Canadian Black Friday sales - meh

[RockerGuy]

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Crap, that is my biggest concern, reliability. It was between the Seagate Backup Plus vs the WD My passport Ultra.

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-portable-hard-drive/

Bought it based off that comparison.
I suppose I could exchange it for the WD.

For your perusal:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/175089-who-makes-the-most-reliable-hard-drives

 

[N3WMAN]

Its not like the Seagate drive is going to explode. They just don't seem to have the same reliability as WD.

I have had Seagate's in the past and they have all failed. However, most lasted around 5 years and was able to transfer the data off of them before they completely failed.

Meanwhile I replaced each failed Seagate with a WD and now I have full WD setup with the oldest drive being around 7 years old and still going strong.

You really don't know when a drive can/will go but WD has a proven track record as the more reliable manufacturer.

 

[omnivore]

My cousin has hit the nail on the head:
[video=youtube_share;o6AdwuiTt60]http://youtu.be/o6AdwuiTt60[/video]

I bought on Black Friday some windshield washer fluid........10 jugs of Rain-X -40C stuff for 50cents each, LOL

 

[95teggy]

For your perusal:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/175089-who-makes-the-most-reliable-hard-drives

Its not like the Seagate drive is going to explode. They just don't seem to have the same reliability as WD.

I have had Seagate's in the past and they have all failed. However, most lasted around 5 years and was able to transfer the data off of them before they completely failed.

Meanwhile I replaced each failed Seagate with a WD and now I have full WD setup with the oldest drive being around 7 years old and still going strong.

You really don't know when a drive can/will go but WD has a proven track record as the more reliable manufacturer.

Thanks guys. I went back and exchanged it for a WD. Ended up getting a better deal on a WD than the Seagate. Win Win!

 

[Joe Bass]

My cousin has hit the nail on the head:

[video=youtube_share;o6AdwuiTt60]http://youtu.be/o6AdwuiTt60[/video]



I bought on Black Friday some windshield washer fluid........10 jugs of Rain-X -40C stuff for 50cents each, LOL

That's a good deal. Those are like 4 bucks regularly. I'm happy getting regular washer fluid for $1-$1.25

 

[regder]

I refuse to go to a physical store on Black Friday/Boxing Day, but I'm all for online shopping. You just need to know what you're looking for and what a good price is for that item.

I bought an Asus Chromebox to use as a Linux server/XBMC device, $154 after tax and free shipping from Newegg. Not spectacular but cheaper than I've seen it before.

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