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Hitachi 1 TB 16MB 7200RPM SATA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 0A38016 [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
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Less then 9ยข a GB, what's not to like?!
(5 out of 5) by J. Brooks on Mar 4, 2009 (Nampa, Idaho United States)First some quick specs about the drive that Amazon doesn't have listed.
The drive itself is a Deskstar 7K1000.B, SATA 3.0Gb/s interface, runs at 7200 RPMs, and has a 16mb buffer. This is an OEM drive, so for those who don't know what that means, it means that it doesn't come in a retail box, or with cables, screws, a manual or anything, just the drive nicely packaged up in an anti-static bag and some foam. And Amazon does a much better job shipping OEM drives then other companies do, but that's beside the point.
I bought this drive as a replacement for a 160GB Seagate that crapped out on me, yes it mechanically crapped out on me.
The drive is a whole like quieter then the Seagate EVER was. Almost zero clicking and chatter. And you really can't tell the difference between the drive at idle and spinning at full speed, really impressive.
And of course the 1TB worth of storage space. I've only used up 200GB worth of space for the system and all of my junk, so it will definitely be a while before I need to upgrade and add more storage.
At less then $90 how can you go wrong?
Pros:
Price makes it less then $.09 a GB.
Speedy.
Tons of storage space.
Quiet, no clicking or chattering.
Cons:
None.
The drive itself is a Deskstar 7K1000.B, SATA 3.0Gb/s interface, runs at 7200 RPMs, and has a 16mb buffer. This is an OEM drive, so for those who don't know what that means, it means that it doesn't come in a retail box, or with cables, screws, a manual or anything, just the drive nicely packaged up in an anti-static bag and some foam. And Amazon does a much better job shipping OEM drives then other companies do, but that's beside the point.
I bought this drive as a replacement for a 160GB Seagate that crapped out on me, yes it mechanically crapped out on me.
The drive is a whole like quieter then the Seagate EVER was. Almost zero clicking and chatter. And you really can't tell the difference between the drive at idle and spinning at full speed, really impressive.
And of course the 1TB worth of storage space. I've only used up 200GB worth of space for the system and all of my junk, so it will definitely be a while before I need to upgrade and add more storage.
At less then $90 how can you go wrong?
Pros:
Price makes it less then $.09 a GB.
Speedy.
Tons of storage space.
Quiet, no clicking or chattering.
Cons:
None.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
Quality drive works as expected
(5 out of 5) by Zachary Moss on Apr 12, 2009 (Indianapolis)I purchased the Hitachi 1 TB 16MB 7200RPM SATA Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 0A38016.
This is Hitachi's second generation 7K1000.B at 1 TB capacity and is called HDT721010SLA360.
According to a review at Tom's Hardware that lead me to purchase this model:
"The 7K1000.B ... is based on three platters instead of five. It still utilizes Serial ATA/300 and the same 7,200 RPM spindle speed, but the cache capacity was reduced from 32 MB to 16 MB, which didn't hurt performance at all. To the contrary, the Deskstar 7K1000.B is one of the fastest and most balanced hard drives available today. It pairs great performance with power efficiency."
[...]
I have used this drive for about a month with no problems. I formatted it HFS+ and placed it inside an OWC Firewire enclosure for use with my Mac.
Amazon shipped this particular drive in a safe, fully foam enclosed packaging. Note that because it is an OEM product it does not come with cables, manuals, software, or screws.
Overall, after a month of usage, I would recommend this drive.
This is Hitachi's second generation 7K1000.B at 1 TB capacity and is called HDT721010SLA360.
According to a review at Tom's Hardware that lead me to purchase this model:
"The 7K1000.B ... is based on three platters instead of five. It still utilizes Serial ATA/300 and the same 7,200 RPM spindle speed, but the cache capacity was reduced from 32 MB to 16 MB, which didn't hurt performance at all. To the contrary, the Deskstar 7K1000.B is one of the fastest and most balanced hard drives available today. It pairs great performance with power efficiency."
[...]
I have used this drive for about a month with no problems. I formatted it HFS+ and placed it inside an OWC Firewire enclosure for use with my Mac.
Amazon shipped this particular drive in a safe, fully foam enclosed packaging. Note that because it is an OEM product it does not come with cables, manuals, software, or screws.
Overall, after a month of usage, I would recommend this drive.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing
(5 out of 5) by L. Kassabian on Apr 12, 2009 (Canada)Extremely cheap price wise.
1TB @ under $100
Have been happily using mine for four months now.
Not a single problem.
Noise levels are low.
At least nothing can be heard over my noisier fans...
Reliable product.
I would recommend this to a friend.
And I'll probably buying a second one.
1TB is so little ;)
For the record:
I have an old Seagate(purchased jan 2008) 250GB/8MBcache/7200rpm.
I can't really tell the difference between them (apart from the size obviously.
1TB @ under $100
Have been happily using mine for four months now.
Not a single problem.
Noise levels are low.
At least nothing can be heard over my noisier fans...
Reliable product.
I would recommend this to a friend.
And I'll probably buying a second one.
1TB is so little ;)
For the record:
I have an old Seagate(purchased jan 2008) 250GB/8MBcache/7200rpm.
I can't really tell the difference between them (apart from the size obviously.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
So Far, Really Effective
(4 out of 5) by C. Vijay on Aug 4, 2009 (San Jose, CA)Hello,
I have had two of these for over two weeks now. Plugged these into my new 2-bay DNS-323 NAS (had to flash it to 1.07 specifically to address these drives) and put all my media on it. Ran the built-in UPnP server, limited results (trying TwonkyMedia).
But, the drives are humming along fine, and seem like they will provide service for a long time.
One of the earlier reviewers said that Tom's Hardware notes that having a 16MB buffer did not affect performance when compared to a 32MB buffer. That was my only concern then. I can't tell the difference for practical purposes even if I tried!
Good luck.
I have had two of these for over two weeks now. Plugged these into my new 2-bay DNS-323 NAS (had to flash it to 1.07 specifically to address these drives) and put all my media on it. Ran the built-in UPnP server, limited results (trying TwonkyMedia).
But, the drives are humming along fine, and seem like they will provide service for a long time.
One of the earlier reviewers said that Tom's Hardware notes that having a 16MB buffer did not affect performance when compared to a 32MB buffer. That was my only concern then. I can't tell the difference for practical purposes even if I tried!
Good luck.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
good, inexpensive drive and shipping problems resolved
(5 out of 5) by Larry S. Yaeger on Jul 20, 2009 (Beanblossom, IN USA)You really can't beat these prices, and the drives seem to be reasonably fast and quiet. Long-term reliability will take a while to assess.
Mainly I wanted to let potential buyers know that Amazon has solved the shipping problems they were having. Maybe they listened to customers. Maybe they got tired of having to pay for replacement units due to defective packaging. But the drives now arrive snugly inserted into a pair of deep, plastic holders, one on each side of the unit, that isolate it very effectively in the middle of the box. And as I ordered several of them, these boxes were inside yet another box. They could have suffered a lot of abuse without a problem shipped this way. Thanks for fixing the problem, Amazon.
Mainly I wanted to let potential buyers know that Amazon has solved the shipping problems they were having. Maybe they listened to customers. Maybe they got tired of having to pay for replacement units due to defective packaging. But the drives now arrive snugly inserted into a pair of deep, plastic holders, one on each side of the unit, that isolate it very effectively in the middle of the box. And as I ordered several of them, these boxes were inside yet another box. They could have suffered a lot of abuse without a problem shipped this way. Thanks for fixing the problem, Amazon.