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#0 Ben
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 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:44 am Post subject: Seagate 400GB SATA Hard Drive $40 at Newegg |
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Newegg has the refurbished Seagate ST3400832AS 400GB SATA Hard Drive for $40 + $0 shipping = $40 shipped. It sports your standard specifications of 7200RPM Spindle Speed, 8MB Cache.
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#1 djrussell
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:24 am Post subject: Website Comment |
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| i'd rather get the 500gb new one for $10 more. free shipping also. |
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#2 JakeBlade
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:09 am Post subject: Website Comment |
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| I'd rather get the 2TB new one for $200 more. Er, wait. It's Seagate. Nevermind then. |
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#3 RKLE
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:19 am Post subject: Website Comment |
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| Seagate are just fine. |
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#4 dave_c
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject: Website Comment |
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| Refurbished drives are too much of a gamble for $10 off on a 100GB smaller drive. |
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#5 ucansee
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: Website Comment |
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Not really #4.. If it works, it work. If not, RMA it. Here the catch, 90 day warrantee or less. read the fine print.. Good price and just good as new.. But..... I prefer buying this 500gb Hard Drive for 50 bucks. click here and put this in your cart for 60 bucks, then add a coupon code EMCLTNS33 and it will drop it to 50 bucks. Brand New and Factory Sealed with 3 years warrantee.. Coupon expire 7-1-09
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395&nm_mc=AFC-Bensbargains&cm_mmc=AFC-Bensbargains-_-NA |
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#6 dave_c
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:06 am Post subject: Re: Website Comment |
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Not just as good as new. Let's see...
Lower platter density = lower performance
Lower cache size = lower performance (granted, going much higher in cache size show diminishing returns but for primary OS drive incl. Vista or Win7 use the continual I/O makes use of doubled cache size.
Slower burst speed from SATA150 interface
Lower platter density = twice as many platters = more bearing and arm wear, more heat, more power used
Refurb'd = stock returned after having had wear in a mechanical device where wear = finite lifespan, plus someone has already had a problem with it once.
RMA it = waste of time, or replaced with same refurb'd drive you still have all above detractions compared to new $50 drive.
A few months back, before drives went 500GB/platter, when 500GB cost more it may have been a reasonable deal and risk for non-critical data storage but even then 400GB is enough data that even using your free time to generate or find *data* to fill it, you're better off spending more for a new drive. Only thing I can see as a reasonable use for this is to storage a bunch of games where you just pop a DVD in and reinstall on the replacement drive if this one fails. |
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