expired [SOLDOUT] BigW Online. Seagate 2TB External Drive. (USB 2.0) $68 & Free Delivery.

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[SOLDOUT] BigW Online. Seagate 2TB External Drive. (USB 2.0) $68 & Free Delivery.

sparkyglo on 22/09/2011 - 05:30 www.bigw.com.au (3039 clicks)
Edited by foundit 22/09/2011 - 13:29

Seagate Expansion 2TB external drive.
Note USB 2.0 only. Free delivery and limit 2 per customer.

Available only between 1pm and 2pm AEST, (so if in WA the time will be different)
Edit: Link to deal on BigW website http://www.bigw.com.au/offer/deals

Can't find exact product number, although looks very similar to deal by Turbo at DSE (could be same product?) http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/51119

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Gomo on 22/09/2011 - 05:44 ¶

Nice how did you come across this intel! ? :P
- +4 votes
  
  sparkyglo on 22/09/2011 - 05:48 ¶
  
  Sadly I don't have inside information, it's on the main page at BigW website. I've edited the post showing the link to the deal.
+6 votes

King Tightarse on 22/09/2011 - 05:59 ¶

Great price, but this unit gets mixed reviews:
Quoting DSE website reviews:

"The drive is easy to plug in and is in working order in a few minutes. No software is required unless you care to try the programmes included. The HDD is presentable in appearance & makes no noise.
However, this noiselessness proves to be a mixed blessing. No fan to cool it! It warms to around 52 degrees which is considered too hot for a long life
I have mine up on short "legs" with space all around it but to keep the temperature below 50 I have to turn it off.
I believe that it just is not designed for the Brisbane, Qld, climate"

More here at Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148...

And Seagate forums:

http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Other-External-products/Problem...

Thanks OP for a good find price wise, just want people to be aware this unit could be a mixed blessing.
Data loss aint fun.
- photonaturally on 22/09/2011 - 10:11 ¶
  
  nothing is designed for brisbane climate.
  - +1 vote
    
    daveted on 22/09/2011 - 11:16 ¶
    
    Apparently not designed for Canberra climate either. I bought one 6 months ago, copied all my smaller drives across to it. It died within 3 months.
    - super_jq on 22/09/2011 - 12:56 ¶
      
      I'd say not designed for any climate whatsoever …
- +2 votes
  
  squiggle on 22/09/2011 - 11:18 ¶
  
  Then i cant complain for use down here in tassie :)
  All computers down here are so cold they work at peak efficiency!
  - +5 votes
    
    quakka on 22/09/2011 - 12:51 ¶
    
    You have computers in Tassie ???
    - super_jq on 22/09/2011 - 12:58 ¶
      
      I thought Tassie is the 1st to have NBN ?
- mattgal on 22/09/2011 - 11:45 ¶
  
  It warms to around 52 degrees which is considered too hot for a long life
  
  lol, and i used to feel bad when my desktop drives hit 30 on a hot summers day …
- stevarja on 22/09/2011 - 12:15 ¶
  
  take out the drive from the casing, plug it in to pc. done.
  
  it's cheaper than to buy 2TB Seagate hdd by itself.
Desertsyd on 22/09/2011 - 07:36 ¶

Anyone know the drive model number?
- Blinda on 22/09/2011 - 12:27 ¶
  
  ST320005EXA101-RK
  I think.
  http://www.ioffer.com/i/seagate-2tb-external-hard-drive-st32...
  Here is amazon review. Very mixed rating. Hmmmm
  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B002BH4ONE
-1 vote

Desertsyd on 22/09/2011 - 07:36 ¶

Double post :(
+2 votes

lakers1222 on 22/09/2011 - 08:00 ¶

I can really do with another ext hd but reliability issues are putting ne off this one
- +2 votes
  
  g12345567 on 22/09/2011 - 09:05 ¶
  
  Exactly Was reading about the problems with this Seagate Expansion 2tb. From what I have read the problem relates the the crummy case that Seagate uses. The drive itself is fine. So if you buy, crack open the case and use the drive as internal in your pc and chuck out the case. Although doing this will obviously void your warranty.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2PB9gZ1br4&feature=related
+1 vote

sabaramo on 22/09/2011 - 08:10 ¶

Does anyone know if the case can be cracked open? I need some 2TB drives but not USB connectivity. Should solve the overheating problems as well.
- mustkill on 22/09/2011 - 08:14 ¶
  
  Same here… model number of the drive itself would be good as well.
- +1 vote
  
  dav3 on 22/09/2011 - 10:40 ¶
  
  If you mean literally cracked open then yes. I think most of these cases are sealed (not screwed together) so there might be some breakage involved in getting the drive out.
  
