Hard Drive Bargain Watch

[goresnet]

Seagate 2 TB at frys (wipe out the sw on it first)$89 today only
FRYS.com | Seagate

do vip receivers support 2tb hdd?

 

[Bobby]

Elements are powered.... I've got two of them.

 

[dfergie]

do vip receivers support 2tb hdd?

Yes, I have several WD's check to make sure it is not multi lun first, should be some of my posts in this thread or I will look in morning & see what drives I have that work...

 

[Ghpr13]

Elements are powered.... I've got two of them.

Bobby,
Thanks! I guess I should go with a 1TB, it does make more sense.

Ghpr13

 

[goresnet]

Yes, I have several WD's check to make sure it is not multi lun first, should be some of my posts in this thread or I will look in morning & see what drives I have that work...

What is multi lun? More than one drive in an enclosure? I heard that doesn't work.

 

[dfergie]

You are Right... In Looking I have a couple of WD 2 TB My Books and a Seagate 2TB Go Flex that work fine...

 

[dfergie]

I noticed some Seagate Go-flex 2 TB drives at Wally World today for $89, I am using one of these, just be sure & wipe out any Seagate software & extra partitions before using with your Dish dvr's... they still have the 1.5 Seagates for $70...

 

[Voyager6]

I noticed some Seagate Go-flex 2 TB drives at Wally World today for $89, I am using one of these, just be sure & wipe out any Seagate software & extra partitions before using with your Dish dvr's... they still have the 1.5 Seagates for $70...

Picked up one for the 2/1 EHD free activation festivus. Might go back for another.

 

[Max Wright]

Newegg has a 2TB External Western Digital Hard drive on sale: Newegg.com - Western Digital Elements 2TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN

Promo code of EMCKJHE22 brings it down to $89.99 with free shipping.

I'm considering this one, just thought I'd share it with others. With DISH removing the fee for external hard drives starting in February, I imagine more people may be considering one.

 

[NotMe546]

Newegg has a Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $59.99 and free shipping

With Promo Code EMCKJHE25

 

[TomT223]

Newegg has the Western Digital My DVR Expander 1TB eSATA External Hard Drive WDG1S10000VN for $80 after coupon code EMCKJHJ52.

Newegg.com - Western Digital My DVR Expander 1TB eSATA External Hard Drive WDG1S10000VN

 

[patrick80639]

Newegg has the Western Digital My DVR Expander 1TB eSATA External Hard Drive WDG1S10000VN for $80 after coupon code EMCKJHJ52.

Newegg.com - Western Digital My DVR Expander 1TB eSATA External Hard Drive WDG1S10000VN

I don't think there are any dish network DVRs that work with eSATA.

 

[KAB]

I don't think there are any dish network DVRs that work with eSATA.

Correct. USB only.

 

[long_time_DNC]

eSATA would be a nice addition to their receivers though...

 

[JimVT]

Staples.com has a "Seagate FreeAgent™ 1TB Desktop External Hard Drive" $96.99 with an online $27 instant coupon so price is $69.99 and delivered free to a nearby store.

 

[dwarren2]

eSATA would be a nice addition to their receivers though...

Startech.com has a usb dock whicih accepts esata internal drives.

 

[long_time_DNC]

Startech.com has a usb dock whicih accepts esata internal drives.

But I want the eSATA transfer rates...or USB3.

 

[dishcomm]

I noticed some Seagate Go-flex 2 TB drives at Wally World today for $89, I am using one of these, just be sure & wipe out any Seagate software & extra partitions before using with your Dish dvr's... they still have the 1.5 Seagates for $70...

are there instructions on how to do this wipeout and is this done on one's computer?
Thanks for your help!!!!!

 

[harshness]

eSATA would be a nice addition to their receivers though...

Perhaps if you're attracted to spending considerably more money...

USB 2.0 seems more than fast enough to outrun the ViP series DVRs ability to prepare and send out the content.

 

[harshness]

are there instructions on how to do this wipeout and is this done on one's computer?
Thanks for your help!!!!!

The drive I bought doesn't appear to have any special partitions on it.