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16TB Seagate Expansion Desktop Hard Drive @Amazon $275

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Model: Seagate Expansion Desktop 16TB External Hard Drive HDD - USB 3.0 for PC Laptop (STEB16000402)

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bluekiwi
11-10-2020 at 12:50 AM.
11-10-2020 at 12:50 AM.
How does this compare to the 14tb wd hdd from bb for $190?
As far as what drive is inside?
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gavin20
11-10-2020 at 03:51 AM.
11-10-2020 at 03:51 AM.
Supposedly the hdd is exos enterprise grade.
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gavin20
11-10-2020 at 04:03 AM.
11-10-2020 at 04:03 AM.
Quote from bluekiwi :
How does this compare to the 14tb wd hdd from bb for $190?
As far as what drive is inside?
Details: https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoar...al_drives/
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SplendidCaribou3372
11-10-2020 at 07:16 AM.
11-10-2020 at 07:16 AM.
Part of the 30% Storage deal today. If you are looking for a large capacity drive, this is the best price year to date.

https://www.amazon.com//dp/B088S9PWNM
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Bluewinder8899
11-10-2020 at 07:29 AM.
11-10-2020 at 07:29 AM.
Seagate EXOS X16 7200rpm enterprise HDD inside.
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vtlrockz
11-10-2020 at 07:33 AM.
11-10-2020 at 07:33 AM.
Not the best value if you consider the recent 12tb for $180 and 14tb for $190 deals. Not sure how the enterprise HDD will affect the value though.
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Frank_Nitty
11-10-2020 at 02:58 PM.
11-10-2020 at 02:58 PM.
Quote from vtlrockz :
Not the best value if you consider the recent 12tb for $180 and 14tb for $190 deals. Not sure how the enterprise HDD will affect the value though.
You do you know that the 12TB and 14TB drives you brought up you're comparing to a 7200RPM drive, not 5400RPM.
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vtlrockz
11-10-2020 at 03:09 PM.
11-10-2020 at 03:09 PM.
Quote from Frank_Nitty :
You do you know that the 12TB and 14TB drives you brought up you're comparing to a 7200RPM drive, not 5400RPM.

Yeah, it is better hardware on paper but from what I can gather, the bottleneck usually is the gigabit interface when it comes to 5400rpm vs 7200 rpm and unless you don't have faster than gigabit lan, it's just a louder drive. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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miotch
11-10-2020 at 03:17 PM.
11-10-2020 at 03:17 PM.
Quote from vtlrockz :
Yeah, it is better hardware on paper but from what I can gather, the bottleneck usually is the gigabit interface when it comes to 5400rpm vs 7200 rpm and unless you don't have faster than gigabit lan, it's just a louder drive. Please correct me if I am wrong.
This is a USB 3.0 drive. I'm not sure why network would be involved unless you're planning on shucking it and putting it into a NAS, or using this connected to a PC to move files to other devices on your LAN.

I personally do agree that 7200rpm drives are overrated in almost any application, nowadays.
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vtlrockz
11-10-2020 at 03:20 PM.
11-10-2020 at 03:20 PM.
Quote from miotch :
This is a USB 3.0 drive. I'm not sure why network would be involved unless you're planning on shucking it and putting it into a NAS, or using this connected to a PC to move files to other devices on your LAN.

I personally do agree that 7200rpm drives are overrated in almost any application, nowadays.

Yep, I was totally referring to using this as a nas drive.
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Frank_Nitty
11-10-2020 at 06:38 PM.
11-10-2020 at 06:38 PM.
Quote from vtlrockz :
Yeah, it is better hardware on paper but from what I can gather, the bottleneck usually is the gigabit interface when it comes to 5400rpm vs 7200 rpm and unless you don't have faster than gigabit lan, it's just a louder drive. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Based on your use case, it wouldn't make a suitable option unless you plan to use it for onboard storage. This past summer I bought the 12TB WD Black (Xbox) external w/ 7200RPM to shuck it which I use for my Steam library where I'm able to take advantage of the drive's speed.
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michaelasg
11-11-2020 at 08:59 AM.
11-11-2020 at 08:59 AM.
shows $317 now
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