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IOwnCalculus posted:If you're going to do just one drive, why not get that external red for $180 and just leave it in the enclosure? Yeah, especially since that Ae drive only has a 2yr warranty, which is what the shucked Reds were showing when their SNs were dumped into WD's warranty checker. $20 more for 1/3 more space and a more proven drive with fewer downsides seems like a no-brainer to me.
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I really need to order 2-3 of them, nearest BB is like a 90 minute drive. I'll probably just pay for shipping.
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Assuming the package makes it out of their facility and they don't manage to recall it - I should be getting another $360 of free 8 TB EasyStores from BestBuy  quote:You recently received emails from us regarding an order you placed through eBay. We are writing to inform you that you were not charged for this order. This order is a duplicate of one of your previous orders that our system accidentally re-sent to you. When you receive the product, you may choose to keep it, donate it, or give it to another person to enjoy as your gift. This is our mistake and there is no action required from you. God, I wish their system would have let me order 4 at a time...
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And now 8 TB Easystores are down to $130. Jesus christ BestBuy, my bank account can't handle this... https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-8tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/6110900.p
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Paul MaudDib posted:And now 8 TB Easystores are down to $130. I wish they had those deals in Europe too  I too would buy a big pile for that price.. holy poo poo!
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these are a different sku, no one has confirmed they are RED's yet.
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Photex posted:these are a different sku, no one has confirmed they are RED's yet. Ya be careful with these. The old known RED drives are still $199 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-eas...T&skuId=5792401
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Paul MaudDib posted:Assuming the package makes it out of their facility and they don't manage to recall it - I should be getting another $360 of free 8 TB EasyStores from BestBuy Amazing!
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Paul MaudDib posted:And now 8 TB Easystores are down to $130. quote:This item is currently unavailable for online purchase. The item was not added to your cart. Dangit. Oh well, I'll just stop by after work, I guess.
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Munkeymon posted:Dangit. Oh well, I'll just stop by after work, I guess. I think it's an online only pre black friday deal. I ordered 2, because why not lol
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Yeah, that must be what happens when they sell out but the backend hasn't quite synced up with the front to communicate that because now it actually says sold out. Oh well. Microcenter wouldn't match that would they?
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Munkeymon posted:Yeah, that must be what happens when they sell out but the backend hasn't quite synced up with the front to communicate that because now it actually says sold out. Oh well. Being that this is a special black friday deal with a very specific SKU, different from the regular drive, doubtful. Kinda like how amazon would have deals on cheap poo poo but the SKU's would be different than in store items so places don't price match.
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Looks like Best Buy got to the package, UPS says delivery was cancelled today. Nothing on the early BF deal but I'm not overly hopeful, I'm sure they were slammed with orders. edit: Actually there are still some other "Black Friday" deals still up... so maybe it'll make it. Dunno, don't count your chickens until UPS accepts the package. Paul MaudDib fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Nov 8, 2017 |
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Photex posted:these are a different sku, no one has confirmed they are RED's yet. For $130... does it really matter?
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Paul MaudDib posted:For $130... does it really matter? My 8TB Seagate Archive drive has a super fast performance of around 20MB/s when writing data with data already on the disk. If you format it you get like 60-80MB/s on the first write afterwards. If I needed to use the drive for anything except long term backups I would be pissed. As long as WD doesn't have that shingled data crap it should be pretty decent.
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Paul MaudDib posted:Looks like Best Buy got to the package, UPS says delivery was cancelled today. Nothing on the early BF deal but I'm not overly hopeful, I'm sure they were slammed with orders. I mean, I guess if you bought enough of them and some USB adapters you could make a big-ish pool in ZFS
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Munkeymon posted:I mean, I guess if you bought enough of them and some USB adapters you could make a big-ish pool in ZFS Or shuck them, but the real fear is this: redeyes posted:My 8TB Seagate Archive drive has a super fast performance of around 20MB/s when writing data with data already on the disk. If you format it you get like 60-80MB/s on the first write afterwards. If I needed to use the drive for anything except long term backups I would be pissed. As long as WD doesn't have that shingled data crap it should be pretty decent. If they're shingled drives, write performance long term (especially as the array fills up) will be rear end.
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What little research I can find on it suggests that ZFS can work with SMR, provided that you use host-managed SMR and that there is some way that ZFS can tell the difference (on FreeBSD it would be handled by CAM(4), which as of May 2016 knows about SMR).
