Seagate Expansion 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive $99 AUD Shipped from Amazon

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fchis on 11/07/2012 - 10:45 www.amazon.com (840 clicks)

JB is selling it for $159 at the moment.
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/storage/seagate/expansion...
Cheapest one on shopbot is $142 shipped.

So the price is almost unbeatable in Australia.

Note: the price increases $10USD from $79.99USD since I post it yesterday.

Technical Details
Size: 1 TB
Plug n' play - no software to install
Simply drag-and-drop to save files
USB 3.0, backwards compatible with USB 2.0
Built-in power management ensures energy efficient operation
USB powered;
1-Year limited warranty
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Product Details
Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 6 x 1.1 inches ; 11 ounces
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
ASIN: B0056YNA2A

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Expansion-Portable-External-ST...

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  • +2 votes
    keyman on 11/07/2012 - 11:21

    Going to post the same comment as I did in the other Seagate Expansion deal.

    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
    atlas on 11/07/2012 - 11:31

    You bought the 3tb desktop 3.5" version or the 1tb 2.5" portable version?

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      keyman on 11/07/2012 - 11:38

      I bought the 3TB desktop 3.5" version. Like I said, the drive is not guaranteed to fail and develop the same problems as mine (YMMV). It could run perfect for others but just posting a warning and that buyers should weigh up whether or not it's worth it :)

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        atlas on 11/07/2012 - 11:46

        Well after your post I went and read the Amazon reviews. This drive also seems to have its fair share of failures, although I imagine its the same with every external hard drive.

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      GreenGuava on 11/07/2012 - 11:53

      Oops, never mind.

  • +1 vote
    shaybisc on 11/07/2012 - 11:53

    No matter what it is or what brand it is, there will be a sizeable minority saying it is rubbish, worst ever, "I will never buy another" etc. I don't know what that means. Perhaps that all products manufactured to a price have some failure rate and it's just the luck of the draw?

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      fchis on 11/07/2012 - 11:57

      as always, we don't live in a perfect world. Some say the 1TB Samsung S2 portable external hdd isn't good but I find it quite reliable so far. It really depends on what you use it for.

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      keyman on 11/07/2012 - 12:00

      That's true, there are a lot of people out there who will swear off a certain product due to one bad experience.

      I have nothing against Seagate, they make very good drives and I use them myself as internal drives in my computer. The only issue here is that the "clicking" problem is very prominent across their expansion range and it's alarming the with the number of people who have this problem.

      Seagate has also publicly admitted it but it's disconcerting to know that after making a public announcement of it being fixed, the problem is still occurring. If there were only a few bad experiences from people due to differing problems then the drives can be accounted as a normalised failure rate that is bound to happen to some. But the case here is that it is a common problem which has not been entirely rectified by Seagate.

      Anyways, that's enough from me, just wanted to post my experience with their expansion drives. At the end of the day, it's up to the buyer to decide.

  •  
    atlas on 11/07/2012 - 12:14

    I wasn't looking at the bad experiences per se, but rather the large number of failed drives listed in the reviews. Just something to think about.

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      sonicentropy on 11/07/2012 - 12:32

      mine has a dicky USB port you have to wiggle it to come up.

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        Crazynesss on 11/07/2012 - 12:36

        I had a problem with that as well. Then my USB port stopped working so I ended up taking it out of the enclosure. Very happy with the internal drive now.

        This was the 2TB 3.5" USB 3.0 btw.

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    samfisher5986 on 11/07/2012 - 12:43

    nevermind, noticed its the 2.5" version.

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    andykillz on 11/07/2012 - 13:00

    What is the chance of this being delivered by the end of the month?

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      fchis on 11/07/2012 - 13:03

      you would probably get it within 10 working days. I ordered a shaver from Amazon and it took a week for delivery.

  • +1 vote
    Gaz1 on 11/07/2012 - 14:23

    With the warranty issues on all hard drives, it is one type of product I wouldn't consider buying overseas even though this is a good saving (eg $119 at DSE).

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      besmirched on 11/07/2012 - 18:13

      When my hard drives have failed under warranty before I fill out a rma request online and post the hd to some place like Singapore for the replacement.

      I thought this was a very good buy and picked one up. Australia Post are selling the 500gb model for about the same price.

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      scytherbladez on 13/07/2012 - 09:38

      Care to explain your personal warranty issues from your experience that have made you write a comment like that?

      I know with WD that where you buy the drive from doesn't matter. When filling out a RMA request online, it's the date on the drive that's relevant. I'd assume Seagate would be similar, if not the same.

  • +1 vote
    AriChase on 11/07/2012 - 21:23

    Great price, thanks

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    Wildesy on 13/07/2012 - 09:50

    We don't get the super saving shipping so it's actually $100 shipped to Australia. Need to amend the title to reflect this.

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      fchis on 13/07/2012 - 13:11

      The listed price $99 AUD shipped already factored in the postage.

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        Wildesy on 13/07/2012 - 14:34

        The title said $89 AUD shipped…

        • +1 vote
          fchis on 13/07/2012 - 14:57

          it's been changed this morning. cheers

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      Claggs on 13/07/2012 - 13:36

      Depends on where you live exactly, I believe.

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    Mark-F on 14/07/2012 - 15:13

    Good price if you are willing to wait for the device, not such a good price if you pay for the priority shipping, as you can get this device for $115 (including postage) on ebay, sent from Melbourne.

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Seagate-Expansion-1TB-USB-3-0-Por...

  •  
    luke73 on 15/07/2012 - 10:05

    Seagate Expansion 1TB External Desktop Hard Drive USB 3.0 $78 -
    http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Dat...
    Out of stock online but do a store availability search.

    • +1 vote
      fchis on 15/07/2012 - 15:57

      Mine is USB powered and no power adapter required. A lot of people get confused by that.

      •  
        luke73 on 15/07/2012 - 21:16

        Well spotted,i didn't see that.Power adapters are stupid.

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