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BestBuy has the Seagate 1TB SATA 32mb Cache hard drive starting Sunday for $179.
Thought this was a good deal for a retail drive, at retail store.

Has the 32mb cache not the 16mb cache with a 5 year warranty.

Model: ST310005N1A1AS-RK

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Product Features
1TB maximum storage capacity
Serial ATA interface
Data transfer rates up to 3 Gbps
32MB cache buffer
7200 rpm for fast read/write times
Advanced fluid-dynamic bearing motor ensures whisper-quiet operation
Built-in self-monitoring technology helps ensure maximum reliability
DiscWizard software makes installation quick and hassle-free
Interface cable, Serial ATA power cable, diagnostic software, installation guide and mounting screws included
Compatible with Mac and PC

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I guess this is the replacement for the Western Digital last week (Which was $169)

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Delerious said:I guess this is the replacement for the Western Digital last week (Which was $169)

I haven't been following HDD prices over the past year. I'm about to build 2 new media storage servers (4TB each) for the family compound, and wanted to know if the $179.00 is typical for 1TB drives?

Also are we at a point in the technology cycle where prices are going to drop over the next few months because new things (platters, etc...) are coming out?

Going to do my own reasearch as always, but just thought I'd ask.

Any info appreciated, thanks.

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rtrdealin said:Delerious said:I guess this is the replacement for the Western Digital last week (Which was $169)

I haven't been following HDD prices over the past year. I'm about to build 2 new media storage servers (4TB each) for the family compound, and wanted to know if the $179.00 is typical for 1TB drives?

Also are we at a point in the technology cycle where prices are going to drop over the next few months because new things (platters, etc...) are coming out?

Going to do my own reasearch as always, but just thought I'd ask.

Any info appreciated, thanks.

Yep, that's about normal price.

Prices will always drop over time, and honestly, we're probably about due for a size increase soon.

Note that this Seagate 7200.11 has not been well received. It's unclear if the issues people mention are real, were once real but gone now, or are just misinformation. There's a Western-Digital 1TB GreenPower which is a great drive if you don't need absolute max throughput. In a server it will save you money over time due to using less power, at the expense of some speed in the most high performance applications. There's also a Samsung SpinPoint 1TB which is well received, has a 32MB buffer (like this drive), fast and affordable.

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rtrdealin said:Delerious said:I guess this is the replacement for the Western Digital last week (Which was $169)

I haven't been following HDD prices over the past year. I'm about to build 2 new media storage servers (4TB each) for the family compound, and wanted to know if the $179.00 is typical for 1TB drives?

Also are we at a point in the technology cycle where prices are going to drop over the next few months because new things (platters, etc...) are coming out?

Going to do my own reasearch as always, but just thought I'd ask.

Any info appreciated, thanks.

The lowest I saw on this forum on 1T is $159. Right now, the 750G is best bang for the bucks (lowest is $90) if you can live with smaller capacity.

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simpleDeal said:rtrdealin said:Delerious said:I guess this is the replacement for the Western Digital last week (Which was $169)

I haven't been following HDD prices over the past year. I'm about to build 2 new media storage servers (4TB each) for the family compound, and wanted to know if the $179.00 is typical for 1TB drives?

Also are we at a point in the technology cycle where prices are going to drop over the next few months because new things (platters, etc...) are coming out?

Going to do my own reasearch as always, but just thought I'd ask.

Any info appreciated, thanks.

The lowest I saw on this forum on 1T is $159. Right now, the 750G is best bang for the bucks (lowest is $90) if you can live with smaller capacity.

Where do you get 750G for $90?

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jlin said:Where do you get 750G for $90?
Can be done but requires a time machine, very YMMV.

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or you can save your money on the time machine and pay $99 (+s&h if no fry's around you) and get the samsung spinpoint 750gb

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Depends on the storage density you want - same argument as for dual-layer DVDs. Sometimes you just need that much capacity within a given physical space. With the recent deals, 750GB and 500GB drives are pretty freakin' sweet $/GB wise but if you're like me and already have 15 750GBs humming in a CM Stacker and need a little bit more space, well...

That said, the best I've gotten for 1TBs is the Acomdata eSATA/USB drive at Newegg about a week back for $169 shipped. It has a standard WD 1TB GP drive inside with 3-year warranty.

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WhoBeDaPlaya said:With the recent deals, 750GB and 500GB drives are pretty freakin' sweet $/GB wise but if you're like me and already have 15 750GBs humming in a CM Stacker and need a little bit more space, well...

Which CM Stacker do you have that holds 15 HDs? And how do you like it?

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Chewy734 said:Which CM Stacker do you have that holds 15 HDs? And how do you like it?
The original / 1st gen one that can hold 2x PSUs. Used 5x Lian-Li 3-in-2 modules to increase the HDD count

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Green, it's a decent price for one of these in-store. About the same as a good online "regular price" for this drive.

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If you are hankering to get your hands on these without waiting for another online retailer to deliver to your doorstep, this will be for you. Provided your state does not have sales tax, this can best the next best sales price of 189.90 for the ST31000340AS (OEM)

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Axelerate said:or you can save your money on the time machine and pay $99 (+s&h if no fry's around you) and get the samsung spinpoint 750gb

samsung drives have about 500,000 mtbf where as this has 1,200,000 mtbf

FYI MTBF Definition

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The MTBF figure is mostly useless. All hard drives fail at some point in time. The MTBF only lets you know how many drives will fail within a given time or the rate at which you can expect a failure. The higher the number the less chance there is of your product failing within its lifetime, but there are no guarantees (only warranties). It does NOT mean that your product will last for 1,200,000 hours or even 500,000 hours.

5 to 7 years is the average lifespan of a hard drive so plan accordingly and backup your data.

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us said:Axelerate said:or you can save your money on the time machine and pay $99 (+s&h if no fry's around you) and get the samsung spinpoint 750gb

samsung drives have about 500,000 mtbf where as this has 1,200,000 mtbf

FYI MTBF Definition

I've had a samsung drive that came with my old HP, and it's been working just fine for 5 years. Let's be reasonable here, do you really think everything is that calculated. If a drive is about to fail, it will fail, doesn't matter who makes it.
I can tell you 1 thing, most reviewers rate the spinpoint f1 to be one of the best in the market at the moment, and for that price, i think it's worth it.

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Would you buy a car that's expected to last 50,000 miles before total failure when you can buy one expected to last 120,000 miles? Statistically speaking, the average Seagate owner will be driving another 70,000 miles while the Spinpoint guys are looking for another "hot" deal.

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the MTBF is an average and it will give you an estimage of what type of reliability you expect from the drive / manufacturer. Back when I did some computer repair I would say 95% of the samsung drives came back within the first 2 years for failure and the other brands did indeed last longer 3~5 years.

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