Seagate 1.5TB HD $114.99 !!! (HOT!!)

ps2cho · 04-21-09, 09:33 AM

Code: EMCLRNM27
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...L0A-_-22148337

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KillrBuckeye · 04-21-09, 09:34 AM

Lowest $/GB I have EVER seen. I guess the firmware problems are really hurting Seagate's sales.

VinnyTAMU · 04-21-09, 09:39 AM

Yea, if it were not for the firmware issues I would pull the trigger on this. I am not convinced that they have fully addressed the issue. I have a feeling Seagate is trying to unload these drives and release either a second 1.5 TB 7200.11 model or a new 7200.12 series.

ps2cho · 04-21-09, 09:40 AM

Can anybody confirm that the firmware upgrade still has the problems associated? I've not heard of any problems post-firmware.

SuperMiguel · 04-21-09, 09:42 AM

i been using this hd for a while and no problems so far..

LSC_YA · 04-21-09, 09:51 AM

Been using one for about 3-4 months and no problems. Go for it.....

SuperMiguel · 04-21-09, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by LSC_YA

Been using one for about 3-4 months and no problems. Go for it.....

yep go for it

CharlieCS · 04-21-09, 10:31 AM

i guess its a good option for people who want cheap Raid1 array , no way both drives will crap out at the same time , but then again

SuperMiguel · 04-21-09, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by CharlieCS

i guess its a good option for people who want cheap Raid1 array , no way both drives will crap out at the same time , but then again

so this drives have a bad reputation..

yog · 04-21-09, 01:40 PM

I've had one for 3-4 months too. It has been great and I am having no problems. I say go for it.

thideras · 04-21-09, 02:03 PM

The problem can surface at any time, they don't even know what triggers it. I had a freshly RMA'd drive die because of the firmware issue 2 months after it was "fixed"; even confirmed it had the updated firmware.

I'd suggest staying away.

MadMan007 · 04-21-09, 02:30 PM

Even without the firmware problems there were hardware problems iirc. I mean it's great if you get a working drive that lasts you but there's a reason they're so cheap $/GB, and it's not just this particular model but others in the 7200.11 line as well.

Dj Spiel · 04-21-09, 06:50 PM

Yeah true^^^ Then again Hard-Drives die anyways. It's all a matter of probability...The true question is HOW LONG BEFORE IT DIES.

thideras · 04-21-09, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dj Spiel

Yeah true^^^ Then again Hard-Drives die anyways. It's all a matter of probability...The true question is HOW LONG BEFORE IT DIES.

Yes, and give the track record of the 7200.10 and 7200.11 series drives, I would not expect them to work for very long.

geoffchad · 04-21-09, 06:56 PM

Picked up two of these from newegg back in January. One was DOA, one died during initial format. After restarting the machine, it only recognized it as a <500gb drive in the bios. Sent back to Newegg.

Of the next pair, one lasted <24hrs, the other lasted less than a week.

Got those swapped.

The next pair? One was clicking out of the box (but worked okay, firmware update did not fix the clicking) and the other one died within a week.

So out of 6 drives, none lasted a week. I had to seriously complain to Seagate to get a refund at this point. They insisted on sending me more drives. Talk about obnoxious. And their customer service dept wanted to hear nothing of my troubles and insisted it was just me.

Look at the customer rating on 1.5TB Seagate drives.

Never buying another Seagate piece of hardware in my life.

BossBorot · 04-22-09, 02:49 AM

Personally I think these drives are good enough to buy even though they had a lot of problems initially. They still seem to have a slightly higher failure rate than most drives but they are not failing in droves like they used to.

As long as you back it up from time to time, and if you have any hard drive over 500gb I think you should have it backed up in at least one location, you will be fine.

Also for those of you with a costco card you can get the freeagent desk (this drive in a usb 2.0 enclosure) for 110 in store or online until the 3rd of May iirc.

I have owned a total of 11 of these hard drives at one time or another and only had one falure. It was taken care of by seagate hassel free within a week from asking for an rma to getting a hard drive in hand.

dreamtfk · 04-22-09, 10:20 AM

Was thinking about going over 1TB but I have read that anyhting over 1TB will use 5 platter engineering which increases power usage and lowers performance. I also heard about the firmware issues which makes me leary although my current 300GB Seagate has been a champ for years.

Maxvla · 04-22-09, 10:50 AM

I could be wrong, but I am almost sure the WD 2TB is 4 500gb platters.

synthetic_fenix · 04-22-09, 10:53 AM

I have 4 of these drives in Raid 5 on my file server and they have been operating 24x7 since the beginning of January with 0 issues.

nd4spdbh2 · 04-22-09, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dreamtfk

Was thinking about going over 1TB but I have read that anyhting over 1TB will use 5 platter engineering which increases power usage and lowers performance. I also heard about the firmware issues which makes me leary although my current 300GB Seagate has been a champ for years.

current 1.5TB 7200.11 seagates use 4 375gb platters.... the 7200.12 1tb uses 2 500gb platters.

all that said i wont buy another seagate for a while... and i ust to be a huge seagate fanboy.

