Amazon Daily Deal: Seagate 3TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive = for $95 w/ Free Shipping

[Amin]

Need an external drive for backups? The one I use is Amazon's Deal of the Day:

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Backu..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1Q28PX31KQ6TGSJ7EN09

It's a very speedy drive (3TB Barracuda) if you use a USB 3.0 interface. Faster than most of my internal HDD drives for transferring large files. Highly recommended, and this is about $20 cheaper than the usual price at most retailers. Works great for Mac or Windows (has to be reformatted for Macs since it comes w/ NTFS file system)

 

[Lawrence A.]

Tempting, but so is a film camera I've got my eye on. Decisions decisions. I'll got through the link here no matter which one I end up getting.

 

[teddoman]

Now all I need is a computer with USB 3.0.

 

[JDK504]

looks good, but shows the 3tb at 118 dollars? did they change teh price?

 

[fortwodriver]

Don't these run incredibly hot and have a very low MTBF?

 

[Amin]

Don't these run incredibly hot and have a very low MTBF?

I can't tell you statistics from other people, but I have four of these in frequent use pretty much since they came out. Never noticed any heat and have had no failures. I use the same 3GB Seagate Barracuda drives in RAID 0 inside my main PC, and those have been solid a well.

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[Cruzan80]

Only thing to be aware of if using for a Mac, it is a start the format, and walk away for lunch, dinner, following breakfast, etc. 3TB takes a while to reformat...

Otherwise great spot, and a great deal for people who got one!