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Newegg has 8TB WD Red NAS 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (WD80EFAX) on sale for $169.99 when you apply promo code FNTSTECH66 in cart. Shipping is free. Thanks dabargainhunter

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This drive was specifically designed for use in a NAS system w/ up to 8 bays. It includes a 3-Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.
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WD Red 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 256MB Cache, 3.5"

+ $43 off w/ promo code FNTSTECH66, limited offer

Great deal for that size. Cheaper than the external WB 8TB drive deals of the past two months.
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$20.74/TB. I'll pass, thanks.
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If you read the article you linked, you would see:


"WD Red capacities 2TB-6TB currently employ device-managed shingled magnetic recording (DMSMR) to maximize areal density and capacity. WD Red 8-14TB drives use conventional magnetic recording (CMR)."
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Some people just deal with giant file sizes. RAW 8K footage is roughly a terabyte per hour. Raw 4K at a 12:1 compression ratio is still going to be about 3-4 hours per terabyte. Shooting anything episodic like a weekly podcast, church service etc. that you plan to edit in high quality will chew through data like you wouldn't believe.
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07-13-2020 at 05:25 AM.

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07-13-2020 at 05:25 AM.
$20.74/TB. I'll pass, thanks.
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07-13-2020 at 05:28 AM.
07-13-2020 at 05:28 AM.
Great deal, but I'm tired if the fact that every time Newegg has a WD Red deal, it's limit 2. I would guess that many people interested in these would want four or more, especially in this capacity.
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Quote from novakia7 :
You must be a datahoarder

I think its just the people that are in the market for NAS drives need more than 2 for redundancy
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07-13-2020 at 05:43 AM.
07-13-2020 at 05:43 AM.
Quote from novakia7 :
You must be a datahoarder
Some people just deal with giant file sizes. RAW 8K footage is roughly a terabyte per hour. Raw 4K at a 12:1 compression ratio is still going to be about 3-4 hours per terabyte. Shooting anything episodic like a weekly podcast, church service etc. that you plan to edit in high quality will chew through data like you wouldn't believe.
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07-13-2020 at 05:46 AM.
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$20.74/TB. I'll pass, thanks.
Yup, I just picked up two external 14tb WD drives to shuck and those were around $16.50/TB (before tax). Even then, a patient person can find them for under $16/TB.
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Quote from nadanunca :
Careful: This is an EFAX model number, which means it's SMR, not CMR. Read more here: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2...-channels/

If you read the article you linked, you would see:


"WD Red capacities 2TB-6TB currently employ device-managed shingled magnetic recording (DMSMR) to maximize areal density and capacity. WD Red 8-14TB drives use conventional magnetic recording (CMR)."
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07-13-2020 at 05:54 AM.
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Quote from dougscar56 :
Some people just deal with giant file sizes. RAW 8K footage is roughly a terabyte per hour. Raw 4K at a 12:1 compression ratio is still going to be about 3-4 hours per terabyte. Shooting anything episodic like a weekly podcast, church service etc. that you plan to edit in high quality will chew through data like you wouldn't believe.

Pretty sure he's referencing the datahoarder subreddit guys
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07-13-2020 at 05:55 AM.
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Quote from JJWalker :
If you read the article you linked, you would see:


"WD Red capacities 2TB-6TB currently employ device-managed shingled magnetic recording (DMSMR) to maximize areal density and capacity. WD Red 8-14TB drives use conventional magnetic recording (CMR)."

😬

Thanks for calling me out on that.
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07-13-2020 at 06:00 AM.
07-13-2020 at 06:00 AM.
Quote from ejtt7ciia :
Great deal, but I'm tired if the fact that every time Newegg has a WD Red deal, it's limit 2. I would guess that many people interested in these would want four or more, especially in this capacity.

Yep. I would need 4. Would be nice to see the 7200rpm ones on sale.
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07-13-2020 at 06:03 AM.
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Quote from Halewafa :
Yup, I just picked up two external 14tb WD drives to shuck and those were around $16.50/TB (before tax). Even then, a patient person can find them for under $16/TB.

These are NAS-level drives and not meant for normal internal/external backups you'd use with your desktop (such as the 14TB Elements or My Book drives). I have a QNAP TS-453Be that I've been looking for a 4th WD80EFAX to add in and this price is around the historical sale price for a WD Red 8TB...repped and bought
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The Joe
07-13-2020 at 06:52 AM.
07-13-2020 at 06:52 AM.
Is there a big difference 5400 vs 7200 when used in a 4 bay nas?
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