Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31000340AS
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Customer Review: Don't buy oem hard drives online
Summary: 5 Stars
Big and quiet. Five year warranty.
Much faster than my drives from just 3 years ago (though this is true with most new model Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi, and Samsung drives).
I buy most of my computer parts, CDs, DVDs, books, etc online.
But I never buy OEM harddrives online. Every site with reviews has customers complaining about drives being DOA or, far worse, going dead two months later. And the reviews mention shoddy packaging.
Hard drives are delicate, the retail boxes are specially designed to absorb shock.
If you have a 1000 gig hard drive full of data, would you rather
a) have it been bought in a specially designed retail box that was delivered to a store as part of a large palette?
or
b) had it wrapped in bubble wrap, placed in a small individual box, and thrown around in several shipping warehouses before you got it.
Customer Review: Great drive
Summary: 5 Stars
I was happy to go with Seagate and that's what we've always used at work. I love the fact that it has a 5yr warranty. I do have to say that we recently switched to buying Western Digital brand at work when our Seagate failure rate skyrocketed past 50% of purchased drives. This *cough* seemed to come after their purchase of Maxtor *cough*. To be fair to Seagate, they cannot control how the hard drives are shipped unless you buy straight from them!
I have two of these drives setup in RAID 1 configuration and loving it so far. great product. Keep in mind (as others have said) the drive will arrive screwless, wireless and instructionless. If you don't know how to install one, I probably wouldn't practice with your brand new 1 TB drive.
Customer Review: Perfect packaging
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading reviews of improper packaging (styro peanuts and plastic wrap that could cause static...thus shorting-out the drive), I was plesantly surprised to find the packaging more than proper. The box was large for the item (400 cubic inches), and contained 3 layers of cushioning foam rubber...the center layer cut-out in the shape of the drive. The drive itself was wrapped in anti-static foil-type plastic wrap...found on most electronics. The only problem I had was the drive did not come with screws for installation. I had to obtain the proper screws from a local retailer (not really a problem...but it should have come with screws). Am I pleased? Absolutely! 1-Tb hard drive! Who could not be pleased?! Works great, and runs quietly.Customer Review: My first terabyte drive
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always been a fan of Seagate products since they've never let me down, and this drive is no exception. I run this drive in an external hard drive enclosure and it has been absolutely perfect. It runs moderately warm, but that is to be expected. My only gripe is that when I leave the enclosure standing up, you can hear the spindle quite clearly. The noise goes away when you leave the enclosure on its side. Like others have said, beware that this is an OEM drive, meaning that when you buy it from Amazon, you only get the drive, no software or cables. You also need to format it on your own (not a problem for me because I always reformat any new hard drive I buy anyway.)Customer Review: Very Happy!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered these drives to be used with a Drobo and so far, they are working GREAT! I agree with some others, that they are a bit noisy in the Drobo cabinet, but its no big deal for me because everything is located in a Broadcast Data Center for the radio station I operate so noise is no big deal. I am using the drives to backup music files as well as an image of 3 computers on the network, and so far could not be happier. The drives were packaged ok, in that they had plastic ends supporting them in a cardboard box. I am planning on purchasing two more to fill my Drobo (which by the waay I love!) soon!
JD from MoreOldies Radio
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