Where can I buy a Seagate DB35 drive?

I'm not sure what a "good price" is but they have them in stock here

http://www.excaliberpc.com/Seagate_DB35_7200.3_Hard_drive/ST3750840SCE/partinfo-id-574243.html

The site has a positive rating.

 

Best price I see on noisey Seagate drives is about 25 cents per gig. I think in the record mentioned in the Drive Specials thread was 12.5 cents per gig drive but you have to wait a long long time for those.

For the dB35s, 35 cents seems to be their floor.

 

I don't know if it's the cheapest price, but thenerds.com has all the db35 drives. 750 gig was $282.

Paul

 

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You should also consider the Seagate SV35 series "digital video surveilance" drives. They seem to be a little cheaper and have similar characteristics to the DB35.

I've been considering getting an SV35 myself, so if anyone has any SV35 vs. DB35 advice, please chime in!

zipzoomfly has some good prices on both the SV35. I've bought from them before and have found them to be reliable.

 

Tigerdirect or Newegg.

The Nerds have the 750GB for $280.00

 

I got a decent price and great service from Atacom.com They also had the very hard to find ANTEC MX-1 enclosure. $346.41 with shipping for both items.

 

Here at Newegg: $269.99

Barracuda ES ST3750640NS 750GB

This is the 750GB DB35.

To help you out:

SATA 3.0Gb/s 750GB ST3750640SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 750GB ST3750840SCE
Ultra ATA/100 750GB ST3750840ACE

There are 3 750Gb models. 2 are SATA, 1 is ATA.

Hope this helps.

 

From a Seagate Authorized Dealer. -------------- On Seagate.com you can get a list.

 

Bzzzt! The SATA 750GB DB35 models are ST3750640SCE and
ST3750840SCE. You are pointing to the noisier ES model.

There are twelve 750GB Seagate models.

Barracuda® 7200.10 Desktop Series:
ST3750640AS SATA
ST3750640A ATA

Barracuda® 7200.11 Desktop Series:
ST3750330AS SATA
ST3750630AS SATA

Barracuda® ES Enterprise Series:
ST3750640NS SATA

Barracuda® ES.2 Enterprise Series:
ST3750330NS SATA
ST3750630NS SATA

SV35 7200.2 Surveillance Series
ST3750640SV SATA
ST3750640AV ATA

DB35 Series™ 7200.3 Series:
ST3750640SCE SATA (16MB Cache)
ST3750840SCE SATA (8MB Cache)
ST3750840ACE ATA

Also, since Seagate now has a 1000GB ST31000340AS model we can expect a DB35 version soon.

Those who are buying DB35 drives or Antec MX-1 enclosures at the Nerds.net should use the sponsored gateway links at www.mfslive.org. Remember whence this goodness comes.

 

For our purposes the main criteria for choosing a drive is head seek noise:

DB35 3.0 bels (1 bel = 10 decibels)
ES 3.2 bels
SV35 3.7 bels

 

The Link provided to the ES Model was for Newegg.com. That is the only DB35 model they currently carry.

Also, there are only 3 750GB Hard Drives in the DB35 Series, not Twelve as you pointed out.

DB35 Series™ 7200.2 Hard Drive

SATA 3.0Gb/s 80KB ST3802110SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 120GB ST3120213SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 160GB ST3160212SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 200GB ST3200827SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB ST3250824SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 300GB ST3300822SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 400GB ST3400833SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 500GB ST3500841SCE
Ultra ATA/100 80GB ST3802110ACE
Ultra ATA/100 120GB ST3120213ACE
Ultra ATA/100 160GB ST3160212ACE
Ultra ATA/100 200GB ST3200827ACE
Ultra ATA/100 250GB ST3250824ACE
Ultra ATA/100 300GB ST3300822ACE
Ultra ATA/100 400GB ST3400833ACE
Ultra ATA/100 500GB ST3500841ACE

DB35 Series™ 7200.3 Hard Drives

SATA 3.0Gb/s 250GB ST3250820SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 300GB ST3300820SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 320GB ST3320820SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 400GB ST3400820SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 500GB ST3500830SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 750GB ST3750640SCE
SATA 3.0Gb/s 750GB ST3750840SCE
Ultra ATA/100 250GB ST3250820ACE
Ultra ATA/100 300GB ST3300820ACE
Ultra ATA/100 320GB ST3320820ACE
Ultra ATA/100 400GB ST3400820ACE
Ultra ATA/100 500GB ST3500830ACE
Ultra ATA/100 750GB ST3750840ACE

Here is the Direct Link to the DB35 Series from Seagate:

DB35 Series Hard Drive Family

The reason the OP is looking at the DB35 Series is because that is the best for DVR use. Why use a SV (Surveilance) Drive, or a ES (Enterprise) Drive for a DVR, when Seagate has built the DB Series for that very reason?

 

Understood. Which is why I was questioning your "recommending" an Enterprise drive. I think we are on the same wavelength. Just your link was wrong.

 

The ES model is NOT a DB35! The CE models are DB35's.

 

Tom,

I purchased the ST3750840SCE from Beach Audio. It wasn't the absolute cheapest price I found, but they appeared to be an honest and reliable store based on my research. I was very happy with my buying experience, and I would definitely purchase from them again. The price was fair, they shipped the drive quickly, and it arrived brand new and in perfect condition. In fact, the drive has been humming along in my MX-1 for weeks now without any problems whatsoever. If you're interested, here is a link to the drive on Beach Audio's website.

 

Yes we are on the same wavelength. I do apologise for the wrong link.

 

Where did you find this info? I can't find anything other than the info on the Seagate data sheets:
DB35 750GB 7200.3 SATA version: 3.0/3.1 (typical/max bels)
DB35 750GB 7200.3 SATA version: 2.9/3.0
SV35 750GB 7200.2 version: 2.8/2.9
ES.2 750GB: 2.7/??
7200.10 SATA version: 2.8/3.7 (performance mode)

I suspect the 7200.10 in non-performance mode will be in the low 3.x's. The 7200.10 is the standard desktop drive, BTW.

 

I thought there was no non-performance mode on Seagates? I think maybe the two specs ("x/x") are the idle level and the seek level. Anyway, I got that info from the particular links in my original post (then click on tech specs). Those 3 are the only ones that had any listing. Interesting that the PDFs don't jibe with the web page specs. Plus, they would really need to specify method of measurement, particularly distance especially since now their specs do not seem consistent even across their own products.