Same price on eBuyer but quicker delivery if you have Prime.
Seemed a good price for a 7200rpm drive, there's a 5400 version for about the same. 2 year guarantee.
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VladTheImpaler
16 Aug 1617#16
You should be especially careful when storing MP3s or other compressed files on these delicate drives, as the data is denser and therefore heavier. This means that centrifugal force will cause the bits to migrate to the outer edge of the platters, causing platter sag, and in extreme cases the drive can explode, showering the inside of your PC with destructive bits.
I am an expert on the subject of Hard Disk Drives and this warning should not be taken lightly.
merkin51 to sam_of_london
16 Aug 1610#12
Genuinely one of the most retarded comments I've ever read on here, and that's saying something.
Hunkerdown to sam_of_london
15 Aug 169#6
Your meant to put this inside your PC, your not meant to play frisbee with it. :wink:
catbeans
15 Aug 168#5
Rather lose a toe, than my porn :confused:
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sam_of_london
15 Aug 16#1
Full size drive. Very heavy and easily damaged. Wish it was laptop drive.
catbeans to sam_of_london
15 Aug 16#2
Laptop disks shock easier than these and if you drop them you have a good chance they would shatter compared to the metal disks inside this. These drives are very good for shock due to a few features.
Hunkerdown to sam_of_london
15 Aug 169#6
Your meant to put this inside your PC, your not meant to play frisbee with it. :wink:
xela333 to sam_of_london
16 Aug 162#8
It's for going inside your PC, not carrying in your pocket :confused:
topss to sam_of_london
16 Aug 16#10
Would certainly make your desktop less strenuous to carry around :confused:
Awaken to sam_of_london
16 Aug 161#11
If you're going to be the first comment on a thread, maybe don't say something ridiculous? :smiley: If you don't want to put it in a laptop or a USB case, this is what you want.
In other news, this has been floating around 65-70 forever. Toshiba bought old Western Digital tooling for their 3.5" drives, so you could consider it roughly equivalent in likely lifespan expectation and performance, ie pretty good.
merkin51 to sam_of_london
16 Aug 1610#12
Genuinely one of the most retarded comments I've ever read on here, and that's saying something.
VDisillusioned
15 Aug 161#3
This is a bulk (oem) drive. Toshiba apparently does not offer warranties for consumers on oem drives. So the only warranty you get with one of these is the standard 12months from Amazon as the reseller. Amazon should really make this clearer.
SFconvert
15 Aug 163#4
Not so good when you drop one on your toe though.
catbeans
15 Aug 168#5
Rather lose a toe, than my porn :confused:
kaishou
15 Aug 161#7
actually had a huge argument with amazon due to this. So I knew this would be OEM but I just wanted to make sure that it was. Talked to amazon through the chat and they ensured me that this is the retail version, you know all packaged in its retail state. When it arrived it came in a brown padded box. Complained and they told me that it will still be covered under manufacturer warranty which isn't true considering 50% of my PC is OEM and i know what that entails. Anyway i have it on record that amazon will be handling the full 2 years warranty if toshiba fails to handle any warranty issue after the first year.
The hard drive itself is really good, pretty fast read/write speed, near to minimal noise under full load and really affordable per gb.
jasee
16 Aug 161#9
I've never heard of a HD actually shattering. The heads are the delicate part. Of course if they hit the surface they will cause bad sectors, but this may not be catastrophic. Laptop drives are designed to better survive movement. I've not heard of any difference between the materials used for laptop and 3.5" drives.
sam_of_london
16 Aug 16#13
You are retarded to buy desktops with these heavy yet Delicate drives.
youknowwho
16 Aug 163#14
I would give up. You are not doing yourself any favours.
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Seemed a good price for a 7200rpm drive, there's a 5400 version for about the same. 2 year guarantee.
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I am an expert on the subject of Hard Disk Drives and this warning should not be taken lightly.
All comments (33)
It's for going inside your PC, not carrying in your pocket :confused:
In other news, this has been floating around 65-70 forever. Toshiba bought old Western Digital tooling for their 3.5" drives, so you could consider it roughly equivalent in likely lifespan expectation and performance, ie pretty good.
The hard drive itself is really good, pretty fast read/write speed, near to minimal noise under full load and really affordable per gb.