Game - Verbatim 3tb external hard drive *Promotion* - R1099

[RichardG]

Just seen Game's latest promotion material. They've yet another external hard drive on promotion 3tb USB 3 compatible with USB 2 external hard drive Verbatim R1099. That's less R367 per tb.

 

[HavocXphere]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[RichardG]

Thanks for the heads up.

You welcome, you better phone first thing in the morning last week they had a promotion on 2tb external hard drive. Seems every store only keeps 1 - 5 in stock, stocks are limited.

 

[Bryn]

It's so tempting, but I'm not in desperate need of more storage space.

 

[xrapidx]

What hard drives are used? I'd like to open it and use as a internal.

 

[lucifir]

too bad its not internal

 

[RichardG]

It's so tempting, but I'm not in desperate need of more storage space.

Just purchase it and store it in your closet. Hard drive prices are probably going to go up in price and not down, if you want to add it to your PC. Just open the enclosure.

I did see 4tb external hard drive from Dionwired for R1999. It's an awesome price..

I am only going to buy it as a backup / connect it to my television.

What hard drives are used? I'd like to open it and use as a internal.

Seagate - purchased the 2tb model number st2000dl003-9vt166 (2tb) last week not sure of the 3tb

 

[xrapidx]

Assuming SATA?

 

[RichardG]

Assuming SATA?

Not sure but did find it on newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822215100

Just read the reviews.

161.00 USD = 1,436.65 ZAR
US Dollar ↔ South African Rand
1 USD = 8.92332 ZAR 1 ZAR = 0.112066 USD

 

[xrapidx]

Not sure but did find it on newegg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822215100

Just read the reviews.

There are no reviews yet...



Thanks anyway, is the enclosure difficult to open on the 2TB, so if the drive dies, will it be easily to reassemble and return?

 

[Bryn]

Just purchase it and store it in your closet. Hard drive prices are probably going to go up in price and not down, if you want to add it to your PC. Just open the enclosure.

I did see 4tb external hard drive from Dionwired for R1999. It's an awesome price..

I am only going to buy it as a backup / connect it to my television.

Seagate - purchased the 2tb last week not sure of the 3tb

Sigh. It looks like I may have to part with a grand tomorrow then. Why are hard drive prices going to go up?

 

[RichardG]

Sigh. It looks like I may have to part with a grand tomorrow then. Why are hard drive prices going to go up?

Read this post from a distributor http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...ne-Now-!!!?p=10101993&viewfull=1#post10101993

Here is a write up and full specs

http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_barracuda_green_2tb_review_st2000dl003 this is based on the 2tb.

 

[killadoob]

Hard drive prices should be coming down, not up. Perhaps the rand is keeping that at bay for the moment. They only spiked due to the massive disaster in japan.

All sorted now so they should become cheaper and cheaper. With ssd's fast closing in on the hdd's they better start selling them cheap.

 

[NomNom]

What hard drives are used? I'd like to open it and use as a internal.

That would void the warranty afaik.

 

[xrapidx]

That would void the warranty afaik.

That's why I'd like it not to be noticeable

 

[SouthBit]

Assuming SATA?

All of these external 3.5" drives will be regular SATA drives with a SATA/USB bridge. Just regular drives and whatever is cheapest, most likely Seagates. It's only 2.5" externals that you have to be careful with in terms of non-SATA PCBs.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Got the same drive from Dion Wired last week for the same price, except I got it delivered for free too.

 

[WaxLyrical]

They had the 2TB last week for R700.

 

[RichardG]

They had the 2TB last week for R700.

R799 last week http://www.guzzle.co.za/specials/view/307987/.

Incredible Connection over the weekend promotion R1299 3TB

 

[Gtx Gaming]

To expensive , make them 1k

My current 3tb will last me for 2-3 months , so hope there is another special then