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Pros & Cons
Pros
The drive is exactly as stated in the description and was packed professionally so it arrived in perfect shape. As usual, the drives were delivered in appropriate hard disk packaging.
Cons
The drive chirps every few seconds when the drive is idle. These aren't new drives.
Buyer beware. The drive doesn't seem to have a seagate warranty. And 4 years a warranty isn't the same 5.
Highlights
Quality
Absolutely silent drive with excellent transfer and search rates.
Great with a synology nas and 24/7 video recording on a raid 6 setup with hot-spare.
-first drive i owned that has a very weird sound when i turn it off, it sound like an f-16 shutting down its engines.
After less then 6 months of usage, i noticed that when restarting the pc, it takes 3 minutes for os to start, without the drive... Read More
Price
Very good product at a reasonable price
For the cost, it's cheaper & just as dependable going with a 16tb hdd.
Shipping
Arrived when scheduled and worked with no problems.
Packaging/appearance
As usual, the drives were delivered in appropriate hard disk packaging.
I especially appreciated that there was no hard shell plastic to fight with; well packed in foam and seperate boxes, they took ... Read More
The product i received was exactly as pictured and exactly as described.
Competitiveness
This has happened to me with another vendor in the past peddling a different brand so i believe it.
Apparently, like banks, seagate wants no written record.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
good, full, far, great 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 170 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 13 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its obviosly thicker than a 1tb drive but should fit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It was a 34plug play34 installation with just the disk management wizard and it was done
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Seems like people are just complaining about the warranty having shorter time than advertised
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Apparently its just a nuance of sellers on amazon they get the warranty from the manufacturer then resell the item so the warranty clock is already ticking
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If thats not a problem for you which it is not a problem for me then its easy to just move past that issue
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I also read someone received the incorrect product
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This has happened to me with another vendor in the past peddling a different brand so i believe it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you get a product that looks different than the one pictured and especially if it has data on it and is usedsoldasnew then return the product for a full refund immediately
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