I loathe the advertising for hard drives. I have five externals because my 400 GB drive [maximum available at the comp was purchased] is a joke.
I would be willing to bet everything I own that when someone fires up one of these 1.5 TB drives they are presented with 1.2 TB as the maximum storage available. Does 1.2 = 1.5? NO IT DOESN'T. Hey Seagate, do us a favor, put 1.2 GB on the side of the boxes.
The amount of storage you get when a drive is plugged in, THAT is the amount that should be on the box. My point is, stop all the false advertising and tell the consumers what they're actually getting. It's called being honest.
My drives are as follows: 2 x 750 GB - only 698 GB available 1 x 500 GB - only 465 GB available 2 x 400 GB - only 372 GB available
Those figures are disgusting. All the drive manufacturer's had to do was put the secondary amounts on the box and I would be a happy customer. Instead, everyone who buys a drive is being lied to.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11: 1.5TB of love
Jul 10th 2008 5:58PM (Engadget)I would be willing to bet everything I own that when someone fires up one of these 1.5 TB drives they are presented with 1.2 TB as the maximum storage available. Does 1.2 = 1.5? NO IT DOESN'T. Hey Seagate, do us a favor, put 1.2 GB on the side of the boxes.
The amount of storage you get when a drive is plugged in, THAT is the amount that should be on the box. My point is, stop all the false advertising and tell the consumers what they're actually getting. It's called being honest.
My drives are as follows:
2 x 750 GB - only 698 GB available
1 x 500 GB - only 465 GB available
2 x 400 GB - only 372 GB available
Those figures are disgusting. All the drive manufacturer's had to do was put the secondary amounts on the box and I would be a happy customer. Instead, everyone who buys a drive is being lied to.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11: 1.5TB of love
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