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Hitachi Deskstar 3TB HDD $129 Plus Shipping Express PC Parts

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Hitachi Deskstar 3TB HDD $129 Plus Shipping Express PC Parts
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MattyD on 28/09/2011 - 14:41 expresspcparts.com.au (1046 clicks)

Cheapest on StaticIce is $149 + shipping.

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The Deskstar™ 5K3000 hard drive provides an enormous 3TB capacity and features innovative CoolSpin technology to deliver a greater level of power efficiency and quiet operation for energy-conscious, environmentally-friendly computers. Key to CoolSpin technology is an optimization of motor speed to provide an ideal balance of performance, power utilization and acoustics.

Highlights:

SATA III 6Gb/s, 32MB Cache,
24x7 Availability
3 years warranty
Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC)
Head load/unload
LDPC and CRC protection
SMART command transport
Internal thermal sensor
HiVERT™ technology
Halogen-free design and power-efficient operation

(I know, I should have stuck to air guitars)

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  • kheob on 28/09/2011 - 14:48

    Good price. $12 shipping to Melbourne.

  • salem on 28/09/2011 - 14:59
    +1

    Do these fake RAID ok?

    • ryang on 28/09/2011 - 15:10

      Haven't heard any reports of the 2TB Hitachi's having issues, not sure about these though.

      Main thing would be making sure your system supports 3TB drives..

      • salem on 28/09/2011 - 15:33

        Hmm. Good point!

  • Mikinoz on 28/09/2011 - 15:12

    These would go great with the new Star wars Blu ray, Deathstar and all….

    • ryang on 28/09/2011 - 15:13
      +1

      And you can scream "Nooooooooooooo!" at them whilst throwing the Emperor to his death.

      • homersyd on 28/09/2011 - 15:29

        no idea what this means….not a star wars fan…hahah

        • salem on 28/09/2011 - 15:37
          +7

          Years ago, the "Deskstar" range of HDDs had a bad reputation for failing all the time, so they were given the nickname "Deathstars".

          And just recently, when they re-released Starwars, again, but this time on BluRay, they'd decided they needed to dub over the scene where the Emperor is zapping Luke. In the old version, Darth Vader just looks on stoically until Darth just snaps and kills the Emperor. In the new version, he yells out "Noooo" like a pansy six or seven times before snapping.

          Learning is fun!

        • homersyd on 28/09/2011 - 15:45

          better watch all the old star wars movies then…to get all the jokes around star wars…

        • scrimshaw on 28/09/2011 - 17:17
          +2

          These are not the Deathstars you are looking for.

    • _Bruce_ on 28/09/2011 - 15:23
      +1

      I'm surprised they kept the name, as everyone referred to them as this when they were IBM branded (which is also why they are no longer IBM branded).

      • Jabba the Hutt on 28/09/2011 - 15:31

        I'm more surprised the tired old "Deathstar" quip is so common after so many years. Pretty much guaranteed one will still eventually appear in any discussion of Deskstar drives.

        • _Bruce_ on 28/09/2011 - 15:33
          +1

          Well in my immediate family alone I think we lost close to 10 drives when you count returned and repeated failures. You don't forget that kind of thing.

  • ktay on 28/09/2011 - 15:27
    +1

    Is this a good hddsk to get?
    I'm looking at expanding my storage capacity.

    • _Bruce_ on 28/09/2011 - 15:31

      It's not a /bad/ drive to get. It's not going to break any speed records but there isn't anything wrong with it. Note however not all operating systems cope with drives >2TB well.

      • salem on 28/09/2011 - 15:38

        OSes or Mobos? or both?

        • _Bruce_ on 28/09/2011 - 15:40

          Only OS.

    • TZK on 28/09/2011 - 16:43

      They seem to run really hot compared to other 7200rpm drives. Unfortunately my 2tb Hitachi from 15months ago died a few backs. Not to say its bad, if had failures under all brands.

  • wozz on 28/09/2011 - 15:37

    Direct link? I can only find for $174

    • cynix on 28/09/2011 - 15:40

      Seems to have been removed. I've added them to my shopping cart but it gives me an error when I click checkout.

  • kheob on 28/09/2011 - 15:39
    +1

    Interesting - looks like it's gone. Pricing error maybe?

    • madska on 28/09/2011 - 15:44

      Just paid with paypal for 2, got email for payment confirmation too :)

  • bohn on 28/09/2011 - 15:50

    Not bad a bad price.. I just bought a WD Green 2TB for $83 which I am happy with..

    When that is full, I will get a larger drive even cheaper.

  • thedriver on 28/09/2011 - 16:15
    +1

    Would be a good deal if they still had it!

  • rokkz on 28/09/2011 - 16:19
    -3

    Shifty, cant check out with my $129 purchase, but can checkout with the $174 purchase, same drive, neg from me

    • scrimshaw on 28/09/2011 - 17:18
      -2

      Looks like they updated the price when the item was in your basket… unlucky mate.

  • mecwulf on 29/09/2011 - 09:49

    Why did these guys have it so cheap? Is this a sign of a drop in 3TB drives in the near future? fingers crossed

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