Groupon - 6TB Samsung D3 Station External Hard Drive - £119.99 + £2.49 Delivery

Good price. Have some heat.

Have ordered, but been charged VAT on top of price. Total for 6tb is £162 pre-£10 top cash back

orangesteel

Have ordered, but been charged VAT on top of price. Total for 6tb is … Have ordered, but been charged VAT on top of price. Total for 6tb is £162 pre-£10 top cash back Read lessRead more

Did you use the code to knock 25% off?

got 5gb for £92.5, 6tb working out to be to expensive for me

Does anyone know if they are 3.5" drives inside, and can they be removed easily?

X10

Does anyone know if they are 3.5" drives inside, and can they be removed … Does anyone know if they are 3.5" drives inside, and can they be removed easily?Read lessRead more

almost certainly going to be 3.5" drive inside; whether it's got a SATA interface, and whether the caddy can be dismantled, I have no idea.

X10Does anyone know if they are 3.5" drives inside, and can they be … X10Does anyone know if they are 3.5" drives inside, and can they be removed easily?Read lessRead more

It's a regular sata drive, there are tutorials on youtube on how to dismantle

adnanasif

got 5gb for £92.5, 6tb working out to be to expensive for me

​I think you got ripped off...

I'm getting £132.47 total, is your price of 119.99 + 2.49 including the topcashback? Or have they capped the code now to £30?

OldEngine

​I think you got ripped off...

Why? It's by far the best capacity per £

Zek

I'm getting £132.47 total, is your price of 119.99 + 2.49 including the … I'm getting £132.47 total, is your price of 119.99 + 2.49 including the topcashback? Or have they capped the code now to £30?Read lessRead more

The code shows as being capped at £30 max discount, yeah.
Anyone else getting an error when trying to check out? I just phoned up and got someone read a script telling me they're having a problem where they can't view account details, so can't offer any support.

Turret

The code shows as being capped at £30 max discount, yeah.Anyone else … The code shows as being capped at £30 max discount, yeah.Anyone else getting an error when trying to check out? I just phoned up and got someone read a script telling me they're having a problem where they can't view account details, so can't offer any support.Read lessRead more

Yeah I can see they are doing it now, I guess there has been a limit all along?

I think the price quoted in this post includes the cashback from tcb which some people frown on as "cashback isn't guaranteed" so most people write the price sans cashback.

I didn't get an error when trying to check out and did it a few hrs ago, I got the 5TB (about £82 with tcb) as its basically £40 extra for 1TB more with the 6TB. What does the error say?

Good price, but groupon has to be cold - it is one of the worst businesses out there.

Will this blast?

Zek

Why? It's by far the best capacity per £

​5 gigs for £92.50?

OldEngine

​5 gigs for £92.50?

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K1LLER HORNET

Did you use the code to knock 25% off?

I did, although the invoice doesn't match the PayPal charge. Actual charge is for the lower amount (hurray!) and invoice is for the £162. Weird, but relieved that I didn't lose the £40

has any one received this yet

adnanasif

has any one received this yet

I ordered on Wednesday but still showing as just "order received"

Anyone got a dispatch yet?

OldEngine

​5 gigs for £92.50?

Ohhhhhhhhh took me a while! Forgot its not 1995

popoyaya

Anyone got a dispatch yet?

Got mine today, now testing it but seems OK at the moment, gets up to 50c in the enclosure so got a fan on it!
I only received £8.80 tcb, it I think tracked me as an existing user even though I used a new groupon account, but I have had tcb from groupon before so that's maybe it.

Zek

Ohhhhhhhhh took me a while! Forgot its not 1995

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still waiting for the delivery, does it say dispatched on the website for anyone or does it just show up with no tracking.

Zek

Got mine today, now testing it but seems OK at the moment, gets up to 50c … Got mine today, now testing it but seems OK at the moment, gets up to 50c in the enclosure so got a fan on it!I only received £8.80 tcb, it I think tracked me as an existing user even though I used a new groupon account, but I have had tcb from groupon before so that's maybe it.Read lessRead more

​hey man,
received mine today but its maxtor d3 statiom did you receive samsung or maxtor ?

They have supplied a Maxtor product to me. Nothing on the original webpage to suggest anything but a Samsung drive was up for sale. If I wanted a hard drive and they sent me a Cadbury's Cream Egg, I'd be more p!$$ed, but I'm pursuing them through PayPal. I refuse to deal with charletons.

