Seagate 160GB $50 after $50 rebate at Outhouse

[rooobosmith]

Here we go again:

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4008242

They must have a lot of these to dump.

[HUGE]

Says $79 after rebate

HUGE

[chrised]

Here we go again:

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4008242

They must have a lot of these to dump.

Dump is the right word for it.

I don't consider these Seagate Barracuda 7 drives good for Tivos. Between Maxtor, Western Digital, and Seagate the Seagates are the loudest drives.

The Barracuda 7 has no support for acoustic management.

I promptly removed this drive from my Tivo and stuck it in a PC where it wouldn't be noticed (lack of constant activity).

We should start a thread somewhere listing good and bad drives. Did you know that the RCA DVR80 comes with a Western Digital drive WD800? Based on heat and noise, I've actually concluded WD drives are the best choice right now. (I've got a Maxtor 200 gig that runs twice as hot as the WD 160 gig, I've also decided not to keep that in a Tivo unit).

[rooobosmith]

Says $79 after rebate

HUGE
i see $49.99

[rooobosmith]

Dump is the right word for it.

I don't consider these Seagate Barracuda 7 drives good for Tivos.
Seagate claims "quietest in industry" at 2.5 bels. I have one in my tivo and all i hear are muffled clicks. Cant hear it over my frig or tv.

[chrised]

Seagate claims "quietest in industry" at 2.5 bels. I have one in my tivo and all i hear are muffled clicks. Cant hear it over my frig or tv.

Yeh, right... their exact words are:

Idle acoustics of 2.5 bels- the industry's best

When is a tivo ever idle? I'd like to see a measurement of seek noise... I'll bet this one gets one of the loudest ratings.

http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,578,00.html


There might be other models of Seagates that aren't as bad. Just like other brands have good models and bad models.

Bottom line: stay away from this one if you want a quiet tivo.

[HUGE]

i see $49.99


I swear it said $79 when I checked. I must be losing it. :confused:

HUGE

[Tiros]

Seagate is the only one with FIVE YEAR WARRANTY!
They must think they are doing something right.
If they are all roughly the same price, why not suck up on 5 years?

[NightStarLWR]

about a month ago i purchased one of the 7200.7 barracuda's from best buy. 120gb, i think it has 8mb cache too, but i don't remember.

its damn quiet, quieter than the WD 40GB that was in my S4040R before.

i have to try really hard to hear the access noises. the fan in the back of the unit is louder. and _any_ other noise in my house drowns the tivo out. (it is in my bedroom, so quiet is definitely needed)

[BATOSAI]

about a month ago i purchased one of the 7200.7 barracuda's from best buy. 120gb, i think it has 8mb cache too, but i don't remember.

its damn quiet, quieter than the WD 40GB that was in my S4040R before.

i have to try really hard to hear the access noises. the fan in the back of the unit is louder. and _any_ other noise in my house drowns the tivo out. (it is in my bedroom, so quiet is definitely needed)


I also have a Seagate and it is very quiet. I have a wd 40gig and that is louder

[Gmrus]

I bought Seagate HDD earlier this year because of their rebate deal.

No complains so far. Must resist myself from buying them again this year.

[RavenStL]

I bought the 160 gig Seagate and it is very quiet to me. And the 5 year warranty is icing on the cake.

[lgkahn]

it is back to 49.00 now seems to vary it was 80 last time I checked.. thanks I picked one up.. I usually get my 160s at staples when they are 79 without any rebates but 50 is good

[cav]

Just a heads-up -- this rebate is up 2005-03-01 (Tuesday).