Seagate SkyHawk 3TB Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch $89.99

game_fanatic wrote: ↑How would this be for just regular NAS usage for media files?

FrostyButters wrote: ↑ FYI, Amazon ships bare drives in a thin bubble wrap envelope. I ordered a couple of WD Red 10 tb hard drives a few weeks ago and I was shocked at how it was shipped. Both Drives had issues and were sent back.

They seem to do a great job on packing other items, I'm not sure why they ship the drives in a way that they are going to be damaged

FrostyButters wrote: ↑ FYI, Amazon ships bare drives in a thin bubble wrap envelope. I ordered a couple of WD Red 10 tb hard drives a few weeks ago and I was shocked at how it was shipped. Both Drives had issues and were sent back.

They seem to do a great job on packing other items, I'm not sure why they ship the drives in a way that they are going to be damaged

Elessar wrote: ↑ This has never happened to me. They came in standard cardboard box, with plastic molds on each side that sandwich the HDD and ensure that it's lifted away from the sides of the box, basically 'floating' in the middle.

Analogies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

EggRollz wrote: ↑ Yea, I would never suggest buying raw drives from Amazon unless you can pack it in with tons of other stuff in the box(soft). Shucking is different because the drive is in an enclosure built to protect the drive, inside a box meant to protect the enclosure, whereas a bare drive has what is given to it by the shipper. The other issue is who gets the package and where it is placed in the vehicle, if it is taken by a Amazon curriers car then it should be relatively safe assuming that worker doesn't throw your package on to the ground. Where is if it goes threw any type of automated sorting system or sits at the bottom of the cube van well, get ready for that return form.

They've also done horrible packing on items, I bought a router which didn't come in anything just the manufactures wrap with a shipping label, I also bought a water pump for my new computer that had the same thing happen to it. I think packaging comes down to the worker depending on the item really (plus if they are behind their quota), also no the website never stated the packages would ship showing whats inside, and neither where too big for a bubble wrap packet.

Edit: Going to the 4Tb selection amazon shows this: "Item arrives in packaging that reveals what's inside. To hide it, choose Ship in Amazon packaging at checkout." Which makes me wonder does seagate ship in boxes for the drives or do they ship like WD w/o a box?

FrostyButters wrote: ↑ When I ordered the 2 new WD Red 10tb drives, I selected ship in amazon packaging, and they arrived in thin bubble wrap envelope. I wonder if you don't select that option if the drive would arrive with a packing label sticker attached directly to the drive.

Elessar wrote: ↑ This has never happened to me. They came in standard cardboard box, with plastic molds on each side that sandwich the HDD and ensure that it's lifted away from the sides of the box, basically 'floating' in the middle.

Analogies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

FrostyButters wrote: ↑ FYI, Amazon ships bare drives in a thin bubble wrap envelope. I ordered a couple of WD Red 10 tb hard drives a few weeks ago and I was shocked at how it was shipped. Both Drives had issues and were sent back.

They seem to do a great job on packing other items, I'm not sure why they ship the drives in a way that they are going to be damaged

goofycanuck wrote: ↑OOS

game_fanatic wrote: ↑ Thought about buying 4 of these for my eventual 4-bay NAS but I just feel like I'd be upgrading again in a couple years. I have an 8TB external HD that's about 50% full and I've only had the thing for like 3 months lol