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Paul MaudDib posted:And now 8 TB Easystores are down to $130. Red or not, I'm really sad I missed this 
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Do these have Reds in them? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-4tb-external-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-black/5792405.p?skuId=5792405 
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IOwnCalculus posted:Or shuck them I was making a dumb joke because he linked to SD cards in the packrat thread
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Munkeymon posted:I was making a dumb joke because he linked to SD cards in the packrat thread Derp  eightysixed posted:Do these have Reds in them? Am I crazy or is that a 2.5" drive? The dimensions look too small and the USB port looks too big.
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eightysixed posted:Do these have Reds in them? That's a 2.5" drive. That said I bought two of 'em at >1.5x that price because I needed something that day. They work great as the drives I need to put in the safety deposit box as long term rolling backup.
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I feel more depressed about missing out on the deal than I should be. Here’s hoping for these deals to return later in the season. I’m messing around with my old NAS that seems to have burned out its PSU and shouldn’t really be buying these drives anyway because I don’t have the time to mess with this.
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ChiralCondensate posted:That's a 2.5" drive. Ack. You're right. I got too excited without doing due diligence. ... I still might buy a few for non mission-critical data, or is that a stupid idea too? 
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eightysixed posted:Ack. You're right. I got too excited without doing due diligence. It's a great price and a good idea as far as I know. I dunno if you can shuck these if that's what you're after. Edit: I can also say that maybe the controller or the drive is not that fast, I was getting 40-50 MB/s transfers from/to my SSD when other USB3 stuff goes faster on the same setup. But I'm not that unhappy about it.
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ChiralCondensate posted:It's a great price and a good idea as far as I know. I dunno if you can shuck these if that's what you're after. Also don’t try to shuck a portable WD drive. As far as I know, all of them have the bridge and USB port integrated into the drive’s PCB. I’ve not checked their portable SSDs, but it’s certainly been the case for their portable HDDs. ChiralCondensate posted:That's a 2.5" drive. 
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Munkeymon posted:Dangit. Oh well, I'll just stop by after work, I guess. A friend just swung by best buy in Denver for me, this was what she was told. quote:No go on the item, basically sold out everywhere
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Meanwhile, in Canada, the EasyStore "brand" doesn't even exist. No shuckable WD Reds for me
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Those $130 EasyStores were up on eBay, too. Looks like they only had 500 of them total, though, so it's no wonder they almost immediately sold out.
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I got 2 on 2 separate orders and they'll be here tomorrow. I'll let you guys know what's inside 
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Is https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822235160 shuckable? I keep coming up with stuff about shucking a very different-looking enclosure when I try to find instructions and NewEgg has it at $170 through their email deals today
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Munkeymon posted:Is https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822235160 shuckable? I keep coming up with stuff about shucking a very different-looking enclosure when I try to find instructions and NewEgg has it at $170 through their email deals today One Amazon reviewer says: WD80EZAZ with 256MB cache Which looks like some weird white label (rebranded greens). http://www.donordrives.com/wd80ezzx-11csga0-pn-2w10100-western-digital-8tb-sata-3-5-hard-drive.html quote:WD80EFZX = Reds Greatest Living Man fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Nov 9, 2017 |
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Paul MaudDib posted:And now 8 TB Easystores are down to $130. These drives are white-label HGSTs with power-disable feature (i.e. you need to clip your 3.3v line or use a molex-to-SATA adapter).
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Paul MaudDib posted:These drives are white-label HGSTs with power-disable feature (i.e. you need to clip your 3.3v line or use a molex-to-SATA adapter). Are these good/bad/indifferent compared to WD Reds? Is it going to be an issue sticking 2 reds and 2 of these in a Synology box?
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mattfl posted:Are these good/bad/indifferent compared to WD Reds? Is it going to be an issue sticking 2 reds and 2 of these in a Synology box? Apart from potentially needing to clip your 3.3v line (many NAS units do not feed this line on the backplane anyway), and from being less prestigious/having an inferior warranty, probably indifferent in practice. They apparently have a 256 MB cache btw.
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Paul MaudDib posted:Apart from potentially needing to clip your 3.3v line (many NAS units do not feed this line on the backplane anyway), and from being less prestigious/having an inferior warranty, probably indifferent in practice. Good to hear, thanks!
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I'm considering the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Hub 8TB, which I believe has an archive HDD. I'm looking for somewhere to store my multimedia hoard (mp3s and videos). I'll probably dump 4-5 of my older disks on there. Would this model be suitable for this use? I live in Europe, and the only other external 8TB I can get is the more expensive WD My Book. No amazing $130 deals and no amazing Black Friday deals to be expected.
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Ihmemies posted:I wish they had those deals in Europe too  So back to square one. Are the Ironwolf drives ok? Backblaze doesn't seem to have those but they're a bit cheaper. Otherwise 4Tb Red or HGST are pretty similar.
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