Question: What's the difference between DT01ACA300 and PH3300U-1I72? Is the latter just the retail version of the former?
Newegg has 3TB internal retail box for $99.99 with free shippingAmazon has the 3TB ones in external case for 99 bux with free shipping!
Amazon.com: Toshiba 3TB Canvio Desk Desktop External Hard Drive (Black/Black) (HDWC130XK3J1): Computers & Accessories
More than thrilled with my six DT01ACA300 drives.
However, none of mine were ever built into an external enclosure. In fact, the only people I know who have had issues with this line of drives are people who either de-shelled the external case, or continued to use them as an external drive.
Sorry to hear about your problems. I have 11 of the Hitachi (now Toshiba) 3 TB 5900 RPM drives. Bought them both as bare drives under the Hitachi brand and ripped several out of the Canvio external case. I use them all on a Areca 1680ix16 RAID card.After losing a Canvio desktop drive with this re-branded Hitachi junk in it, I began searching to see if the problems were widespread, and they appear to be.....