Hitachi Internal HDD 4TB $299 + Shipping from Scorpion Tech

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  Gav on 01/02/2013 - 17:05

  Given that you can get externals in the $220-$250 range when on special, can't see why you'd want to pay $299.

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    KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 01/02/2013 - 17:09

    +6

    Because

    you can't rip out the hard drives out of externals without breaking the warranty.
    can't stick it in a nas without doing above
    Externals can't match the performance and functionality of said nas

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    [Deactivated] on 01/02/2013 - 17:54

    Not to mention that external drives are usually WD greens which are not suitable for RAID setups

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    daver on 01/02/2013 - 22:01

    oh why do these manufacturers invariably deem the '4th' terabyte to be worth $150…. must be the newness value. (fifty-a TB FTW)

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      auna on 01/02/2013 - 22:44

      Because it's much better and faster due to being 4tb not 3tb…

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      daver on 01/02/2013 - 23:27

      But which substantive factor? D'you mean: (7200RPM) - (7200RPM)faster or…
      298@ -6TB- capacity Better¿ o: oranges/Apples/ RAID.

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        [Deactivated] on 02/02/2013 - 20:13

        Not the RPM, that means little but larger disks are generally faster than smaller ones

        I would say the reason for the excessive price is because instead of squeezing the data capacity they are adding an extra platter which adds to the price

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  KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 01/02/2013 - 17:06

  That was fast. I just got the email

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  Jo3y on 01/02/2013 - 17:07

  +6

  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/835055-REG/Hitachi_0S0… - $257 delivered to AU.

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    kthraa on 01/02/2013 - 17:31

    -2

    also with international warranty….. so have fun returning it if something goes wrong.

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      videoman on 01/02/2013 - 17:41

      +2

      I got the same drive from bhphotovideo a couple of months ago for $228 delivered on their black fridays sales. Haven't had any problems with it yet and it works in my Buffalo Linkstation Pro Quad (LS-QVL) NAS.

      http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/85502

      I really wish I had bought more than one since one of my other hard drives have since died.

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      Merlict on 01/02/2013 - 17:47

      +3

      The chance of needing a return vs the substantial saving? Not a hard choice to me

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      atlas on 01/02/2013 - 17:48

      +4

      Warranty is the same world wide. No difference buying here or overseas.

      http://www.hgst.com/portal/site/en/support/warranty/

      I bought 4 from the previous deal for about $830 odd delivered: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/85502

      Installed them in my N40L - running like a dream.

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        Merlict on 01/02/2013 - 17:52

        Even better

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        uccoffee on 01/02/2013 - 18:18

        i dont think the warranty covers flight, I used to paid $30-50 to post to singapore for all WD & seagate & hitachi drives if they are not AU warranty…

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        KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 02/02/2013 - 12:49

        fuuu….$830 worth of hard drives…16TB? dayum thats nice

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      Junkee on 01/02/2013 - 23:45

      Yep, I also bought 3x of these when they were on sale.

      I can confirm they have International Warranty.

      Great drives too =)

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    cynix on 01/02/2013 - 17:53

    +2

    That's a different model. The one sold by Scorptec is 7200RPM, 64MB cache, whereas the B&H one is 5400RPM, 32MB cache.

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    seb on 01/02/2013 - 18:14

    +3

    The corresponding model is actually THIS one:
    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/835056-REG/Hitachi_0S0…
    $us249 + shipping (about $40) so Scorptec is more than competitive for a local supplier!

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      Jo3y on 01/02/2013 - 20:09

      All good then! Carry on.. :D