Hard Drive Bargain Watch

[brad1138]

Have they fixed the problem with FreeAgent drives? I have a Free Agent Pro 750 and had to turn the "sleep" option off for it to work or else it would crash. Now it runs 24/7. I see a lot of people recommending them. Last I heard that problem had not been fixed.

Brad

 

[KAB]

Not fixed. Most using WD.

 

[HDRoberts]

I thought I read on here that Seagates now come with software such that you can plug it into your PC and turn off the sleep function.

 

[KAB]

I thought I read on here that Seagates now come with software such that you can plug it into your PC and turn off the sleep function.

Yes that's correct. Not out of the box like the others.

 

[brad1138]

I thought I read on here that Seagates now come with software such that you can plug it into your PC and turn off the sleep function.

You can and I did, but I would rather lessen the wear on the drive by having the sleep mode turned on.

Brad

 

[rickdasher]

I bought a WD 1 TB My Book Essentials EHD for my 722 at Sam's Club for $124. Everything works fine.

 

[dougmcbride]

Lacie 1TB USB 2.0 External Drive at PCConnection for 119.99, free shipping through 12/15.

 

[allargon]

Fry's has some no-name POS Simpletech 1TB for $109.99. TigerDirect.com has a Western Digital 1TB for $119.99 with $2 shipping. (Hint: get the WD!)

 

[allargon]

Full Fry's listing for this weekend -- good until Tuesday Jan 06 2009 (prices may vary depending on location)

320GB
Simpletech 320GB USB external drive — $89.99

500GB
SimpleTech 500GB USB 2.0 drive — $77

750GB
SimpleTech 750GB eSATA/Firewire drive — $119.99

1TB
SimpleTech 1TB USB 2.0 drive — $119.99
Western Digital 1TB MyBook Studio eSATA/Firewire drive — $159.99

1.5TB (do these work w/ the 622/722 as archivers?)
Seagate 1.5TB FreeAgent USB — $139.99

TigerDirect.com also has good weekly deals as well.

 

[BK94541]

But always check with beach camera.com or B&H.com,They have free shipping all the times and price a bit cheaper then egg & Tiger DIrect !i always buy thing from them & happy with they price all the times and shipping!

 

[Quantum]

7200.11 falling down! (ST3500320AS-SD15 and others - no detect in BIOS/O GB) - Internal (ATA and Serial ATA) drives - Seagate Community Forums

 

[hdqboss]

Amazon has a Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U7500N for $99 + free shipping.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Essential-External-WDH1U7500N/dp/B000XRI034/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1231096029&sr=1-15]Amazon.com: Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U7500N: Computers & PC Hardware[/ame]

 

[Justsuern]

Amazon has a Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U7500N for $99 + free shipping.

Amazon.com: Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U7500N: Computers & PC Hardware

IS this one compatible with the 622?
I know I will have to call DN and pay the fee to have it activated.
Thanks

 

[Carl B]

Amazon has the Dish recommended WD HDD with free shipping:

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G0WKT2/ref=asc_df_B001G0WKT2710186?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=nextag-ce-tier2-delta-20&linkCode=asn]Amazon.com: 500GB My Dvr Expander USB Edition: Electronics[/ame]

 

[KAB]

Amazon has the Dish recommended WD HDD with free shipping:

Amazon.com: 500GB My Dvr Expander USB Edition: Electronics

Over priced hype.

 

[PHANTOMMADMAN]

Here is a great deal from newegg.
Seagate FreeAgent Desk ST315005FDA2E1-RK 1.5TB 7200 RPM USB 2.0 Silver External Hard Drive - Retail
$119.99

Free Shipping*

 

[dlsnyder]

Is that 1.5TB on a single drive? If not it isn't going to do you any good as an EHD for your 622/722.

And when they rolled out that DISH-certified version of the My Book, why didn't they base it on the WD Elements EHD? I have a 500gb WD Elements that I picked up at Target for $68 about a month ago on clearance. It has the same AAKS-series Caviar Blue HD inside, but has a well ventilated aluminum enclosure. It just barely gets warm to the touch when playing back stored content, and goes to sleep without any issues when not in use. On top of that, it looks great in either silver or black and is extremely quiet.

 

[smoeke]

Wd elements 1tb at Dell business today $22 off= $88 plus ship and tax, order 2 and get free shipping , $5.00 shipping.

in 4 1 myself, woohoo:

Dell : Western Digital 1TB USB ELEMENTS BLACK EXTERNAL ........ : System Drives : Small & Medium Business



code: 3XQW3BK2SCTG4Q $22 off

 

[Acerbean]

Is that 1.5TB on a single drive? If not it isn't going to do you any good as an EHD for your 622/722.

Seagate does have a 1.5TB single drive offered as an internal, I could only speculate that this external could contain a single physical drive. Good advice dlsnyder and also note the externals must have their own power source which this line of Freeagents does have in order to work with the 622/722 VIPs. I wish more people felt comfortable to just spring for a docking station and swap drives like folks swapped spouses in the 70's.

Acer

 

[KAB]

WD 1T
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