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Seagate Censoring Posts About Barrucada 7200.11 500GB Drive Failures [Seagate]
consumerist.com - 1/30/2009
Seagate Censoring Posts About Barrucada 7200.11 500GB Drive Failures [Seagate]
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A number of consumers are complaining about their Seagate Barrucada 7200.11 500GB hard drive failures, and the company is censoring them. While Seagate has issued a firmware upgrade, it doesn't work...

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TG Daily - All News:  Seagate 500GB Barracuda HDDs having high failure rates

Seagate Technology - Seagate® Introduces Constellation™: All-Star Enterprise Hard Drives With The World's Highest Capacity And Power Efficiency
seagate.com - 2/3/2009
Seagate Technology - Seagate® Introduces Constellation™: All-Star Enterprise Hard ...
— seagate.com — SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. - February 2, 2009 - Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) today introduced its Constellation family of new enterprise storage solutions for Tier 2 nearline storage applications. The two new drive models, the 2.5-inch Constellation and the ... (more) Seagate Technology - Seagate® Introduces ...

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Seagate Fires Back with 2TB Constellation Drive [Hard Drives]
i.gizmodo.com - 2/4/2009
Seagate Fires Back with 2TB Constellation Drive [Hard Drives]
— i.gizmodo.com — Western Digital may have announced the world's first 2TB 3.5" hard drive last week, but this week, Seagate fired back with a 2TB model of their own. Seagate's 2TB constellation drive, expected this September, is mainly exciting because it runs at ... (more) Seagate Fires Back with 2TB Constellation Drive [Hard ...

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Contest - Win a Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Drive
the-gadgeteer.com - 2/4/2009
Contest - Win a Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Drive
— the-gadgeteer.com — How would you like to be one of six lucky people to win a 320GB Seagate FreeAgent Go USB hard drive? Winners will even have their choice of color. We’re giving away three drives here on The Gadgeteer, and you can have another three chances ... (more) Contest - Win a Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Drive

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Seagate 500GB Barracuda HDDs having high failure rates
TG Daily - All News — ... hard drives. Trends in recent weeks have shown many more dissatisfied users than they had previously. Many users report their Barracuda drive became inoperable after a few months. And while Seagate has issued a fix, we find reports online which indicate Seagate is actively censoring negative comments and questions about this drive's reported errors on their website. The Consumerist cites a letter written by one its readers, named Danny, which exemplifies the issue. Danny began ...

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