Looks like a good price for a 3TB. Click and collect also Free delivery apparently
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The Seagate Expansion Desktop 3.0 offers an instant solution to add storage to your computer. With USB 3.0, data transfer is high-speed while built in power management ensures energy efficiency. This removable storage device is easy to use; simply plug in to your computer and drag-and-drop your files to save.
USB 3.0 backward compatible with USB 2.0.
Run speed 5400 rpm.
Storage space 3TB: GB3000 hours of video, 49980 MP3s, 960000 photos, 750 Divx movies.
USB 3.0.
Weight 1.24kg.
Size H3.91, W12.6, L20.75cm.
Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
13 comments
David_e
13 Jan 161#1
£68.98 on Amazon!!
Jeezeypeeps
13 Jan 16#2
Was looking for one of these, bought on Amazon, but thanks for the OP anyway (and thanks to David_e)
Rednewt
13 Jan 16#3
£68.98 on Dabs.com and 3.15% cashback using Topcashback
statton
13 Jan 16#4
This is very slow compared to the one for sale on amazon
davemhaynes
13 Jan 16#5
Doesn't say anywhere if this is phantom powered or mains, I'd want it phantom powered....
Solly92 to davemhaynes
13 Jan 163#6
So would I but my house isn't haunted enough.
BigYoSpeck to davemhaynes
13 Jan 161#9
If by phantom you mean USB (rather than 48v over XLR) then no it's mains powered. All current 3.5" desktop based drives will be mains powered at present.
If you want USB powered then you'll need a portable 2.5" based drive.
deeinlondon
13 Jan 16#7
3TB Hard Drives are known to have very high failure rates
dexix to deeinlondon
13 Jan 16#8
"Yawn" here we go, I have this very drive and have had it for some time - it has my films on it and is accessed on a regular basis and surprise surprise it still works perfectly.
BigYoSpeck to deeinlondon
13 Jan 16#10
That info is related to drive from 2012 which over the course of 3 years had an over 40% failure rate according to stats collected by backblaze. Current Seagate drives are fine and around the same ~5% ish failure rate that any other manufacturer will have.
dck
13 Jan 16#11
You're talking nonsense! The 40% failure rate in the Backblaze study comes from 2014. Their latest report (July 2015) indicates a 25% failure rate. So whilst there have been some improvements, 3TB Seagates still show a 5 times higher failure rate than other HDD brands - which is totally unacceptable.
Lack of tact in your response aside I'll respond to this rationally. That link is for data on the st3000dm001, which is a 7200rpm drive (so not the one in this USB caddy) originally released the end of 2011 and from backblazes own article deployed 2012:
Their failure rate reports do include data for up to 2014, but for those drives over a span of several years. It's not data on current models of Seagate hard drive.
Solly92
14 Jan 16#13
Do you know what drives are in this enclosure? Their ST3000DM001 which is 7200.or the ST3000VN000 5900rpm NAS drive?
The ST3000DM001 is the model which had terrible failure rates although there is no possibility they haven't fixed what ever the problem was and are still selling junk.
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The Seagate Expansion Desktop 3.0 offers an instant solution to add storage to your computer. With USB 3.0, data transfer is high-speed while built in power management ensures energy efficiency. This removable storage device is easy to use; simply plug in to your computer and drag-and-drop your files to save.
USB 3.0 backward compatible with USB 2.0.
Run speed 5400 rpm.
Storage space 3TB: GB3000 hours of video, 49980 MP3s, 960000 photos, 750 Divx movies.
USB 3.0.
Weight 1.24kg.
Size H3.91, W12.6, L20.75cm.
Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
13 comments
If you want USB powered then you'll need a portable 2.5" based drive.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-for-q2-2015/
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/3tb-hard-drive-failure/
Their failure rate reports do include data for up to 2014, but for those drives over a span of several years. It's not data on current models of Seagate hard drive.
The ST3000DM001 is the model which had terrible failure rates although there is no possibility they haven't fixed what ever the problem was and are still selling junk.