Pros & Cons
Pros
I have 4 in a 4-bay nas about 3ft from my ears and whilst i can hear them the noise level is not objectionable. What's not to like?
Highlights
Quality
I've 3 of these in my nas and they are good solid drives.
Great hdd, tons of storage, does make noise when loading data but all in all great purchase!
I didn't get the full 5 years warranty.
One warning though, i bought two from one seller, both sealed and brand new, one with approx 9 months warranty and the other wi... Read More
Price
Very good value (i bought 2x14tb) coming in cheaper than 10 and 12tb options and in £ per tb seemed best option in this range i... Read More
However price is much cheaper than by directly from seagate or amazon.
Cant complain for the price, but man this thing is loud.
Shipping
Both arrived quickly from the us in perfect working order.
It arrived way before the scheduled delivery date and the packing was really well.
They arrived well before the expected date, though were packed in a box with not enough packing so would have been moving aroun... Read More
Packaging/appearance
So we will see if it worth the questionable warranty and not very thorough packaging.
Arrived in quite lightly packaged - just bubble wrap and paper bag.
Overview
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Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This was purchased from all4computers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Each drive serial number is registered with seagate so im not too worried about warranty problems
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I will make sure to buy more drives from this company again as i fill up my home made nas
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Moving from wd red these are much noisier id say almost double the volume bear in mind if in a room where you sleep of watch tv but tbh the wd reds were above the noise level id want in each of these places as well its just disconcerting hearing much louder sounds at first
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One warning though i bought two from one seller both sealed and brand new one with approx 9 months warranty and the other with none at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In a nas environment thats used frequently i figure if anything is wrong its likely to go wrong in a few months but im not willing to risk it with no warranty at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought one from a different seller which came with approx 14 months warranty so i just returned the one with none
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Arrived in quite lightly packaged just bubble wrap and paper bag