  Nice deal, but I think I'll skip it. I'd rather pay an extra $10 for a bare internal drive and have warranty, my place gets too hot in summer to risk it (it would be on 24/7)
ca6leguy on 22/09/2011 - 08:10 ¶

Had one where after some time the internal motherboard broke loose. Returned it under warranty and specifically asked for it to be repaired. After a few month a replacement was given rather than repair. Thanks Seagate, I've just lost 1TB worth of data!
- +7 votes
  
  oz-dxer on 22/09/2011 - 08:22 ¶
  
  The joy of backing up your backup….
sonic2011 on 22/09/2011 - 08:19 ¶

Good price, but I hope it's a WD not Seagate. Bad experience with seagate HDD products (some serials number has an error in production). Just search "seagate harddrive error".
- +4 votes
  
  g12345567 on 22/09/2011 - 08:24 ¶
  
  Are you kidding! Seagate will use Seagate drives for all there external drives. Just exactly what model is yet to be determined or if they can be cracked open and installed internally.
- +5 votes
  
  linton on 22/09/2011 - 08:59 ¶
  
  Oh, of course Seagate will be using WD for their external drives, just the same as Western Digital use Maxtor/IBM. They never use their own drives for their own branded and packaged externals.
  No one will know what drive they get until they receive it and break it open, because all drive manufacturers use 3rd party drives picked out of a claw machine and even fake the firmware, you won't know until you physically look and when you do, too late, warranty gone 'cos you opened it.
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  It's a frigging Seagate drive, what drive do you expect to be in the bloody thing???
  - mick01 on 22/09/2011 - 11:39 ¶
    
    Dude, relax. Where he said 'hope', he meant to say 'wish'.
    Similar words really, but makes the meaning of the sentence completely different!
- +1 vote
  
  nfr on 22/09/2011 - 09:48 ¶
  
  I gave you a positive vote for being funny.
pinstripe on 22/09/2011 - 08:58 ¶

USB Powered? Surely not!?
+2 votes

RandomNinja on 22/09/2011 - 09:11 ¶

http://www.vendio.com/stores/ESHOP2010/item/drives-storage-1...
Packaging looks the same

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BH4ONE/ref=as_li_tf_tl?...
Amazon reviews of the same drive

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?name=ST320005EXA101-RK...
From Seagate's site

Now someone more technical tell me if I can crack it open for the drive?
- ddhytz on 22/09/2011 - 10:00 ¶
  
  Its case looks like the same as 1TB one that you can crack open.
-3 votes

frewer on 22/09/2011 - 09:17 ¶

I have 130GB free of 450GB on the laptop, dont know what else i use for 2TB. Unless im turn into porno and illegal download.
Good post thou. thank you.
- +3 votes
  
  tm001 on 22/09/2011 - 13:10 ¶
  
  I have a bodyboard and I am quite happy with it. I don't know what would I do with a dinghy… Well unless I would want to smuggle drugs or people or something illegal like that…
+1 vote

ManUtdFans on 22/09/2011 - 09:22 ¶

What the? I just bought one from OfficeWorks yesterday for $88.
mikafamily on 22/09/2011 - 09:24 ¶

For 2TB external drive, $68 delivered, reputable brand (who have fantastic warranty support) what more do you want???

Tough cowd here at OB
- +4 votes
  
  King Tightarse on 22/09/2011 - 09:37 ¶
  
  Price is good definitely, but lets see if you are so keen if you lose all your data.
  There's more to it than price alone. I have seen people contemplate spending huge amounts to retrieve their data on failed drives.
- -1 vote
  
  foundit on 22/09/2011 - 11:59 ¶
  
  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/16/barracuda_failure_pl...
  
  Paying Seagate under warranty, for a 2nd drive to store your data on, when your 7200.11 drive fails, does not sound like "fantastic warranty support" :S
  
  Note: 7200.11 was about 2 years ago
  - mikafamily on 22/09/2011 - 13:14 ¶
    
    Hmmm this is an external drive.. so this is where you back up your data isn't it?? So if this crashes you still have the original??
    
    I have found seagate to have great Warranty support not like some others
    
    I'm sorry foundit I don't understand what you are getting at ???
bctransit on 22/09/2011 - 09:26 ¶

looking to grab two and fill them into my hp server, but really want to know the model and spec for the internal disk
- g12345567 on 22/09/2011 - 09:48 ¶
  
  Not sure on exact model number, but its a 5900rpm drive so assume its either:
  
  http://www.seagate.com/www/en-au/products/desktops/green-dri...
  or
  http://www.seagate.com/www/en-gb/products/internal-storage/b...
  
