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Seagate 1TB External Hard Drive €79.99 Easons

  • 03-08-2010 9:01am
    #1
    revileandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭


    Seagate 1TB External Hard Drive €79.99 until the end of August in Easons

    I know it's not as cheap as the Western Digital on amazon, but a pretty good price for a bricks & mortar shop


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  • #2
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    revileandy wrote: »
    Seagate 1TB External Hard Drive €79.99 until the end of August in Easons

    I know it's not as cheap as the Western Digital on amazon, but a pretty good price for a bricks & mortar shop

    But it's free delivery online and a 3 day shipping time. Not really a bargain imo.


  • #3
    TM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    RasTa wrote: »
    But it's free delivery online and a 3 day shipping time. Not really a bargain imo.
    I presume you mean this one?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67249457&postcount=22

    In which case it's worth nothing that has gone up in price since the thread was started and is coming in at €71 for me with free shipping so the difference between it and the Easons one is only €9 now.


  • #4
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Well it's gone up a fiver

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-Desktop-External/dp/B002E7HEVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280833157&sr=8-1


  • #5
    TM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    RasTa wrote: »
    Well it's gone up a fiver

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-Desktop-External/dp/B002E7HEVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280833157&sr=8-1
    Yeah - and the total price including free 4-5 (not 3) day delivery is €71 at the moment. So to dismiss the Easons one as not a bargain is a bit harsh in my opinion.


  • #6
    revileandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭revileandy


    RasTa wrote: »
    But it's free delivery online and a 3 day shipping time. Not really a bargain imo.

    Excellent observation, but to quote myself if I may:
    I know it's not as cheap as the Western Digital on amazon

    Not everyone has a credit card and not everyone shops online. This is pretty cheap for an everyday shop.


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  • #7
    badker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 498 ✭✭badker


    RasTa wrote: »
    Well it's gone up a fiver

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-Desktop-External/dp/B002E7HEVU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280833157&sr=8-1

    It could easily fall in price by that much aswell. Just keep a check on the amazon site. Why bother to go to Easons when you can have it dropped to your door!


  • #8
    yoshytoshy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭yoshytoshy


    badker wrote: »
    It could easily fall in price by that much aswell. Just keep a check on the amazon site. Why bother to go to Easons when you can have it dropped to your door!

    If you live in an apartment with a small letterbox ,easons is the better option.

    Cheers OP :)


  • #9
    NellyMcD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭NellyMcD


    Taxes stay in Ireland. Buy in Easons.


  • #10
    badker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 498 ✭✭badker


    yoshytoshy wrote: »
    If you live in an apartment with a small letterbox ,easons is the better option.

    Cheers OP :)

    Have it delivered to work.


  • #11
    yoshytoshy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭yoshytoshy


    badker wrote: »
    Have it delivered to work.

    Why do some people presume everyones a desk jockey on boards ?


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  • #12
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,984 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    badker wrote: »
    Have it delivered to work.

    Work? Have you seen the dole queue?
    That's a pretty good bargain for a bricks and morter shop. The prices of these things just keeps goin down.
    About 6 months ago the tech expert on The Last Word or The Right Hook stated that HDD was about 1 euro per gig.
    He was well wrong at the time and he is even further wrong today.


  • #13
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Also, looking for an internal harddrive today for a friend it seems externals are now cheaper which is bloody hilarious. :pac:


  • #14
    Gekko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭Gekko


    I wonder if it would be cheaper in Reads of Nassau St at all...for all their studenty customers. If so I'd get myself one there.


  • #15
    beanhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 234 ✭✭beanhead


    Seagate = unreliable


  • #16
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,984 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    beanhead wrote: »
    Seagate = unreliable

    As opposed to?


  • #17
    jahalpin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭jahalpin


    Easons also have a 250GB USB-powered drive for 32.99


  • #18
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    Cheers for that, could do with a cheap, portable HDD. Any cheap 500GB in Easons though?


  • #19
    beanhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 234 ✭✭beanhead


    Western digital have better reliablity
    kippy wrote: »
    As opposed to?


  • #20
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,984 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    beanhead wrote: »
    Western digital have better reliablity

    What are you basing that opinion on?
    Theres no real studies out there to actually back up any claim on hard drive reliability, just opinions.
    Personally though, I have seen almost equal issues with HDD's right across the range of makers.
    The most recent issues were actually with Dell machines that had dodgy Western Digital drives in them. We had about 8 failures out of 40 in the first 3 months.
    At various times I have seen the same with other makers over the years.

    Even surveys across the web come up with different personal opinions:
    http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245312-32-seagate-western-digital-reliability
    I wouldnt exactly go for any one HDD over another over perceived reliability.


  • #21
    TM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭TM


    kippy wrote: »
    I wouldnt exactly go for any one HDD over another over perceived reliability.
    Me neither and have had good and bad experiences with most manufacturers' hard drives at different times over the years. Usually worth checking what sort of warranty cover is provided (often 3 years), that it applies in Ireland, what the process is for an RMA (Returned Merchandise Authorization) and - of course - do appropriate backups! ;)


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  • #22
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,984 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    TM wrote: »
    Me neither and have had good and bad experiences with most manufacturers' hard drives at different times over the years. Usually worth checking what sort of warranty cover is provided (often 3 years), that it applies in Ireland, what the process is for an RMA (Returned Merchandise Authorization) and - of course - do appropriate backups! ;)

    Agreed on all those points.


  • #23
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    beanhead wrote: »
    Seagate = unreliable


    Agreed!


  • #24
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    Samsung / Toshiba good drives.


  • #25
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,473 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Also Powercity have a lacie 1tb for €76.45
    http://www.powercity.ie/?par=30-55-318971&brands=LACIE
    not sure what drive they use


  • #26
    revileandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 396 ✭✭revileandy


    it seems this offer has been extended until the 3rd Oct.


  • #27
    beanian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 450 ✭✭beanian


    beanhead wrote: »
    Seagate = unreliable
    statement=unfounded


  • #28
    tommy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭tommy21


    Hey folks just to tell you I picked up an Iomega branded external hard-drive for the same price (€79) in Easons - figured I had at least heard of the brand and had good experience with this in the past. As someone said above though, you can just get unlucky. By the way both the Seagate and the Iomega require a power supply in case you didn't know.


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