1TB drive for $79

[etcarroll]

Just as an FYI, Amazon has the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB drive on sale today for $79 shipped. Deal ends when they run out or at the end of today, whichever comes first.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27

Now go guild that htpc you always wanted. :rock:

[Spiralout]

sorry to thread dump, but the reviews on that drive aren't the most favorable. I'd put this in a place where you're ok with losing your data, and you just need a cheap drive with lots of storage. Or buy 2 and raid 1 it.

By the way, bash.org had the best raid comment ever.

What's the difference between Raid 0 and Raid 1?
-Raid 0 is the amount of files you'll be able to recover if there's a problem. :D

Geek humor...

[obie_fl]

sorry to thread dump, but the reviews on that drive aren't the most favorable. I'd put this in a place where you're ok with losing your data, and you just need a cheap drive with lots of storage. Or buy 2 and raid 1 it.

I had heard the early Seagate 1Ts had issues but that a firmware correction late least year fixed it. Was the bashing within the last 3 or 4 months?

[etcarroll]

Correct, the firmware took care of it. They are a little noisy vs. other 1TB drives, but at $79 you can't go wrong.

Two of the 4 1TB drives in my WHS box are these, and no probs after half a year of use.

[Sean_W_Smith]

I have over 1 dozen of these in some raid servers. no issues....

wish I could say the same for my 1.5TB's

Sean

[dweekie]

Are there any good external sata enclosures for cheap? esata or usb, I don't have a preference. I know back in the day, Cypress and NEC used to be king for ide. I've got 3 current model external WD drives right now, and they are truly awful with my computer. I want some external sata enclosures, but I am wondering if there are any specific non-problematic chipsets to look for. I usually get geeky and dig through the info myself, but I figure I'd be lazy this time, and it would benefit others around here as well.

[Spiralout]

Correct, the firmware took care of it. They are a little noisy vs. other 1TB drives, but at $79 you can't go wrong.

Two of the 4 1TB drives in my WHS box are these, and no probs after half a year of use.

Good to know...I was just looking at the reviews. Any chance Amazon is selling off some of the earlier models?

[dvenardos]

What about something like this and then throw it in a pc case of your choice or build your own case?
http://www.newertech.com/products/usb2_adaptv2.php

Are there any good external sata enclosures for cheap? esata or usb, I don't have a preference. I know back in the day, Cypress and NEC used to be king for ide. I've got 3 current model external WD drives right now, and they are truly awful with my computer. I want some external sata enclosures, but I am wondering if there are any specific non-problematic chipsets to look for. I usually get geeky and dig through the info myself, but I figure I'd be lazy this time, and it would benefit others around here as well.

[utahsavages]

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[madpoet]

I've got 2 4bay eSata enclosures I'm about to list for sale. They are good units.

[bp2007]

Just as an FYI, Amazon has the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB drive on sale today for $79 shipped. Deal ends when they run out or at the end of today, whichever comes first.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=cs_top_nav_gb27

Now go guild that htpc you always wanted. :rock:

Not that I need any more disk at the moment, but this was the best price I have seen on these so far. :)