  Alternatively you can purchase 2tb Seagate internal green for $75 with 3 year warranty from itestate in Sydney so not really worth it to save $7 just to get external drives with to crack open and void warranty, just to use internally?
  - bctransit on 22/09/2011 - 09:50 ¶
    
    you are right, that's my concern as well
  - dreamerman on 22/09/2011 - 09:55 ¶
    
    Nope, website stated 7200rpm
phobaphobic on 22/09/2011 - 09:35 ¶

Available in-store?
- dreamerman on 22/09/2011 - 09:54 ¶
  
  Clearly stated on website as online only.
yanman on 22/09/2011 - 10:17 ¶

Hmm so you void the warranty opening it? And I assume you couldn't use the serial on the drive itself? Suddenly lost all appeal :|
+2 votes

darkage on 22/09/2011 - 10:21 ¶

Wouldn't touch Seagate hdd's with a 10 foot barge pole.. Already had 5 drives in a row die less than 2 years…
+1 vote

super_jq on 22/09/2011 - 10:26 ¶

I have been burnt twice having 2 Seagate external HDD in the past. Luckily still have back up data. Sigh …

No more Seagate external HDD for me.
nowlan on 22/09/2011 - 10:28 ¶

awesome price.
i have a 1.5T expansion.

has a little fan in back.
but slow transfers make it not fun.

use it for backup purposes, rather than online storage.

also couldnt get my ps3 to recognize even with fat32.
videoman on 22/09/2011 - 10:40 ¶

They basically copied the exact same deal as the dick smith deal last month- http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/51119

Except this is $11 cheaper :)
alwayseric on 22/09/2011 - 10:41 ¶

thought this would be a good buy, now hesitate after reading the comments above.

i just want an external drive to supplement my laptop. 1-2 tb, usb2 suffices. i want good value. any other options? 1tb for less 50bucks?
- videoman on 22/09/2011 - 10:42 ¶
  
  Don't worry, nobody complained after the last deal about broken seagate drives so they can't be that bad- http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/51119?page=1
  - alwayseric on 22/09/2011 - 11:25 ¶
    
    thanks. gonna order one:P
mrarronax on 22/09/2011 - 10:51 ¶

And I just bought it 3 days ago for $88 :(
- -1 vote
  
  KRRacing on 22/09/2011 - 11:02 ¶
  
  I just bought it for $88 too from Officeworks just yesterday and the packaging is different. I wonder if I buy this and return this one to Officeworks for refund, would they accept it? Would anybody who had previous experience comment on it?
Chuppa on 22/09/2011 - 10:56 ¶

Anyone have Big W voucher codes that are still active?
zs8574832 on 22/09/2011 - 11:14 ¶

trust me, their server will be ozbargined at 1 o'clock.
- abc on 22/09/2011 - 11:30 ¶
  
  interesting to see how good it is. It survived the itunes BDAY5 ozbargaining last time :D
  - Chuppa on 22/09/2011 - 11:35 ¶
    
    just tried it - no workies!
- shiftyphil on 22/09/2011 - 13:02 ¶
  
  Right on the buzzer.
-2 votes

Blinda on 22/09/2011 - 11:40 ¶

Do you think I can use it to expand my tivo?

I think this one is different to Dick smith deal
ST320005EXA101 has a rotational speed of 5900 rpm only
- Blinda on 22/09/2011 - 12:54 ¶
  
  why neg voted my reply? any reason?
terrywang on 22/09/2011 - 11:49 ¶

I happened to see this secret deal last night when checking BigW specials lol
abh_gup on 22/09/2011 - 12:55 ¶

last time i bought the exact same, 1 TB model, the HD casing got damaged for some unknown reason after 3 months n warranty was a b|#ch… had to spend another $30 to replace it myself.
a good deal (so gave a +), but otherwise not happy abt the possible inconvenience.
jhova on 22/09/2011 - 12:56 ¶

i need this to backup my crappy $99 2tb samsung story which is bout to die. FML
AzzaD on 22/09/2011 - 13:00 ¶

hmm already got one from the DSE deal a couple weeks back, been working fine - but now I'm afraid to get some more because of all the bad reviews here…hmm
- AzzaD on 22/09/2011 - 13:00 ¶
  
  hmm I said hmmm twice..
+2 votes

zadax on 22/09/2011 - 13:01 ¶

Internal server error anyone?
- thei on 22/09/2011 - 13:02 ¶
  
  Yep, and timeouts… But keep trying, it works eventually.
- bargain_finder on 22/09/2011 - 13:04 ¶
  
  Yeah, got that but was able to purchase after 1 refresh.
- zadax on 22/09/2011 - 13:06 ¶
  
  Yep, thanks - got through after a couple minutes of constant refreshing.
+1 vote

phatinc on 22/09/2011 - 13:02 ¶

Login server just got ozbargain'ed.
stevarja on 22/09/2011 - 13:03 ¶

Error…

Our website is experiencing high traffic volumes at present.

