Amazon trying to sell the "lemon" batch off? I have been following the price of the 1TB FreeAgent USB drive closely for the past few weeks and this is the first time that the price has remained below $100 for more than a week now. Seems to me like an indication of the seller trying to get rid of all the dud drives. The number of negative 1-star reviews approach the 5-star reviews now. Looks like this drive is a 50/50 coin toss. I want to believe that this drive will be the back-up solution I need but I am scared stiff about what will happen if I lose all the data because of an unfortunate failure.Does anyone have alternative solutions they can share? Some of the customers have suggested RAID 1 arrays in their reviews. Any clues on which brand of drives I should buy? Thanks. Amazon trying to sell the "lemon" batch off? I have been following the price of the 1TB FreeAgent USB drive closely for the past few weeks and this is the first time that the price has... » Read More Amazon trying to sell the "lemon" batch off? I have been following the price of the 1TB FreeAgent USB drive closely for the past few weeks and this is the first time that the price has remained below $100 for more than a week now. Seems to me like an indication of the seller trying to get rid of all the dud drives. The number of negative 1-star reviews approach the 5-star reviews now. Looks like this drive is a 50/50 coin toss. I want to believe that this drive will be the back-up solution I need but I am scared stiff about what will happen if I lose all the data because of an unfortunate failure.Does anyone have alternative solutions they can share? Some of the customers have suggested RAID 1 arrays in their reviews. Any clues on which brand of drives I should buy? Thanks. « Show Less
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Well I am happy to report that I am glad I purchased this drive. My main hard drive went belly up and the FreeAgent was able to back everything up so no data was lost...
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I have thought so too. The dramatic price drop now got me suspicious. After seeing the negative reviews around these days I believe you're right. I should have thought about this before buying this piece. Like J. Brooks, I am crossing my fingers. Please don't make me deal with customer service one more time!
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Take a look at Western Digital's My Book (http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Essential-External-WDH1U10000N/dp/B000VZCEUI/ref=/ref=cm_cd_t_sims_t). I have one of those along with this Seagate FreeAgent. So far both are running strong and without error *fingers crossed*.
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Glad to hear it has worked out for you. Hope your drive holds on to its luck. Keep us posted! :)
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The price is now down to $95. Even $95 seems too high a price to pay considering the possibility of future data loss. Amazon hiked its price up - probably to encourage sales and boost confidence. But the negative reviews keep growing. I have decided against buying this drive. Take a look at the alternatives discussed in the comments section here: http://estrip.org/articles/tinypliny/47862.html(Click on the comment bubble to see the comments.)
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I just got my unit. Whereas it works as it should, the size of it is astounding and it uses a power supply. My previous unit was pocket sized and used the USB port on my laptop. The cumbersome size and the required A/C supply will make this unit so unattractive. It is definitely a few years behind the current technology. That price drop is necessary for it to be a deal. Had I known of its size and power requirements, I would have paid more and chosen a modern, small, USB powered unit.
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for everyone this data will be of interest: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/best-hard-drive/these are big samples, 2014 data, and the models of HGST 4TB drives are outperforming others in terms of reliability as well as price/perf
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups... I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner. BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable! Fingers crossed on reliability, Yikesboy
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I just had a similar problem. I purchased what was advertised as a new drive and received a drive marked "Recertified". When I when to register this drive I found it only had 3 years remaining on it's warranty. This is my eight WD 4TB Re drive. I'm very happy with them and I have purchased most of them from Amazon. In two other cases I received an OEM drive and had to exchange it. In all the other cases I received what I ordered. Getting an OEM drive or a Recertified derive "by mistake" seems to be a common problem. The warranty is very important to me. I own a total of sixteen HD's on three computers. Over the past 15 years two have failed under warranty and WD replaced them. I just had a similar problem. I purchased what was advertised as a new drive and received a drive marked "Recertified". When I when to register this drive I found it only had 3 years remaining on it's warranty. This is my eight WD 4TB Re drive. I'm very happy with them and I have purchased most of them from Amazon. In two other cases I received an OEM drive and had to exchange it. In all the other cases I received what I ordered. Getting an OEM drive or a Recertified derive "by mistake" seems to be a common problem. The warranty is very important to me. I own a total of... » Read More I just had a similar problem. I purchased what was advertised as a new drive and received a drive marked "Recertified". When I when to register this drive I found it only had 3 years remaining on it's warranty. This is my eight WD 4TB Re drive. I'm very happy with them and I have purchased most of them from Amazon. In two other cases I received an OEM drive and had to exchange it. In all the other cases I received what I ordered. Getting an OEM drive or a Recertified derive "by mistake" seems to be a common problem. The warranty is very important to me. I own a total of sixteen HD's on three computers. Over the past 15 years two have failed under warranty and WD replaced them. « Show Less
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Yes, I have. There is no problem doing this as these drives are generic. However, the company I bought it from sent me one which appeared new (with new packaging) but tested as having thousands of hours of use on it. The test said it was working just fine but it wasn't a new device. I did not pursue the matter further as I did not intend to put this computer into daily use and it was not worth the hassle.