From what I've read, Maxtor drives have 32MB cache and 5400 spin speeds, whilst Samsung branded ones spin at 7200

£8.18 tbc still pending though.

friar_chris

They have supplied a Maxtor product to me. Nothing on the original … They have supplied a Maxtor product to me. Nothing on the original webpage to suggest anything but a Samsung drive was up for sale. If I wanted a hard drive and they sent me a Cadbury's Cream Egg, I'd be more p!$$ed, but I'm pursuing them through PayPal. I refuse to deal with charletons.From what I've read, Maxtor drives have 32MB cache and 5400 spin speeds, whilst Samsung branded ones spin at 7200£8.18 tbc still pending though.Read lessRead more

​thanks man, i have checked the specs of maxtor d3 station crystal disk info it runs at 5980 rpm and 16mb cache.
i have contacted groupon through normal email will see what they say, ifi dont get a reply will go through paypal

Mine isnt even showing anything apart from order received. What size did the guys who got the wrong drive order? Thinking to cancel.

After googling looks like the samsung and maxtor branded drives are in identical cases. Come from same factory and are identical at a guess.

Resonate

Mine isnt even showing anything apart from order received. What size did … Mine isnt even showing anything apart from order received. What size did the guys who got the wrong drive order? Thinking to cancel.Read lessRead more

​i got 5tb what i ordered, it just showed up after 7 days, website never got updated with the dispatch details until it was delivered to me yesterday. got maxtor instead of samsung that all the difference

adnanasif

​i got 5tb what i ordered, it just showed up after 7 days, website never g … ​i got 5tb what i ordered, it just showed up after 7 days, website never got updated with the dispatch details until it was delivered to me yesterday. got maxtor instead of samsung that all the differenceRead lessRead more

From the reviews of each I read (plus what adnanasif has said), the Samsung version has a larger 64mb cache and spins at 7200rpm - it is a seagate baracuda drive with fast (>100MB/s) read write speeds. In stark contrast, the Maxtor drive which is cheaper on Amazon) isn't. Much smaller 16mb cache and spin speed (<6000rpm) resulting is poor reviews when it comes to speed. If Groupon advertised a Maxtor drive and send a Maxtor drive, that would be business as usual. They can't be allowed to sell Samsung and ship Maxtor, that's like selling a Porsche and supplying a VW. No reply from Groupon yet, I'm launching a PayPal complaint in 24 hours. Might get to keep the drive and get my money back..... now that would teach Groupon not to lie and cheat and con the general public.... especially if we all did it!

Update - Maxtor brand has a Seagate Archive drive inside it. Shingled Magnetic Recording, which is h0r$e $h!+.

My 6TB just arrived and its deffo a Samsung D3 Station No update on order status on Groupon, just turned up. Are the people that are getting the Maxtors ordering the 5TB? The one thats now showing out of stock?

Resonate

My 6TB just arrived and its deffo a Samsung D3 Station No update on … My 6TB just arrived and its deffo a Samsung D3 Station No update on order status on Groupon, just turned up. Are the people that are getting the Maxtors ordering the 5TB? The one thats now showing out of stock?Read lessRead more

​I ordered 5tb but got maxtor instead. still waiting for Groupon to respond back to my email

Resonate

My 6TB just arrived and its deffo a Samsung D3 Station No update on … My 6TB just arrived and its deffo a Samsung D3 Station No update on order status on Groupon, just turned up. Are the people that are getting the Maxtors ordering the 5TB? The one thats now showing out of stock?Read lessRead more

​hey man, can you please check what is the cache memory of your 6tb samsung harddrive and whats the spin speed. i am considering returning my 5tb maxtor and get 6tb instead if its performance is better

Resonate

My 6TB just arrived and its deffo a Samsung D3 Station No update on … My 6TB just arrived and its deffo a Samsung D3 Station No update on order status on Groupon, just turned up. Are the people that are getting the Maxtors ordering the 5TB? The one thats now showing out of stock?Read lessRead more

I ordered 5TB and got Maxtor

adnanasif

​hey man, can you please check what is the cache memory of your 6tb s … ​hey man, can you please check what is the cache memory of your 6tb samsung harddrive and whats the spin speed. i am considering returning my 5tb maxtor and get 6tb instead if its performance is betterRead lessRead more

128mb cache, 7200 RPM. Its a Seagate ST6000DX000

Drive Review

Resonate

128mb cache, 7200 RPM. Its a Seagate ST6000DX000Drive Review

​thanks Resonate, i will return my old drive and get 6tb instead also do the temperature always go over 57 degree's on 6tb model.
5tb model stay arund 52 degree's

Not sure but it has been in constant use last 48 hours reuploading all my computer backups back to the cloud after my backup software couldn't get its head around the change of drive..... Doh

adnanasif

​hey man,received mine today but its maxtor d3 statiom did you receive s … ​hey man,received mine today but its maxtor d3 statiom did you receive samsung or maxtor ?Read lessRead more

I got a Samsung D3 station, it has a Seagate Barracuda ST5000DM000 inside I believe (will check later)

complaint to groupon about maxtor drive being sent they have credited my groupon account with the £15 credit.
not the best place to buy hardware items but credit is welcome