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04-21-09, 09:39 AM	#3
VinnyTAMU Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BCS, Texas	Yea, if it were not for the firmware issues I would pull the trigger on this. I am not convinced that they have fully addressed the issue. I have a feeling Seagate is trying to unload these drives and release either a second 1.5 TB 7200.11 model or a new 7200.12 series.
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04-21-09, 09:40 AM	Thread Starter #4
ps2cho Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Socal, no hella here	Can anybody confirm that the firmware upgrade still has the problems associated? I've not heard of any problems post-firmware. __________________ Q6600 @ 3.6GHz:.:GA-P35-DS3L:.:4GB DDR2 RAM:.:BFG GTX 260:.:Ultra 120 eXtreme:.:Corsair 520HX X2 3600+ @ 3.1GHz:.:GA-MA78GPM-DS2H:.:1GB DDR2 RAM:.:eVGA 7900GS 256MB:.:Corsair 400CX HTPC: X4 620 0.9v:.:DFI LP JR 790GX:.:2GB DDR2 RAM:.:Asus HD4550 512MB:.:Corsair 450VX:.:32" Vizio 1080p HDTV Laptop: Sony Vaio CW27FX:.:Intel Core i5 @ 2.4GHz:.:GT 330M 512MB:.:4GB DDR3 RAM:.:14" LED AMD CPU List:.:How to HLDS:.:Heatware "The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."-Jiddu Krishnamurti
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LSC_YA Registered Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Murfressboro, Tenn	Been using one for about 3-4 months and no problems. Go for it.....
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04-21-09, 10:31 AM	#8
CharlieCS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Forum Points:4576	i guess its a good option for people who want cheap Raid1 array , no way both drives will crap out at the same time , but then again
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thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	The problem can surface at any time, they don't even know what triggers it. I had a freshly RMA'd drive die because of the firmware issue 2 months after it was "fixed"; even confirmed it had the updated firmware. I'd suggest staying away. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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04-21-09, 02:30 PM	#12
MadMan007 Magical Leopluridon Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in a magical field	Even without the firmware problems there were hardware problems iirc. I mean it's great if you get a working drive that lasts you but there's a reason they're so cheap $/GB, and it's not just this particular model but others in the 7200.11 line as well. __________________ There are three sides to any argument - side A, side B, and the Truth "This had better be frikkin' important. Is the meadow on fire?"
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Dj Spiel Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago,IL	Yeah true^^^ Then again Hard-Drives die anyways. It's all a matter of probability...The true question is HOW LONG BEFORE IT DIES. __________________ GPU=x2 Crossfire Radeon HD 7950 Boost State #AX7950 3GBD5-2DHV4 3GB/384-bit GDDR5 CPU=Intel Core i7 3770k@stock/Corsair H100i Liquid Cooled MB=ASRock#Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3 RAM=G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series \32GB\DDR3 1600mhz PSU 1=OCZ#ModXStream Pro 600W PSU 2=FSP#Group Booster X5 450W Independent/Supplementary SLI & CrossFire Certified CASE=InWin#Dragon Rider Storage 1 OS=1 WD VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX/600GB Storage 2 (RAID 1) x2 Seagate 3TB #ST3000DM001 NAS=QNAP TS-509 Pro/RAID5/(5)--->WD10EADS 1TB DISPLAYx1Achieva ShiMian 27"" IPS Monitor* @2560x1440 #QH270-IPSBS
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04-21-09, 06:56 PM	#15
geoffchad Registered Join Date: Jul 2007	Picked up two of these from newegg back in January. One was DOA, one died during initial format. After restarting the machine, it only recognized it as a <500gb drive in the bios. Sent back to Newegg. Of the next pair, one lasted <24hrs, the other lasted less than a week. Got those swapped. The next pair? One was clicking out of the box (but worked okay, firmware update did not fix the clicking) and the other one died within a week. So out of 6 drives, none lasted a week. I had to seriously complain to Seagate to get a refund at this point. They insisted on sending me more drives. Talk about obnoxious. And their customer service dept wanted to hear nothing of my troubles and insisted it was just me. Look at the customer rating on 1.5TB Seagate drives. Never buying another Seagate piece of hardware in my life. __________________ Gone: Q6600 g0@3.2GHz/Thermalright 120 Extreme/Antec 900/Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6/8GB Skill Ram/2900XT x2 Crossfire In Use: i7 920/Antec 1200 with Hidden DVD/XSPC 480, XSPC240, 4870x2...
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04-22-09, 02:49 AM	#16
BossBorot Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SCU Santa Clara CA	Personally I think these drives are good enough to buy even though they had a lot of problems initially. They still seem to have a slightly higher failure rate than most drives but they are not failing in droves like they used to. As long as you back it up from time to time, and if you have any hard drive over 500gb I think you should have it backed up in at least one location, you will be fine. Also for those of you with a costco card you can get the freeagent desk (this drive in a usb 2.0 enclosure) for 110 in store or online until the 3rd of May iirc. I have owned a total of 11 of these hard drives at one time or another and only had one falure. It was taken care of by seagate hassel free within a week from asking for an rma to getting a hard drive in hand. __________________ Heatware
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dreamtfk Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orlando FL	Was thinking about going over 1TB but I have read that anyhting over 1TB will use 5 platter engineering which increases power usage and lowers performance. I also heard about the firmware issues which makes me leary although my current 300GB Seagate has been a champ for years. __________________ i5 3570K @ 4.2Ghz (34c) & CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Asus P8Z77-V G.Skill Ripjaw 1600 4GBx2 Sapphire 6950 2GB Unlocked/OC'd to 6970 Specs Corsair Graphite 600T (Awesome!) Corsair 650TX PSU 120GB Intel 320 (Boot)/1TB Samsung (Storage) Asus VH242H 24"
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