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Dr. Bozarth, I take all reviews with a grain of salt of course. I also noticed the disparity in the ratings between the two sites. I usually frequent thehomeservershow.com. Many of the forum members are I.T. Professionals, or like myself, a medical professional with a keen interest in technology. The Western Digital Green Drives were the go to drives in the past, but were not ideal for NAS/RAID situations. Many of the members have had good luck with the RED drives, but still recommend a program such as SpinRite or HD Tune Pro to evaluate the drive before putting it into service. I can only recall one situation where a member reported a DOA Red Drive, and many more situations where the Green drives presented problems. The recommended drives for your scenario would be the WD Red drives or the Seagate NAS drives. RAID-1 would be a good solution, and a cloud backup such as CrashPlan on top of that. I have personally purchased two 3TB Red drives and have had no problems with them in the 6-12 months I have owned them. Hope this helps.
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Hey, I am using this product usb 2.0 over an year. I bought one more flash drive 3.0 for my mom. It works great for me. You might have the defect in product. Ask seller to replace as this one is weird issue you described. You might wanna give a try to format the usb drive and then see if problem still exists. If yes then ask seller for the replacement.
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The drive works well. USB 3.0 is faster only if the computer being used is too. The drive is slightly smaller than WD, Toshiba, etc. But it is not significantly smaller or faster than a like WD. I think WD comes in 2TB for about the same price.
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I just purchased a WD RE 4T drive from Amazon (Amazon reseller Aeon Micro Inc.). I went to the Western Digital site to register my drive and after entering the serial number, the registration confirmation indicated that my warranty is for 1 year. After registering, the only option provided on the WD site is to extend the warranty for one additional year for $24.95. The drive appears to be a new OEM drive. The 5 year limited warranty indicated on the Amazon product description is false. It is 1 year with an option to buy 1 additional year. Other than the misleading warranty information the product seems great and a good value. I just purchased a WD RE 4T drive from Amazon (Amazon reseller Aeon Micro Inc.). I went to the Western Digital site to register my drive and after entering the serial number, the registration confirmation indicated that my warranty is for 1 year. After registering, the only option provided on the WD site is to extend the warranty for one additional year for $24.95. The drive appears to be a new OEM drive. The 5 year limited warranty indicated on the Amazon product description is false. It is 1 year with an option to buy 1 additional year. Other than the misleading warranty information the... » Read More I just purchased a WD RE 4T drive from Amazon (Amazon reseller Aeon Micro Inc.). I went to the Western Digital site to register my drive and after entering the serial number, the registration confirmation indicated that my warranty is for 1 year. After registering, the only option provided on the WD site is to extend the warranty for one additional year for $24.95. The drive appears to be a new OEM drive. The 5 year limited warranty indicated on the Amazon product description is false. It is 1 year with an option to buy 1 additional year. Other than the misleading warranty information the product seems great and a good value. « Show Less
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I purchased my 3TB red NAS drive on sale too. Mine is working great; however, it was new. I'm not sure if you are referring to a refurbished or new drive but it is a 5 year warranty. Hope that helps.
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I checked around for prices on Amazon and other places. I have one that I got 6 years ago. Doesn't seem to be available at regular office supply stores. I was a teacher at the time...There is no way I paid that kind of price. It had to have been on sale and well under $100 when I bought it or it wouldn't have been purchased by me. They were not available on Logitech's website except for support. Sorry, It looks to me like scarcity on a good product has driven the price up, but I did find it on ebay for under $300. I know probably not a lot of help. Contact Logitech, maybe they can help. I checked around for prices on Amazon and other places. I have one that I got 6 years ago. Doesn't seem to be available at regular office supply stores. I was a teacher at the time...There is no way I paid that kind of price. It had to have been on sale and well under $100 when I bought it or it wouldn't have been purchased by me. They were not available on Logitech's website except for support. Sorry, It looks to me like scarcity on a good product has driven the price up, but I did find it on ebay for under $300. I know probably not a lot of help. Contact Logitech, maybe they can help.
