I'm surprised with the $99 listing on the website as in store they are $79.
This product has been posted a few times of late;
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/88986
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/83023
so perhaps consider this an update.
Have a great year.
Are you positive it's a 7200rpm drive? Another poster said these new expansion drives have 5400rpm drives in them.
Not 100% sure… as I didn't actually "test" the drive.
Scroll down to "Tramperleo" 's post, I got the same drive as him (or her!) - ST2000DM001. The sticker/label on the drive said Barracuda, ST2000DM001, 7,200rpm.
Apparently one of these:
http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/desktop-hard-dri…
+1 for the ballsiness in this move alone
Wait so is this instore only? If so would this be for every OW store. Hmm might check it out tomorrow since I missed the $118 3 tb deal
Called ow and it's still selling at $99.
Store Rep mentioned to me it was across all stores. Not a discounted ticket in Bendigo where I checked, just the standard price label.
I asked them to take the item to the register and it was still scanned at $99.
Oh well. Plenty in Bendigo @ $79 if that's of use to you
I asked them to take the item to the register
you asked officeworks staff, while on the fone, to go out of there way and scan it at a register? and you expect that they actually got off there asses and walked all the way up there with one for someone on the fone?
HAHAHAHAHA
(i actually worked at OW for a couple days once years ago….)
Do they open today?
It was $79 in last few days to match JB HIFI price. Now it is $99 because JB HIFI also set their price back to $99. http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/computer-ac… some OW stores may still have the $79 price tag.
I was at alexandria ow and can confirm the $79 price i didt get one but there was plenty
FYI OW was open today, well the one at Petersham Sydney at least
Receipt?
I pricematched OW on 27th with JB. About $75 I paid for.
edited: http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/storage/seagate/expansion…
that was on special before new year for $79.
Got one for $79.20 from Officeworks Joondalup, was shelf price, on 29th Dec. They had reduced from $99 to meet the then JB HiFi sale price (20% off Seagate drives).
Mine had a Barracuda Green inside, so NOT 7200rpm but 5900rpm.
So they reduced it so people can't price match them.
Lucky I bought mine before that
Jb Hifi online still have it for $79 + $5 shipping.
Checked online yesterday at 79.00. Went to shop 10am today, shelf price 79.20, but scan at counter 99.00. But they gave me one at 79.00.
Disassemble it. Got Hard disk ST2000DM001. It should be a 7200RPM hard disk according to Seagate website. Checked hard disk warranty also on their website, around 3 years, valid to 26/01/2016. So it still worth it at 99.00.
Are you sure the warranty is for the hdd? I know as a fact that the WD ones are linked to the enclosure so they know that it is part of an external hdd.
If Seagate doesn't link their HDD's to their Enclosures, then it is a great deal since you still have warranty!
You just check it online - if it says it has warranty there, then you are good to go.
Note that Seagate RMA (returns) are to Botany in Sydney, so they are significantly cheaper to return than WD Drives that have to be posted back to Singapore or whatever. Remember - the HDD must be packed in a massive package, so overseas returns are very expensive ($30 or more)
I sent Seagate faulty HDD in a 500G Satchel bag twice. No issue at all.
It's for the HDD.
Generally, it is harder to get the 7200 rpm drives in these now. You can use CrystalDiskInfo to check whether the drive is 7200 rpm without breaking the drive open.
yeah it was $79 at OW yesterday.
Tho i picked up the 118 3TB instead ;)
Used this deal to buy it at BigW price matched at $79.20… thought this was the usual price…
EDIT: printed out the OW website yesterday and took it into BigW. Price matched no fuss. Went and looked tonight and seems as though it has gone up in price to $99 online where it was $79.20 on 31/12/12…
CAN ANYONE POST A RECEIPT SO I CAN PRICE MATCH?
Not with that CAPS
Anybody know if the power management on these is as good as Wd drives. Eg. Turns off when not being uses, goes into sleep state etc when not being used.
FYI - It's not a huge amount of effort to open these up and to rip out the drive inside (it's a Barracuda 7200rpm SATA drive). I installed one of these into my dad's computer - it's cheaper than going going to MSY to buy a bare drive!
(I'm sure the warranty is destroyed but oh well!)