Hard Drive Bargain Watch
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I use a 1TB Fantom drive i got from Newegg. I've had it around a month, and have had no problems with the drive.
The Seagate has terrible reviews and the Iomega has good reviews. The Iomega is $90 and the Seagate is $110.
Here is another deal:
Dell : LaCie 750 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive : System Drives : Small & Medium Business
LaCie 750 GB USB External Hard Drive for $67.50 + $5 s/h.
Use the same coupon I posted previously to bring the price down.
You are going to be the forum lab rat with the Iomega. Let us know how it is. Newegg only has five reviews of it, some not good.
OK. But the reviews on other sites, like Amazon and Dell, were quite good.
I think it is essentially this drive with a different case:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-technical-discussions/155505-ehds-8mb-cache-working-ok.html
Although the one discussed in that thread was ONLY 500gb.
Seagate drives are still good drives. The issues w/ Seagate drives and Dish receivers are well known and easily circumvented if necessary.
I do know of the slashdot article and the random freezes to which you are referring.
Slashdot | Seagate Acknowledges Problems With 1.5-TB HDD
By the by, Amazon has the 1.5TB Seagate Freeagent drive on sale this weekend for $112.49 with coupon code T4346M$Q6GRJB$ entered at checkout.
A 1.5-terabyte external drive for $112.49 shipped | The Cheapskate - CNET News
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I think that is the DELL coupon, not Amazon.
I agree that it is a good deal. Drives have come down a lot in price in the last few weeks.
Drives arrived. Here is the scoop.
They are big and heavy - to be expected considering they are 1 TB.
After initial boot up, they are very quiet.
722 and 612 saw the drive and formatted them correctly.
Formatted size is just under 1 TB (as expected).
File transfers are currently in progress, but no problems so far.
Hi Totoro - What brand/make is this? Can you share your deal? Are there any deals for Lacie, WD or other? I am looking for a 7200 rpm, >= 1TB quiet one 
Price of that 1TB Iomega drive is now at $159.99...still not too bad, but $90 was a lot better price...
Fry's has the Buffalo 1TB HD for $99.99 this week. That 1.5TB Seagate drive is $129.99 again.
The 1TB Seagate Extreme is $129.99. They have a 1TB Iomega NAS drive for $149.99.
The 1TB Seagate Extreme is $129.99. They have a 1TB Iomega NAS drive for $149.99.
I ended up ordering a Cavalry CAUM CAUM3701T0-B 1TB USB - has good reviews (has a WD physical drive), price and free shipping. Read somewhere that it was compatible with a 622/722. I'll report back once I get setup with it
Anyone using a Fantom GreenDrive 1TB External USB2.0 / eSATA Hard Drive with their 722/622? I've heard they used 5400rpm drives and therefore run cooler. MacMall and Onsale have them for $79.99 after two rebates.
I ended up ordering a Cavalry CAUM CAUM3701T0-B 1TB USB - has good reviews (has a WD physical drive), price and free shipping. Read somewhere that it was compatible with a 622/722. I'll report back once I get setup with it
I just ordered one as well. At $20 off via the mail-in rebate (for a total amount of $94), I couldn't pass it up! If it doesn't work with my 622, it'll be a good addition to my PC.
I think it should work with the 622 - at least the 750GB does - according to THIS PAGE. I thought about getting the Fantom drive but the thought of sending 2 rebates made me pass it up. Plus it has I believe no free shipping - I did read earlier in this thread that it works fine (do a quick search for Fantom in this thread).
I have 4 of the Calvary 750GB drives connected to my 622 (via a USB hub). They all work just great, so I'm hoping the 1TB does the same...
Wow! You have a video juke box at home. Never a dull moment for you I am curious to know how they show up ? As cumulative space or just different logical volumes? I did not even think you could hook up more than one physical device to the DVR.
I am curious to know how they show up ? As cumulative space or just different logical volumes? I did not even think you could hook up more than one physical device to the DVR.
Oh no, no, I don't turn on more than one drive at a time. The 622 wouldn't get along with that. The usb hub just makes easier to handle more than one drive at a time without unhooking/rehooking up drives and messing with the cables.
Actually, it is still $120 on the Dell link I originally posted. Now you just need to wait for a % off accessories coupon to get the price down a bit more.
Both drives are performing flawlessly and so quiet you don't even know they are there. That is hardly surprising considering they are an EMC product. EMC is known for high quality storage products.