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Yeah what happened? This was $279 just a few days ago and frequently was available for as low as $240. So what gives? Looking to get this, but not at over $400! And be warned, with USB 3.0 quickly becoming the standard, any HD camcorders with USB 2.0 built in will be passe very soon.
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Bonnie,It sounded too good to be true. But i just went to zipzoomfly. you are so right. the computer by itself is 377 and the drive alone is 65. both cheaper than amazon. combined them and it goes to 359 for 1005HA-P and 40 for the drive. basically a drive for 10 dollars over amazon. then if the rebate is mail in and you get back 30, then you get paid 20 dollars to get a free drive. wish I had waited another day to buy mine. I am waiting to see how amazon deals with this. at the very least they should sell the drive for 35-40 dollars to those who already bought a machine in July. Amazon is not going to be pleased about your post. Bonnie,It sounded too good to be true. But i just went to zipzoomfly. you are so right. the computer by itself is 377 and the drive alone is 65. both cheaper than amazon. combined them and it goes to 359 for 1005HA-P and 40 for the drive. basically a drive for 10 dollars over amazon. then if the rebate is mail in and you get back 30, then you get paid 20 dollars to get a free drive. wish I had waited another day to buy mine. I am waiting to see how amazon deals with this. at the very least they should sell the drive for 35-40 dollars to those who already bought a machine in... » Read More Bonnie,It sounded too good to be true. But i just went to zipzoomfly. you are so right. the computer by itself is 377 and the drive alone is 65. both cheaper than amazon. combined them and it goes to 359 for 1005HA-P and 40 for the drive. basically a drive for 10 dollars over amazon. then if the rebate is mail in and you get back 30, then you get paid 20 dollars to get a free drive. wish I had waited another day to buy mine. I am waiting to see how amazon deals with this. at the very least they should sell the drive for 35-40 dollars to those who already bought a machine in July. Amazon is not going to be pleased about your post. « Show Less
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Usually the Reseller Kit costs more than a "Bare Drive" because it includes some extra items such as the "spacer" that's in this Kit. However, if they sell a ton of the Bare Drive model, then sooner or later they have to reduce the price of the Reseller Kit to get them out of the warehouse. This looks like a good buy at 149.99 since Intel SSDs usually command a premium price due to their reputation for reliability and a 5-year warranty.
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Wow. I just checked what you were talking about. That $84.99 must be a bizarre misprint. Just order as many $10.99single units as needed. It's inexpensive and works for simple storage.
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I've noticed a lot of 1 tb drives are scarce. People seem to want them in their computers so regular sites like newegg, tiger direct or directron don't have them or the prices seem to have climbed.
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There's a promotion going for the LN46B750. Amazon is currently selling it for $1,999.99. Input coupon code, "SAMTV300" and it drops to $1,699.99. I'm pissed because yesterday I picked up an LN46A860 from Crutchfield for $1,579.99 with 1% FW cashback. It already shipped, bleh.Specs wise, seems like everything is the same except that the LN46B750 introduces 240Hz motion and Internet@TV (Yahoo!, YouTube, Flickr, etc.). Also, the LN46B750 has a charcoal ToC while the LN46A860 has a dark blue one. Moreover, I haven't come across a review that details the performance of the 240Hz motion. There's a promotion going for the LN46B750. Amazon is currently selling it for $1,999.99. Input coupon code, "SAMTV300" and it drops to $1,699.99. I'm pissed because yesterday I picked up an LN46A860 from Crutchfield for $1,579.99 with 1% FW cashback. It already shipped, bleh.Specs wise, seems like everything is the same except that the LN46B750 introduces 240Hz motion and Internet@TV (Yahoo!, YouTube, Flickr, etc.). Also, the LN46B750 has a charcoal ToC while the LN46A860 has a dark blue one. Moreover, I haven't come across a review that details the performance of the... » Read More There's a promotion going for the LN46B750. Amazon is currently selling it for $1,999.99. Input coupon code, "SAMTV300" and it drops to $1,699.99. I'm pissed because yesterday I picked up an LN46A860 from Crutchfield for $1,579.99 with 1% FW cashback. It already shipped, bleh.Specs wise, seems like everything is the same except that the LN46B750 introduces 240Hz motion and Internet@TV (Yahoo!, YouTube, Flickr, etc.). Also, the LN46B750 has a charcoal ToC while the LN46A860 has a dark blue one. Moreover, I haven't come across a review that details the performance of the 240Hz motion. « Show Less