Toshiba 3tb £61 on Newegg good deal?

[Ciber]

£61 for 3tb. Is that a good deal?

http://www.newegg.com/global/uk/Prod...82E16822149408

[Tyrannosaur]

Check postage from Newegg, can add a lot to the cost.

[jim]

£94 once you take into account shipping and tax. That's a big chunk extra.

[Razor Time]

£94 once you take into account shipping and tax. That's a big chunk extra.

^this

[peterb]

Not compared specs, but compare and contrast with this

http://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba...Sp4aAlap8P8HAQ

[Giraffe]

According to the database in the link that I posted t'other day:
"DT01ACAxxx (7200RPM, 64MB cache, SATA-600 interface)

DT01ACA150 1.5TB (2/3)

DT01ACA200/HDS723020BLE640 2TB (2/4)

DT01ACA300/HDS723030BLE640 3TB (3/6)

Note: Designed and manufactured by Hitachi's Deskstar design team. Early batches of these units identify with Hitachi-style model numbers and have the Hitachi logo (in addition to the Toshiba logo) on their labels. These were presumably to be released by Hitachi under a "Deskstar 7K3000.B" umbrella that never came to be."

So has a chance of being a good 'un (not really a Tosh).
http://rml527.blogspot.ca/2010/12/hd...oshiba-35.html

[peterb]

I've never had a problem with Toshiba branded drives, although most of the ones I've used have been 2.5"

[watercooled]

A bit off-topic but I recently found that Deskstar drives are still being made and sold under the HGST brand: https://www.hgst.com/products/hard-d...top-drive-kits

It's a shame HDDs really don't get much mainstream attention nowadays with SSDs grabbing all the headlines.

[Ciber]

£94 once you take into account shipping and tax. That's a big chunk extra.

With them having a UK site I didn't realise they ship from the US! Thanks for pointing that out.

So it's a Seagate st3000dm001 for £73 from ebuyer, or a Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB for £65.94 plus £5.48 shipping from Scan for me then probably.

http://www.ebuyer.com/319640-seagate...ve-st3000dm001

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3tb-t...he-8ms-oem-ncq

3tb seems to be a sweet spot for price and I feel like I want a 7200rpm drive.

[peterb]

As you have over the required 20 posts, you may qualify for the Scan free shipping offer

[Giraffe]

With them having a UK site I didn't realise they ship from the US! Thanks for pointing that out.

So it's a Seagate st3000dm001 for £73 from ebuyer, or a Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB for £65.94 plus £5.48 shipping from Scan for me then probably.

http://www.ebuyer.com/319640-seagate...ve-st3000dm001

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3tb-t...he-8ms-oem-ncq

3tb seems to be a sweet spot for price and I feel like I want a 7200rpm drive.

From what I've read in various places and results from analyses of failures, I'd go for the Toshiba (as it's basically Hitachi). Seagate seems to be one of the bad makes.

[Ciber]

I had forgotten about Scan free shipping, thanks!

I'm not sure about Seagate being a bad make. It's not fair to say that after one batch that failed prematurely the whole brand is bad! I've always used seagate drives by preference over the past 20+ years and never had a problem with one.

[DanceswithUnix]

I had forgotten about Scan free shipping, thanks!

I'm not sure about Seagate being a bad make. It's not fair to say that after one batch that failed prematurely the whole brand is bad! I've always used seagate drives by preference over the past 20+ years and never had a problem with one.

Warranty on the Toshiba is only 2 years, but on the Seagate it is a pitiful 1 year. So, if it dies after 13 months of ownership, then in Seagate's eyes it hasn't failed. If they don't trust it, I won't trust it.

Edit to add: If the Tosh was largely designed when HGST was a part of Hitachi, then it may be worth remembering that Hitachi is a limited company with no shareholders to appease with short term profits and I think that gives a different flavour to the products (albeit also used to make HGST drives way more expensive). I don't know how long that mindset will last at HGST, but for now at least I am more than happy to buy their drives.

[Ciber]

Does anyone remember the Hitachi Deskstar / Deathstar drives and the click of death?

http://www.cnet.com/news/ibm-travels...s-action-suit/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/12577...er.html?page=5

[peterb]

Does anyone remember the Hitachi Deskstar / Deathstar drives and the click of death?

http://www.cnet.com/news/ibm-travels...s-action-suit/


http://www.pcworld.com/article/12577...er.html?page=5

I do, but it was 15 years ago and when they bought the brand from IBM.

Hitachi drives have been my drive of choice for the last 8 years, along with Samsung, and they have been among the quietest and most reliable drives I have ever had.

That said, I do use Seagate for non critical applications and they have been fine, in fact the only drives I have had fail have been WD, but I think they were damaged in transit as they were badly packed. I was able to RMA one, but the other failed a while later, although I had never been quite happy with it. Still, win some lose some.