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Quality


Good value for the price per gb.


I am planning on purchasing two more to fill my drobo (which by the waay i love!


I mean, you have to use more than just one of the drives to get a feel for the quality because it's not uncommon to get a dud.


You'll find all the quality your looking for in this drive.

Shipping


While i believe this hard drive is an excellent product, the shipping practices are terrible.


) the price of materials plus shipping doesn't justify the short lifespan the warranty replacements provide.


Orb) had it wrapped in bubble wrap, placed in a small individual box, and thrown around in several shipping warehouses before you got it.

Packaging/appearance


Thus shorting-out the drive), i was plesantly surprised to find the packaging more than proper.


Also, you must pay for special packing material to return the drive if you didn't save the original packaging.


After reading reviews of improper packaging (styro peanuts and plastic wrap that could cause static.


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 loca...  Read More

Competitiveness


I have since bought the same drive from a competitor for more, but it arrived safely, secured in the plastic bookends, and work...  Read More


I ordered these drives to be used with a drobo and so far, they are working great!


But i never buy oem harddrives online.


So do buy this drive but do so because it has one benefit over the competition.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, two, good and new.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 108 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 14 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Unfortunately i was unable to use it as my computer uses an older ide connection


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The drives were packaged ok in that they had plastic ends supporting them in a cardboard box


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I purchased and installed two seagate 1tb drives in my new system and the drives are fast and very low noise level


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I installed two 1tb barracuda disks into it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Drive works fine but does not sound right when starting which makes me concerned that it may fail early


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    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


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But i never buy oem harddrives online


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Every site with reviews has customers complaining about drives being doa or far worse going dead two months later

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