Barracude IV Drive Availability

Empty17 · Post by **Empty17** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:19 am

I am having a difficult time finding Barracuda IV 40gb or 80gb Drives. I am wondering, are these drives discontinued? Newegg stopped carrying them last week, and the Seagate online store is out of stock as well.

I built my first system using an 80gb Western Digital with 8/mb cache. The thing was loud as heck, and ran hot. It finally conked out completely last week. I had the drive about a month before I installed it, and then it only lasted about 6 weeks. I was going to try the WD 40gb w 8/mb cache instead, thinking it might be quieter.

Then I found out about Seagate drives being very quiet. Are the Barracuda the best quiet drives out there? Is there a big difference between 40gb and 80gb, and where the heck can I find them?

Lots of people complaining about Western Digital drives being so unreliable, so maybe I'll go Seagate.

Jan Kivar · Post by **Jan Kivar** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:35 am

Seems that your 800JB was damaged in transit, as it lasted only six weeks.

Seagate has had the V line out over six months, so they should finally phase out the IV line. Seagate makes 7200.7 line too. Maybe the IV line has come to it's end. Too bad, as some (or most) say that IV is more quiet than V.

Cheers,

Jan

elamb · Post by **elamb** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:57 am

I bought a 40GB Cuda IV last week from PC Supply Source.

http://www.pcsupplysource.com/Itemdesc. ... 0016A&tpc=

jamoore9 · Post by **jamoore9** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:30 am

http://www.pricewatch.com

Search "barracuda IV"

About 20 stores there.

Empty17 · Post by **Empty17** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 10:40 am

Thank You. I am looking for stores other than Newegg to shop at. I have had a few problems with them lately. Plus, newegg does not carry it.

al bundy · Post by **al bundy** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 11:51 am

And there's always Sharka too!

pingu666 · Post by **pingu666** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:48 pm

i ordered a cuda iv 80gig and i got a 7200.7 80gig
its very very quiet, i dont think u can get much quieter tbh
its much quieter than the WD 800jbs i have, seagate is suspended vs mounted to a metal case, and i have 2 WDs but the difference is massive

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Empty17 · Post by **Empty17** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 5:04 pm

I am wondering about Sharka.com

Are they a good online retailer? Anyone have any experience with them?

al bundy · Post by **al bundy** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 1:12 am

Empty17 wrote:I am wondering about Sharka.com

Are they a good online retailer? Anyone have any experience with them?

Yes, they are an excellent online retailer. I've been ordering from them for many years, and they always give outstanding service in every circumstance. Highly recommended, in the same category as siliconacoustics.com in my book.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 4:46 am

Fry's Electonics B&M have them in stock and on sale at least once/month. They own Outpost.com so you can probably find them in stock there as well.

Empty17 · Post by **Empty17** » Wed Apr 30, 2003 12:04 pm

Okay, my order came through and I got my Western Digital 40GB w/8mb Cache Drive. Installed it, and it's a little quieter than the 80gb, but it still is very hot to the touch. I RMA'd the 80GB Drive. I think I am going to get a Seagate Barracuda and use the WD's as back up drives. I don't have much confidence in the WD's anymore.

Thanks for all your retailer suggestions.

shunx · Post by **shunx** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:37 pm

I can't find any more Barracuda IVs at the local stores, who have advertised the 7200.7 drives as Barracuda IVs and don't seem to know the difference.

aphonos · Post by **aphonos** » Mon May 05, 2003 5:48 pm

Dell is selling them. Here's the link as of 5-5-03 Dell-Home Users-Software&Peripherals-Drives&Storage-Desktop HDD-EIDE31-60GB I made the link following the path to the hard drive part of the Dell site in case the link expires.

They are sold under the Dell brand, but look at the pictures and you will see that they are Seagate IV's.

Keep an eye on Dells specials, if you can wait, they will usually roll around to 10% off peripherals and free shipping on orders over $49--or something close to that.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Tue May 06, 2003 4:33 am

Let me reiterate that Fry's still has them for people that are *lucky* enough to live near a Fry's. I was there last week and saw plenty of 40, 60 and 80GB drives in stock.

And again, "Outpost.com" is owned by Fry's so you may still be able to get cuda IV's online through them.

Empty17 · Post by **Empty17** » Tue May 06, 2003 7:46 am

The Barracuda IV 40GB Retail Edition is back in stock at the Seagate Store. It's $89.00.

The link is http://www.certance.com/

Click on "Buy" at the top of the page, and then "Hard Drives" on the upper left of the page.

I can't decide wether to buy one or not. I sprung for a new WD 40GB w/8 mb cache just a week ago. I just got my WD 80GB w/8 mb cache back from WD RMA. I think it's a new one too, not a refurbished one. I want to sell it. So, what to spend $$$$ on next? A Barracuda IV, the Zalman Passive Heatsink, different fans, new PSU, etc...GGrrrrr, it's getting expensive, *lol*.

rpc180 · Post by **rpc180** » Tue May 06, 2003 3:45 pm

A Barracuda IV, the Zalman Passive Heatsink, different fans, new PSU, etc...GGrrrrr, it's getting expensive, *lol*.

check "The Vicious Cycle" Thread