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Seagate FreeAgent ST315005FDA2E1RK 1.5TB External Hard Drive USB $119.99 Free Shippin
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You have to use the coupon, and the coupon doesn't just apply for this HD; 20% off Select Small Business Electronics and Accessories.
ShepsCrook
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ok so.... where's the coupon?
Wow... did you even read the OP or did you just click the link?
Scroll up, read again and enjoy the knowledge.
I'm likely in for 1... could use a 1.5TB External drive.
Blazestorm
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Multiply it by .93 to get the "formatted windows size" so about 1400GB
SparksNelec
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Do these drives come with a 5 yr warranty? I'm thinking about taking the drive out of the USB case and put it in my main desktop since the price on these is just as good as an OEM drive. Do the drives have a SATA connection?
Some of you just can't read for shit
... click the link, check under "Tech Specs":Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support - 5 years warranty
Service & Support Details - Limited warranty - 5 years
skyline889
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I doubt you're allowed to do this. Hitachi will not warranty your drive if it's removed from its case and IIRC neither will WD so I would assume Seagate has the same policy.
But warranty aside, all 1.5TB Seagates are SATA drives.
SparksNelec
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That's what I meant. Apologies for not formulating my question more clearly.
You are correct. At least when I contacted them and asked if I could do this they said NO.
There are problems, but from what I've read in the disk storage forum, newer firmware for the HDD makes the problem null.
Urgh, I just bought a 1TB for 115$ on amazon...
Pretty bad reviews - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148357&Tpk=ST315005FDA2E1RK
Are you sure the firmware was able to fix all this?
Pretty bad reviews - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148357&Tpk=ST315005FDA2E1RK
Are you sure the firmware was able to fix all this?
LiQuId StEeL
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Orinthical
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Instructions to not only find out if you have an affected model but also to fix it in the event you do:
http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931
Per that KB article, drives manufactured after December 2008 are not affected. Also, see below - FreeAgent disks are supposedly not affected.
Source: http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=freeagent&message.id=4645#M4645
Edit: In for one.
ganesh21
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Just pick up one.
ShepsCrook
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Wow... did you even read the OP or did you just click the link?
Scroll up, read again and enjoy the knowledge.
I'm likely in for 1... could use a 1.5TB External drive.
Read it, but decided to point out that it is somewhat stupid to post your coupon code in the link because the link doesn't apply the coupon code.
Wow...
Whose link? Whose coupon code? Don't accuse me of doing something unsavory, all I did was point out where the code is.
Probably grab this tonight if it's still available. The issues don't bother me since they've supposedly been addressed.