Update ~HOT~ Hitachi Deskstar 500GB for $49.99-55.00 Fluctuating Free Ship AR @ newegg

[NamesDontMatter]

Hitachi Deskstar 500GB for 49.99 Free Ship AR(Was 55.00 AR Free shipping, Now current is 49.99 AR)
(rebate of 10 dollars) + Free Shopping
Rebate applies for multiple drives, up to 5 Per household. (specified on rebate)
Rebates good from 9/19/08 to 09/30/08.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822145215

Cheapest 1TB and 2TB you can get(or was before price went back up . )
1TB (2 Drives for $120 @ checkout, -$20 AR = $100 Total)
2TB (4 Drives for $240 @ checkout, -$40 AR = $200 Total)
2.5TB (5 Drives for 300 @ checkout, -$50 AR = $250 Total) [ Basic math I know, but just making it easier to skim through this deal ]

I would take multiple drives vs a single 1TB drive anyway. I'm aware Hitachi Deskstar is also or used to be known as DeathStar, but it seems to have done well with newegg reviews(especially the more recent ones).

I got 2 for 130 at checkout, and will get 20$ back in rebates. So total $110, And currently I'm holding way too many backups on ancient drives + running out of space, so this extra TB is much welcomed )

Don't be afraid to say thanks if you like the deal .

 

[AzN]

Deathstar thingy was long time ago. Hard drives have either problems from the beginning or they don't.

I might get this one or 640mb variety since it has only 2 platters instead of 3 like this one which is faster.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: Azn
Deathstar thingy was long time ago. Hard drives have either problems from the beginning or they don't.

I might get this one or 640mb variety since it has only 2 platters instead of 3 like this one which is faster.

have you read the reviews? Many people say that these have been dying in like a week-month, not DOA.

Also it cost to RMA... i would Also dunno if you meant 2 or 3 platters is faster. But to be clear 2 platters is faster.

Also price per gig before rebate

deathstar 65/500 = $0.13/gig

vs

640 wd 85/640 = $0.132/gig

so 2/1000 's of a dollar per gig for better performance and reliability. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218

 

[NamesDontMatter]

I find that Newegg reviews are very unreliable. Just as many knowledgeable people as, as many idiots post their. I have had harddrives from Samsung, Seagate, and WD fail(I've owned many drives). These are my first Hitachi drives. I keep my hard drives cool I dont abuse them, but you just get a bad one periodically. I'm not trying to sell these or anything, its just reality. Look at reviews for any HD on newegg, their are few to none that haven't had failures.

BTW 4 pages of DOA for those 640gb WD's listed above. Thanks for verification of my statement .

 

[jjmIII]

:thumbsup:

 

[VirtualLarry]

I wouldn't buy any OEM HDs from NewEgg. Too many horror stories about poor packing, and thus many reviews of DOA or soon-to-be DOA.

 

[Keitero]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
I wouldn't buy any OEM HDs from NewEgg. Too many horror stories about poor packing, and thus many reviews of DOA or soon-to-be DOA.

Yes, but if you get 10 or more, you get them in a nice HD foam caddy.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: Azn
Deathstar thingy was long time ago. Hard drives have either problems from the beginning or they don't.

I might get this one or 640mb variety since it has only 2 platters instead of 3 like this one which is faster.

have you read the reviews? Many people say that these have been dying in like a week-month, not DOA.

Also it cost to RMA... i would Also dunno if you meant 2 or 3 platters is faster. But to be clear 2 platters is faster.

Also price per gig before rebate

deathstar 65/500 = $0.13/gig

vs

640 wd 85/640 = $0.132/gig

so 2/1000 's of a dollar per gig for better performance and reliability. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218

Many people don't handle bare electronics with care either. Not to mention Newegg warehouse banging on the hard drives when they pack it.

This is a good deal and good as any manufacturer. Mishaps can happen with any drive.

 

[Samus]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: Azn
Deathstar thingy was long time ago. Hard drives have either problems from the beginning or they don't.

I might get this one or 640mb variety since it has only 2 platters instead of 3 like this one which is faster.

have you read the reviews? Many people say that these have been dying in like a week-month, not DOA.

Also it cost to RMA... i would Also dunno if you meant 2 or 3 platters is faster. But to be clear 2 platters is faster.

Also price per gig before rebate

deathstar 65/500 = $0.13/gig

vs

640 wd 85/640 = $0.132/gig

so 2/1000 's of a dollar per gig for better performance and reliability. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218

I'm a tech and I replace Hitachi and Samsung drives 10-fold over Seagate and WD. However, nobody IMO has matched the Maxtor (un)reliability of yesteryear. I probably replaced 20-25 Maxtor drives in old P4 Dells in 2003 alone. Thank God Seagate bought them and put an end to all their crap.

