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It's the packaging. My 4 Red 3 TB drives came from US NCIX and were packed with love and care. All 4 are perfect. Newegg doesn't pack mechanical hard drives right and the higher death rate from...
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I just bought a seagate 3tb for $125 at Newegg a couple weeks ago. While I greatly prefer WD, and this has a longer warranty, it definitely doesn't seem to be worth the ~50% greater cost.
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Thanks, in 4 2.
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The Red line was designed for NAS environments, for those wondering.
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Another thing to consider about the Reds is they have some of the lowest power ratings. For those of us that run 10+ drives, THAT makes a difference.
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Interesting, I've never even heard of the RED line from WD? Is it supposed to be a little more enterprise class?
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yeah whats up with this new red line lol
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I have 4 of these drives, they are all perfect. That's much better than my usual rate with mechanical drives.
Just watch out for their return policy, it's absurdly terrible.
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Yes. They are for 24/7 NAS use (tested for up to 5 or 6 drives in a single NAS). 3-yr wty. Most reviews look good.
(Unsure if they work fine when more than 5 drives are used).
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thanks - got one. Have been waiting for it to go in-stock. TU & rep
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Is Western Digital becoming Power ranger ? Black, Blue, Green and now Red. Where's Yellow and White?
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Green for SLED, Red for RAID.
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why have 3TB when you can have 4TB for $10 more. Hitachi drive w/ 5yr warranty. Not sure if same reliability but same company but better warranty.
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Regarding the WD Red line, they talk about it in this review of a Drobo NAS:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/synology-ds-412-is-fast-fun-and-flexible/
Go down to where it says "Choosing...
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My bad. Confused the Deskstar w/ the Ultrastar.
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Because we all live near a Fry's :(
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Superbiiz has this drive in stock as well for $172.99, not sure if there is tax or shipping.
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Red is oriented at NAS or server environments and has longer warranty! They are slow speed IIRC, so think of them like Greens, but better for said case uses. That said, if it's not for those uses,...
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but it's also made for business NAS environments. If people are buying these to stream videos off of, a green is all they need.
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WD Reds have TLER, which allows then to cooperate with hardware raid controllers.
They have 4 stars at newegg but if you actually read the reviews they are pretty scary. Lots of reports of...
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These are made specifically for NAS boxes with advanced firmware and some new hardware that WD came out with. They also have vibration dampening built-in to help increase the lifespan of a NAS drive.
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good deal for those that don't live in CA. I rather get it from Adorama for $199 no shipping and no tax. Adorama has a much better reputation than CTI and they have it in stock as well.
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Thanks! They just called me to confirm I'll be present to sign. Ridiculous.
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you are right- I too got that call yesterday as soon as I placed the order- But still 'In Progress" state. I mailed them & got a single line reply that "it will ship in a day or two" :confused:
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For anybody ordering from CTIStore please note that their shipping is kind of slow - expect a 1 day delay before it goes out. Also, they require a signature at delivery which is ridiculous for a...
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/6157/western-digital-red-review-are-nasoptimized-hdds-worth-the-premium
They are supposed to be pretty reliable.
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Only vendor that has them in stock for a good price! Authorized WD Dealer! Manufacturer Warranty 3 YEARS!
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I'm not sure why the Super Biiz deal hasn't popped on here. In stock. Good site.
$173 - $10(code MOON10(one use?)) +$7 shipping... maybe there's a tax in Cali?
Seems like $170 out the door?
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Ah. Good call. I've never had to return anything from there.
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I heard rumors there were issues with the 3TB Red. Also, what are the complaints against CTI?
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Trust me, I'll never forget...
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Instore only and limit of 2. That's why.
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Its actually only 3 year warranty. The coolspin version has 5 year warranty.
I agree its only instore but you can surely pickup more than 2. I bought 4 of them for my new NAS.
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Ah ok, thanks. It was online too, but they sold out this weekend I believe.
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im' fairly surprised people drop so much money for HD, the 3TB normal are going for $120 these days, people are dropping $70-$80 more for 25% more storage
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The price premium on these just isn't worth it and is mostly based on fear in my opinion.
Anecdotally, I've been running two of the 2TB green drives for a couple years now in a DNS-321 which I...
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True. Green drives are fine for home use, especially if they are being cooled properly.
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I picked up a couple of these... one for unRAID parity drive :woot:. How do you know it's a 5 year warranty? I thought only 3 years.
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Don't forget pink!