We appreciate your patience and apologise for any inconvenience we may have caused.

Please try reloading this page by clicking here.

Alternatively, try refreshing your browser by pressing CTRL+R (Windows) or COMMAND+R (Mac).

If you have an urgent enquiry, you can contact our Customer Service team on 1300 244 999 (8AM to 5PM AEDT), where we'll be happy to take your order over the phone. Or, you can visit your nearest BIG W store.
- stevarja on 22/09/2011 - 13:09 ¶
  
  all done :)
videoman on 22/09/2011 - 13:04 ¶

Why didnt I login earlier >.<

Server broken.
- bargain_finder on 22/09/2011 - 13:05 ¶
  
  i was logged in but got logged out when i tried to purchase.
  - foundit on 22/09/2011 - 13:09 ¶
    
    Same, so I logged back in and put the purchase through. I only had 1 more bad click (adding to cart).
    
    trasnaction at 13:07:14
jojomuir on 22/09/2011 - 13:05 ¶

got two!!! WOOHOO!
zs8574832 on 22/09/2011 - 13:08 ¶

OUT OF STOCK NOW
+1 vote

abc on 22/09/2011 - 13:09 ¶

damn - i forgot about this and came back 1 min ago - being ozbargained :S
aero8 on 22/09/2011 - 13:10 ¶

Got one :)
jhova on 22/09/2011 - 13:13 ¶

This order qualifies for 38 Qantas Frequent Flyer points..

Yay got it after 5 refreshes!
dins on 22/09/2011 - 13:13 ¶

Just keep refreshing. I'm getting through with a couple of refreshes. Still in stock. Good luck.
+1 vote

dongsheng on 22/09/2011 - 13:13 ¶

Got one, bigw website is back, seems IBM HTTP server is pretty tough
OzzyMozzy on 22/09/2011 - 13:14 ¶

Just reload the page and relogin again, worked for me a few minute ago.
dins on 22/09/2011 - 13:14 ¶

Out of stock
dins on 22/09/2011 - 13:14 ¶

so 14 mins it lasted
abc on 22/09/2011 - 13:15 ¶

Invalid quantity
We are unable to fulfill your quantity request. Requested Quantity Not Available for Seagate Expansion 3.5&Quot; 2Tb Hard Drive

Now i dont get Add To Cart - sold out? :S
- abc on 22/09/2011 - 13:16 ¶
  
  SOLD OUT in 15 mins!!! OMG
videoman on 22/09/2011 - 13:15 ¶

OMFG I had 2 in my cart, paid with paypal and was redirected back to the big w website and then it says "we are sorry you could not be logged in" or some crap like that. Stupid website doesn't work properly with Opera.
- fehhh on 22/09/2011 - 13:16 ¶
  
  nah same thing happened to me
  its out of stock now
- bargain_finder on 22/09/2011 - 14:12 ¶
  
  Yep, had issues with Paypal on BigW earlier, that's why i stopped using it and now just use my CC direct.
mikafamily on 22/09/2011 - 13:15 ¶

Out Of Stock 15 minutes into bargain.

:-(
benoz on 22/09/2011 - 13:15 ¶

1 ordered - a bit more space for the WDTV.
bombcat on 22/09/2011 - 13:15 ¶

Got two. Their server is better than Jatstar's.
lfak on 22/09/2011 - 13:16 ¶

i got one. thanks
wangf on 22/09/2011 - 13:16 ¶

Out of stock already!!
rps on 22/09/2011 - 13:17 ¶

I managed to get to entering the credit card details, pushed ok and shopping cart went empty
failure….
- thangcuoi on 22/09/2011 - 13:47 ¶
  
  Me too. LOL.
quakka on 22/09/2011 - 13:19 ¶

Very nice deal if you need one. Prices dropping all the time one these (and USB 2.0 clearances) so I wouldn't 'impulse buy' - but, good deal if you need one.
french7656 on 22/09/2011 - 13:19 ¶

sold out
jcsantos on 22/09/2011 - 13:20 ¶

how do i know if my order got through :(
- thangcuoi on 22/09/2011 - 13:21 ¶
  
  Check under your account history.