Then again, Maxtor bought Conner back in the 90's when Conner made probably the most unreliable hard disk's ever manufactures (I remember reading something about 60% failure rates after one year) so it goes both ways. Ironically, Maxtor made reliable drives up until they purchased Conner. Hmm? lol.

 

[JmsAndrsn]

Originally posted by: SamusI'm a tech and I replace Hitachi and Samsung drives 10-fold over Seagate and WD. However, nobody IMO has matched the Maxtor (un)reliability of yesteryear. I probably replaced 20-25 Maxtor drives in old P4 Dells in 2003 alone. Thank God Seagate bought them and put an end to all their crap.

Then again, Maxtor bought Conner back in the 90's when Conner made probably the most unreliable hard disk's ever manufactures (I remember reading something about 60% failure rates after one year) so it goes both ways. Ironically, Maxtor made reliable drives up until they purchased Conner. Hmm? lol.

Conner was bought by Seagate. Quantium was the one that was bought by Maxtor

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

 

[chemish]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: Azn
Deathstar thingy was long time ago. Hard drives have either problems from the beginning or they don't.

I might get this one or 640mb variety since it has only 2 platters instead of 3 like this one which is faster.

have you read the reviews? Many people say that these have been dying in like a week-month, not DOA.

Also it cost to RMA... i would Also dunno if you meant 2 or 3 platters is faster. But to be clear 2 platters is faster.

Also price per gig before rebate

deathstar 65/500 = $0.13/gig

vs

640 wd 85/640 = $0.132/gig

so 2/1000 's of a dollar per gig for better performance and reliability. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218

not really fair to this deal to not include the rebate in the price per gig comparison. once you factor that in, it is only $.11/gig. i know that many people don't like rebates but the op put it in the title and clearly in his description so every knows even before the read much of the post. IMO this is a warm deal even though it is an OEM drive I have bought 4 (3 one time and 1 another) OEM drives from newegg and didn't have a problem with any of them. Thanks OP.

 

[nyker96]

Originally posted by: JmsAndrsn

Originally posted by: SamusI'm a tech and I replace Hitachi and Samsung drives 10-fold over Seagate and WD. However, nobody IMO has matched the Maxtor (un)reliability of yesteryear. I probably replaced 20-25 Maxtor drives in old P4 Dells in 2003 alone. Thank God Seagate bought them and put an end to all their crap.

Then again, Maxtor bought Conner back in the 90's when Conner made probably the most unreliable hard disk's ever manufactures (I remember reading something about 60% failure rates after one year) so it goes both ways. Ironically, Maxtor made reliable drives up until they purchased Conner. Hmm? lol.

Conner was bought by Seagate. Quantium was the one that was bought by Maxtor

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

Then Seagate (the biggest fish of them all) bought Maxtor. :] Just on top of the "fish" chain.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: JmsAndrsn

Originally posted by: SamusI'm a tech and I replace Hitachi and Samsung drives 10-fold over Seagate and WD. However, nobody IMO has matched the Maxtor (un)reliability of yesteryear. I probably replaced 20-25 Maxtor drives in old P4 Dells in 2003 alone. Thank God Seagate bought them and put an end to all their crap.

Then again, Maxtor bought Conner back in the 90's when Conner made probably the most unreliable hard disk's ever manufactures (I remember reading something about 60% failure rates after one year) so it goes both ways. Ironically, Maxtor made reliable drives up until they purchased Conner. Hmm? lol.

Conner was bought by Seagate. Quantium was the one that was bought by Maxtor

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

LMAO

I've used so many different brands of hard drives. I've used IBM deskstars, Quantums, Hitachi, WD, Seagate, Maxtor, Samsung to this date.

Currently I have a maxtor, hitachi, and a samsung drive. I also have a old seagate still working in my drawer.

I like Seagates because they provide better warranty than most. Other than that I never had a hard drive break on me nearly 20 years of computer hard drives I've dealt with. Some bad sectors every now and then but no mechanical failures thus far. Of course I handle my computer equipment that are sensitive to static with care and don't abuse it either.

 

[Greg04]

Originally posted by: Samus

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: Azn
Deathstar thingy was long time ago. Hard drives have either problems from the beginning or they don't.

I might get this one or 640mb variety since it has only 2 platters instead of 3 like this one which is faster.

have you read the reviews? Many people say that these have been dying in like a week-month, not DOA.

Also it cost to RMA... i would Also dunno if you meant 2 or 3 platters is faster. But to be clear 2 platters is faster.

Also price per gig before rebate

deathstar 65/500 = $0.13/gig

vs

640 wd 85/640 = $0.132/gig

so 2/1000 's of a dollar per gig for better performance and reliability. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136218

I'm a tech and I replace Hitachi and Samsung drives 10-fold over Seagate and WD. However, nobody IMO has matched the Maxtor (un)reliability of yesteryear. I probably replaced 20-25 Maxtor drives in old P4 Dells in 2003 alone. Thank God Seagate bought them and put an end to all their crap.

