[Newegg] Seagate Barracuda 8TB - $170 - RedFlagDeals.com Forums

Feb 14th, 2021 2:48 pm

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carniver [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 7, 2010; 1391 posts; 309 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 2:48 pm

[Newegg] Seagate Barracuda 8TB - $170

Deal Link:: https://www.newegg.ca/seagate-barracuda ... 6822183793
Price:: 169
Savings:: 43%
Expiry:: February 15, 2021
Retailer:: Newegg

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Same price as if you bought one for shucking, except you don't need to shuck and get to keep the ~~1 year~~2 years warranty.

Last edited by carniver on Feb 14th, 2021 5:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Once there was a real deal in front of me I did not cherish. Not until it went OOS did I learn to regret. There's no greater sorrow. If heavens would grant me another chance I would buy buy buy. If I must put down a quantity, I hope it is 10000

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Feb 14th, 2021 3:02 pm

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blazer7: Member; Oct 17, 2005; 347 posts; 646 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 14th, 2021 3:02 pm

$21.25/TB

Seagate's external expansion drives go on sale for $200 for 10TB often which is a better price per TB and you usually get a better drive. I normally find ironwolf but have had friends also get EXOS drives but ymmv

Feb 14th, 2021 3:13 pm

#3

carniver [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 7, 2010; 1391 posts; 309 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 3:13 pm

blazer7 wrote: ↑ $21.25/TB

Seagate's external expansion drives go on sale for $200 for 10TB often which is a better price per TB and you usually get a better drive. I normally find ironwolf but have had friends also get EXOS drives but ymmv

I know, but you lose the warranty, and I didn't enjoy shucking drives. I tend to hurt my fingernails doing it.

Once there was a real deal in front of me I did not cherish. Not until it went OOS did I learn to regret. There's no greater sorrow. If heavens would grant me another chance I would buy buy buy. If I must put down a quantity, I hope it is 10000

Feb 14th, 2021 3:15 pm

#4

Omesuri: Member; Jun 24, 2016; 487 posts; 490 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 3:15 pm

carniver wrote: ↑ I know, but you lose the warranty, and I didn't enjoy shucking drives. I tend to hurt my fingernails doing it.

Some of the drives inside have original warranties apparently, up to 4 of their original 5 years.

+1

Feb 14th, 2021 3:53 pm

#5

er34er34: Deal Addict; May 4, 2014; 4721 posts; 5735 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Feb 14th, 2021 3:53 pm

8tb is SMR. 10tb is CMR. Get the 10tb..

+1

Feb 14th, 2021 3:54 pm

#6

er34er34: Deal Addict; May 4, 2014; 4721 posts; 5735 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Feb 14th, 2021 3:54 pm

carniver wrote: ↑ I know, but you lose the warranty, and I didn't enjoy shucking drives. I tend to hurt my fingernails doing it.

Yer doing it wrong if you are using your fingernails...

+1

Feb 14th, 2021 3:56 pm

#7

Ruciz: Sr. Member; Feb 14, 2006; 591 posts; 535 upvotes; Hammonds Plains

Feb 14th, 2021 3:56 pm

Omesuri wrote: ↑ Some of the drives inside have original warranties apparently, up to 4 of their original 5 years.

I thought Seagate specifically told shuckers tough luck?

Feb 14th, 2021 4:10 pm

#8

PirateAngel3000: Member; Jan 4, 2019; 371 posts; 144 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 4:10 pm

Damn I wish I had gotten this instead of the 4tb western digital black

Feb 14th, 2021 4:41 pm

#9

SamuelNapper: Jr. Member; Jul 3, 2017; 134 posts; 286 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 4:41 pm

Ruciz wrote: ↑ I thought Seagate specifically told shuckers tough luck?

That seems fair. You bought an external drive with 1 year warranty, so that's all you're entitled to. It might show the internal drive as having 5 years warranty or whatever but that wasn't really guaranteed in the first place.

Feb 14th, 2021 4:56 pm

#10

ShingoHusky: Member; Jan 22, 2017; 264 posts; 167 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2021 4:56 pm

Great, I want to improve my gaming PC.

I'm running 2 SN850 512GB, one for the OS and the second as caching, the games will be installed on the 8TB drive.

With 512GB caching, the performance should be awesome.

Feb 14th, 2021 4:58 pm

#11

blueoceanwow: Newbie; Dec 23, 2020; 11 posts

Feb 14th, 2021 4:58 pm

Whats the temperature on these and is it cmr? How does it compare to the wd 8tb red/whites easystores?

Feb 14th, 2021 5:30 pm

#12

DannyT54472: Newbie; Oct 30, 2019; 53 posts; 54 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 14th, 2021 5:30 pm

blueoceanwow wrote: ↑ Whats the temperature on these and is it cmr? How does it compare to the wd 8tb red/whites easystores?

These are SMR

Feb 14th, 2021 10:12 pm

#13

natexiao627: Jr. Member; Oct 15, 2017; 113 posts; 147 upvotes; Airstrip One

Feb 14th, 2021 10:12 pm

Are those good for personal NAS?

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Feb 15th, 2021 11:07 am

#14

chadw01: Deal Addict; Mar 28, 2006; 4056 posts; 2623 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 15th, 2021 11:07 am

With free shipping:

https://www.newegg.ca/seagate-barracuda ... 6822183793

CC same price:

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product ... _id=130405

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+1

Feb 15th, 2021 11:09 am

#15

BeanNumberOne: Newbie; Jul 16, 2018; 88 posts; 98 upvotes

Feb 15th, 2021 11:09 am

Crazy to me how misleading Newegg is with their savings.

On canada computers they have it listed as a regular price of $209, savings of $40. Which I believe is accurate because I remember seeing it in the $200 range a few months ago when I was shopping around.

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product ... _id=130405

Feb 15th, 2021 11:23 am

#16

saudor: Sr. Member; Aug 19, 2013; 769 posts; 610 upvotes; TORONTO

Feb 15th, 2021 11:23 am

SMR Drive so no shucking in NAS, etc
https://www.seagate.com/ca/en/internal- ... -smr-list/

Also, it's from Badegg/Oldegg. Anything goes wrong and they wont help you. Not to mention all the pricing scams they pull. The 90s wants this crap of a store with mail in rebates, S&H, etc back

Costco one, even at FULL price of 184.99 is better plus you get epic costco service if something goes wrong:
https://www.costco.ca/wd-8-tb-my-book-e ... 41901.html

Feb 15th, 2021 11:38 am

#17

carniver [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 7, 2010; 1391 posts; 309 upvotes

Feb 15th, 2021 11:38 am

Already posted

newegg-seagate-barracuda-8tb-170-2445266/

Once there was a real deal in front of me I did not cherish. Not until it went OOS did I learn to regret. There's no greater sorrow. If heavens would grant me another chance I would buy buy buy. If I must put down a quantity, I hope it is 10000

Feb 16th, 2021 5:59 am

#18

Ruciz: Sr. Member; Feb 14, 2006; 591 posts; 535 upvotes; Hammonds Plains

Feb 16th, 2021 5:59 am

SamuelNapper wrote: ↑ That seems fair. You bought an external drive with 1 year warranty, so that's all you're entitled to. It might show the internal drive as having 5 years warranty or whatever but that wasn't really guaranteed in the first place.

No, its not fair to revoke a warranty simply because you wanted your data back and their USB adapter failed. No.