9to5Toys: New Gear, reviews and deals

Trans. Intl. offers the Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal 3.5″ Hard Drive, model no. 0F14681, for $259 plus $8 for shipping ($0.07/GB.) That’s the lowest total price we could find by $9. It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

NCIX again offers the Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST2000DM001, for $89.99 with free shipping ($0.04/GB). That’s tied with last week’s mention as the lowest total price we’ve seen for a 2TB SATA 6Gb/s internal hard drive in almost a year. (It’s a current low by $12.) It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

NCIX again offers the Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST2000DM001, for $89.99 with free shipping. That’s $0.04/GB and tied with last week’s expired mention as the lowest total price we’ve seen for a 2TB SATA 6Gb/s internal hard drive in almost a year. (It’s a current low by $7.) It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

mwave offers the Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST1500DL003, for $69.95 with free shipping. That’s $0.05/GB, $10 below our August mention, and the lowest total price we could find by $10. It runs at 5900 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

NCIX offers the Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive, model no. WD30EZRX, for $129.99 with free shipping. That’s $0.04/GB, $10 under our August mention, and the lowest total price we could find now by $25. This drive is purportedly cooler, quieter, and consumes up to 40% less energy than standard mechanical drives. It features a 64MB cache.

NCIX offers the Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST2000DM001, for $89.99 with free shipping. That’s $0.04/GB, $8 under our mention from six days ago, and the lowest total price we could find by $8. (It’s also the lowest total price we’ve seen for a 2TB SATA 6Gb/s internal hard drive in almost a year.) It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

mwave offers the Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive, model no. WD30EZRS, for $129.95 with free shipping ($0.04/GB). That’s tied with our mention from last summer (which included a HBA card), and the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s a current low by $101.) This drive claims to consume up to 40% less energy than standard drives.

Trans Intl. offers the Seagate Barracuda 3TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST3000DM001, for $125 plus $8 for shipping ($0.04/GB). That’s $2 under our mention from three weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $9. It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

Trans Intl. offers the Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST2000DM001, for $90 plus $8 for shipping. That’s $0.05/GB, $2 under our mention from last month, and the lowest total price we could find by $2. It runs at 7200 rpm and features a 64MB cache.

CowBoom offers the Seagate Barracuda 2TB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. ST320005N4A1AS-RK, for $83.99 with free shipping ($0.04/GB). That’s the lowest total price we could find by $48 and the best price we’ve seen for a 2TB drive in almost a year. Sales tax is added where applicable. It runs at 5900 rpm and features a 32MB cache.