expired Seagate Expansion 3TB Desktop Hard Drive USB 3.0 $168.95 Delivered @ DSE Online Only + Today Only

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Seagate Expansion 3TB Desktop Hard Drive USB 3.0 $168.95 Delivered @ DSE Online Only + Today Only
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kabigon on 10/07/2012 - 19:03 dicksmith.com.au (1820 clicks)

Limit of 1 per customer, not available for click and collect. Finishes "today", so I wouldn't wait too long if you're planning to get one. MSY sells these for $179 so save yourself $10.05 and some queuing for your trouble.

Requires mains power as it's a 3.5" drive.

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    sky6688 on 10/07/2012 - 19:13

    thanks, just bought 1.

        • +1 vote
          StewBalls on 11/07/2012 - 09:04

          LOL, just so long as this drive doesn't go 'click' like the shears! ;)

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    z00m on 10/07/2012 - 19:36

    Why isn't this getting more positive votes?

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      Morien on 10/07/2012 - 19:40

      A week or two ago there was a Buffalo 3tb usb3 going for $150. Maybe that's why. But for those who missed out (like me), is this a good drive and a good price? I'd prefer a standing one like the buffalo was, but I missed the buffalo and I need a new external.

    • +1 vote
      Gomo on 10/07/2012 - 19:55

      Just gave it one :P

    • +1 vote
      bonus999 on 10/07/2012 - 19:57

      OK OK I forgot to vote. my bad!

    • -3 votes
      the discombobul... on 10/07/2012 - 20:32

      Not sure if I want a 2nd hand hd…

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      magoo on 10/07/2012 - 20:53

      This is not an exceptional price if you've been watching the 3tb usb3 drives…

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    kaddude on 10/07/2012 - 20:01

    Anyone know which drive is inside these?

    • +3 votes
      AnthraxXx on 10/07/2012 - 20:15

      ST3000DM001 which is a 7200rpm drive

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        daveaus on 10/07/2012 - 21:03

        Is taking the hard drive out straight forward ?

        • +1 vote
          donkeykong on 10/07/2012 - 21:11

          Use a hammer, as the enclosure is pretty useless.
          Just check the youtube for instruction. However, once you take it out it will be broken at the latch.

        • +1 vote
          Crazynesss on 10/07/2012 - 21:18

          I found it really straightforward. Just use a card to pry open the edges. I would not suggest using a hammer … just to be safe.

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    scytherbladez on 10/07/2012 - 20:40

    With Seagate drives - does taking the drive out of the case break warranty? Thanks

    • +1 vote
      tarken on 10/07/2012 - 21:42

      yes it does

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    casval on 10/07/2012 - 22:00

    If you want a drive to rip out, this WD 3tb USB2.0 at JB Hi Fi may be comparable. $165 inc. free shipping or in store pickup. I don't know anything about the drive inside or what the quality is like.

    http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/storage/western-digital/e...

    • -4 votes
      soupratt on 10/07/2012 - 22:07

      And its USB 2.0 which compared to USB 3.0 is like watching grass grow.

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        donkeykong on 10/07/2012 - 22:13

        You have not read his post properly :(

        • -1 vote
          soupratt on 10/07/2012 - 23:12

          Ok. I misunderstood what he wanted. I thought he wanted to replace the drive NOT actually take the drive out and use it. Regarding USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 external drives, there is a substantial difference in speed. I have the same drive with both USB 2.0 and 3.0 and the USB 3.0 is about 2 - 3 times faster.

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        FabMan on 10/07/2012 - 22:14

        No its not, HDD access restricts the transfer speeds across USB, there is a difference but its not night and day. Go try USB 1, then try USB 2 then you'll see a big difference.

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      erwinsie on 10/07/2012 - 22:52

      but maybe inside are the same (between usb2 and usb3 version). just the enclosure are different
      if you will take it out then go for usb2.

      wd better than seagate. this ST3000DM001 has clicking sound issue. just google it. and because it comes from external enclosure, you cannot update the firmware.

      for ppl with NAS, just get wd internal 3tb $185, then use wdidletool, change the delay time.
      warranty is 3years.

      remember, taking drive out void the warranty straight away.

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    machej on 11/07/2012 - 00:01

    Damn I paid $179 at officeworks last month. Then again I guess we could wait forever.

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    Gecko on 11/07/2012 - 00:32

    Bought one!

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    Gomo on 11/07/2012 - 07:31

    Deal seems to still be active!

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    t_c on 11/07/2012 - 08:33

    comes up as $159 for me?

    • +1 vote
      noz on 11/07/2012 - 08:46

      plus delivery

  • +5 votes
    keyman on 11/07/2012 - 09:25

    Guys, just a word of warning. I bought one of these drives from Amazon when they were doing the deal for $120 earlier this year and I regret the purchase. Just do a search on google and you will see that the seagate expansions suffer from a "click of death" problem. I'm not saying all of them will have it but mine certainly did and when I RMA'd it and got a replacement, the same problem occured!.

    Seagate has publicly announced on their forums that the "click of death" has been fixed from drives manufactured later than 2010 but this is an outright lie because if you do a bit of searching, many people are having problems with newer drives such as myself.

    3TB is a lot of data to lose if the drive ever fails. Buyer beware.

    http://www.google.com.au/search?sugexp=chrome,mod=15&sourcei...

    • +2 votes
      erwinsie on 11/07/2012 - 09:40

      thats exactly what i said on my post.
      futhermore, the updated firmware to (supposedly) fix the issue, CAN NOT be applied to this external type of drives.
      youtube this and you can also hear what the sound is. quite scary…

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      steveo4u on 11/07/2012 - 09:48

      I think ill give it a miss after hearing this problem.

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      UFO on 11/07/2012 - 11:58

      I completely agree with keyman.

      I bought a 2TB Seagate Expansion and the bloody thing clicks like an old 10Gb drive I have from 20 years ago :(.

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      asa79 on 11/07/2012 - 16:52

      I have no issues with my seagate go flex 3tb its quiet as anything

    • +2 votes
      fleabag on 11/07/2012 - 18:51

      if you don't have more then two copies of a file, you didn't want to keep it.

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    donkeykong on 11/07/2012 - 20:53

    That is the reason why i have bought 2 so that I can mirror it.

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