HITACHI Deskstar 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $109.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...45369-L05A

Quote:$20 off w/ promo code EMCNENB33, ends 5/9

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Was: $179.99
Now: $129.99
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Oh man..... it had to be the 7200 RPM one..... I need this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822145475

What it's no longer available?

What.... oh man now what to get for my server....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822148681

Got a few of these and they have been working flawlessly... Same price, $109 after code...

$10 cheaper if you can get away with a Samsung EcoGreen F4 2TB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822152245 w/ code EMCYTZT1557

(2012-05-09 12:37)Kirky99 Wrote:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822148681

Got a few of these and they have been working flawlessly... Same price, $109 after code...

$10 cheaper if you can get away with a Samsung EcoGreen F4 2TB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822152245 w/ code EMCYTZT1557

Glad to hear the Seagates are working flawless! I ordered one last week, and it's arriving today. I couldn't hold out any longer. Now I can try the cache drive thing with a 1TB drive i have in my Unraid server now, and install the usenet apps on it. My A6-Pack build is getting rather hot while doing lots of unpacking and post-processing. I want to covert it to be just a HTPC, instaed of a download and process machine.

Good stuff..... yes the A6 can multi task..... but I believe the point of it is just to be a dedicated machine.

I use XBMC everyday to listen to music before I go to work.....

XBMC is wonderful....


Kirky99

Thinking of buying the SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 or the ones you have....
But aint there issues with the firmware that you have to update before?
Or was that another model.....?

(2012-05-09 05:56)Beer40oz Wrote:  Oh man..... it had to be the 7200 RPM one..... I need this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6822145475

What it's no longer available?

What.... oh man now what to get for my server....

I really hope they come back. Best HDD for unRAID

(2012-05-09 18:41)Beer40oz Wrote:  Good stuff..... yes the A6 can multi task..... but I believe the point of it is just to be a dedicated machine.

I use XBMC everyday to listen to music before I go to work.....

XBMC is wonderful....


Kirky99

Thinking of buying the SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 or the ones you have....
But aint there issues with the firmware that you have to update before?
Or was that another model.....?

I think the Samsung EcoGreen has some SMART firmware type issues. I don't know for sure, I remember reading something about the Samsung F4 on the FlexRAID site. Just going by that.

(2012-05-09 17:50)maddog808 Wrote:  My A6-Pack build is getting rather hot while doing lots of unpacking and post-processing. I want to covert it to be just a HTPC, instaed of a download and process machine.

I don't think you want to push the A6 in a very small case too hard. If you want to do multi-task (watching blu-ray while ripping, transcoding, editing, etc in the background), you might need the A8-3870K or i3-2105 with bigger case, PSU, fan, etc for that......

The A6 with a small case and PSU should be serving for HTPC only.......

(2012-05-09 23:51)bluray Wrote:  

(2012-05-09 17:50)maddog808 Wrote:  My A6-Pack build is getting rather hot while doing lots of unpacking and post-processing. I want to covert it to be just a HTPC, instaed of a download and process machine.

I don't think you want to push the A6 in a very small case too hard. If you want to do multi-task (watching blu-ray while ripping, transcoding, editing, etc in the background), you might need the A8-3870K or i3-2105 with bigger case, PSU, fan, etc for that......

The A6 with a small case and PSU should be serving for HTPC only.......

My thoughts exactly. Which is why I'm going to use a cache drive with Unraid, and let it handle my cpu intensive tasks.

(2012-05-09 23:51)bluray Wrote:  

(2012-05-09 17:50)maddog808 Wrote:  My A6-Pack build is getting rather hot while doing lots of unpacking and post-processing. I want to covert it to be just a HTPC, instaed of a download and process machine.

I don't think you want to push the A6 in a very small case too hard. If you want to do multi-task (watching blu-ray while ripping, transcoding, editing, etc in the background), you might need the A8-3870K or i3-2105 with bigger case, PSU, fan, etc for that......

The A6 with a small case and PSU should be serving for HTPC only.......

But yes you can.....

if you want to.....