Then again, Maxtor bought Conner back in the 90's when Conner made probably the most unreliable hard disk's ever manufactures (I remember reading something about 60% failure rates after one year) so it goes both ways. Ironically, Maxtor made reliable drives up until they purchased Conner. Hmm? lol.

Does anyone else see the same thread responses whenever the "bad HD" topic is raised?

1. X is bad.
2. Y is bad.
3. X and Y are bad.
4. I'm a tech/CSR/have control over a small galaxy of HDs of all brands, and X go bad more.
5. I'm a tech/CSR/have control over a small galaxy of HDs of all brands, and Y go bad more.
6. Does anyone else see the same thread responses when the "bad HD" topic is raised?
7. bump

 

[Samus]

Conner was bought by Seagate. Quantium was the one that was bought by Maxtor

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

Ohh yea, I knew I was getting someone confused with someone. Jezz how could I forget those Quantum LCT (low cost technology) drives. lol.

I completely understand what you mean Greg, and Azn has a good point too, some drives just never seem to die. Hell, I worked on a computer awhile back, a Pentium 133MHz Netware client running Adobe Distiller 3.01 just to convert .ps files. It must be 15 years old and still has the ORIGINAL QUANTUM BIGFOOT 6.4GB drive in it. It's loud as a turbine and I'm sure it has a clusterf--- of bad sectors. Still friggin works.

However, StorageReview has the largest user database of drives ever created, and the Seagate 7200.7 80GB and the Western Digital 120BB are still ranked the most reliable hard drives of all. There are no Maxtor-technology drives anywhere in the top 10 most reliable ranked drives. The newer Hitachi's appear promising but very few of them have been in the database long enough to mean anything. A lot of the 7200.7's and BB series have been in the database since it was created 5 years ago, therefore have the most accurate results.

 

[MIDealGuy]

Hitachi Deskstar 500GB for 55.00 Free Ship ARHitachi Deskstar 500GB for 55.00 Free Ship AR
(rebate of 10 dollars) + Free Shopping
Rebate applies for multiple drives, up to 5 Per household. (specified on rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822145215

sadly, now $69.99 AR plus $7.29 shipping
knew i should have jumped on this when it came up.

 

[ZetaEpyon]

Now seeing $59.99AR and free shipping.
So not quite as hot as the op but still damn good.

 

[jjmIII]

Originally posted by: ZetaEpyon
Now seeing $59.99AR and free shipping.
So not quite as hot as the op but still damn good.

Not bad, but getting too close to the new Samsung 640gb.

 

[NamesDontMatter]

I got both mine in yesterday. I'm running them as standard storage drives and their working great. I already transferred 165gb to one of the drives. They both formated great and are running at a cool 36C load 29C idle. Time will tell though.

-Title Updated.

 

[Lordhumungus]

Now showing as $49.99 after rebate.

 

[NamesDontMatter]

Wow thanks for the update, I kind of want to buy 2 more now lol.

Original Post and Topic Updated

 

[GeezerMan]

As of Monday, 8 AM CST, price is up to 59.99 AR.
Probably their automated market pricing program. It may go down again.

 

[The0ne]

IF the technology hasn't changed since IBM had them I say stay away. I've deploy thousands of these back in the 75GXP days and they ARE really bad quality products. It's not because of handling issues, it's because of very poor manufacturing on the supplier's part. I haven't read anything as of late to tell me otherwise.

I have to stop confusing Hitachi and Samsung

 

[NamesDontMatter]

Originally posted by: The0ne
IF the technology hasn't changed since IBM had them I say stay away. I've deploy thousands of these back in the 75GXP days and they ARE really bad quality products. It's not because of handling issues, it's because of very poor manufacturing on the supplier's part. I haven't read anything as of late to tell me otherwise.

I have to stop confusing Hitachi and Samsung

Maybe I wrong, but wasnt that over 6 years ago? Talk about holding grudges lol.

 

[GeezerMan]

Originally posted by: NamesDontMatter

Originally posted by: The0ne
IF the technology hasn't changed since IBM had them I say stay away. I've deploy thousands of these back in the 75GXP days and they ARE really bad quality products. It's not because of handling issues, it's because of very poor manufacturing on the supplier's part. I haven't read anything as of late to tell me otherwise.

I have to stop confusing Hitachi and Samsung

Maybe I wrong, but wasnt that over 6 years ago? Talk about holding grudges lol.

QFT man. These days, with the fast pace of company buyouts, tech changes, etc. Quality and reputation can change pretty darn fast.