originally posted by: LavidDichterman

Originally posted by: apexi350z
I think WD has 3yr warranty only.

It's 3yr OEM, 1 yr retail. (NOTE THIS IS FOR WD, ALL SEAGATEs HAVE A 5YR)

sorry for the caps, but I see people ask the seagate question all the damn time.

OT: 5 year warranty for (retail) Raptors. I was really thinking of picking one of these up a few weeks ago, but I was put off by the thread over at StorageReview....

 

[aimanzym]

umm... OEM one, wish can be a retail one. thanks

 

[Woz]

My 7200.9 drive arrived yesterday. Singapore manufacture.

 

[AMDfreak]

I phoned Egghead's marketing department. Their official policy is that these codes are intended for use only by those who receive their promotional emails.

Egghead?? Shurely there musht be shome mishtake! :laugh:

 

[uhohs]

egghead, haven't heard that name in years.

 

[yosuke188]

Seagate 7800.7 and above are loud compared to the new line of WD and Samsung drives. I don't really know anything about the speed, but I prefer silence over speed.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Any idea how fast this thing is at loading games compared to a 1st gen raptor?

 

[AstroCreep]

FYI, this one is still available.
I understand that the 'availability' of this deal is under scrutiny, but if you were to go to your favorite search engine and search for something like "newegg 500gb seagate promo" it does appear on many (unnamed) 'deal' and 'coupon' websites.

Hopefully I'm okay making this post. :/

 

[AstroCreep]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Any idea how fast this thing is at loading games compared to a 1st gen raptor?

Seems to do pretty well:
http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=2922

 

[fritzfield1234]

Can't find the OP original promo code' Anyone know where to find it or where the OP might be able to post it again. Maybe the OP can email me. I bought one of these and now I want another

 

[AstroCreep]

Originally posted by: fritzfield1234
Can't find the OP original promo code' Anyone know where to find it or where the OP might be able to post it again. Maybe the OP can email me. I bought one of these and now I want another

I take it you didn't read my post above about searching for it?
Oh well, check your PMs and live happy.

 

[fritzfield1234]

Thanks Astro. Found it and ordered another.

 

[starwars7]

hummm, tempting

 

[weepul]

this is a recurring deal. no need to jump on it unless you really need it. I've seen this deal once or twice a month. i got mine during the previous promo and mine was made in Thailand.

the 7200.9 also goes on sale for $140 ($10 off) once in awhile too, but less frequent than the 7200.10

//krunk (^_^x)

 

[AstroCreep]

Originally posted by: weepul
...i got mine during the previous promo and mine was made in Thailand...

Thailand? Is there some sort of significance to that? Better (or worse) quality or something?

 

[Woofmeister]

Warning!--NewEgg's description of this drive as posted on their website is incorrect! It's got an 8MB cache buffer--not 16MB.

Seagate's own Website confirms.

 

[AstroCreep]

No it isn't: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?l...VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&reqPage=Model

Way to resurrect a 2-month-old-dead-thread. :/