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16TB Western Digital WD Elements Micro-B External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive Expired
$260
$349.99
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Newegg has 16TB Western Digital WD Elements Micro-B External USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive (Black, WDBWLG0160HBK-NESN) on sale for $259.99.when you follow the instructions below. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member an959 for finding this deal.
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Thanks to community member an959 for finding this deal.
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- Add product to cart.
- In cart, apply promo code 93XQR56.
- Price will be $349.99 - $90 w/ promo code = $259.99 w/ free shipping.
- Proceed to checkout and complete your order.
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Edited March 29, 2021
at 08:02 PM
not as good as 14tb few days ago, but not a bad deal if you need the storage now
WD Elements 16TB USB 3.0, Micro-B Desktop External Hard Drive WDBWLG0160HBK-NESN Black + $90 off w/ promo code 93XQR56
https://www.newegg.com/wd-element...68222
WD Elements 16TB USB 3.0, Micro-B Desktop External Hard Drive WDBWLG0160HBK-NESN Black + $90 off w/ promo code 93XQR56
https://www.newegg.com/wd-element...68222
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Yes, I realize that micro-B SuperSpeed caps out at 5Gbps (625MBps), which is more than enough for SATA3 (6Gbps / 700MBps) given that a mechanical HDD won't max out SATA3 and USB will never operate at it's theoretical maximum.
But I hate having these otherwise useless micro-B SS cables that nothing else uses. Regular micro-B at least still makes sense for some applications, but everything else should be USB-C.
Will never be the same $/tb. You obviously don't know how storage prices work.
Swapping out 4x8tb
edit: looks like it's in-store pickup only though
Swapping out 4x8tb
Sorry, what's helium filled mean?
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Basically, in order to manufacture high capacity drives (10tb+) manufacturers have to use helium otherwise they can't get the platters close enough to reach that capacity. Smaller drives could in theory be either air or helium, but I don't think it's physically possible to manufacture a commercial 16tb drive without it being helium filled.
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The idea is that filling this space with helium - which is less dense than air - means that there's less drag or turbulence from the moving components. This allows for thinner platters (so more platters in the same space, meaning large hard drive capacity), as well as lower energy use, less noise, and lower operating temperature. They're also sealed to keep the helium in and "dirty air" out.
Using helium - in theory - prolongs the life of the hard drive. And while this might turn out to be true, there's not enough data to say for sure.
https://www.backblaze.c
https://blog.westerndig
EDIT: saw another user posted before I did. Oh well, I'll leave this.
That means it:
reads the entire drive one to force any factory remaps
writes zeros to the whole drive while randomly seeking every few seconds
reads the entire drive again to force any remaps
At the end (which takes about 72 hours with a 16tb) you get a preclear report. Ideally you shouldnt get any remaps period, but its considered "robust" if you get zero remaps on the final read. Some people do several passes, but that was in the 3tb days that only took 12-18 hours to preclear.
The other popular method is to run "badblocks" on a linux distro. This also takes a looooong time because it writes a pattern several times.
The idea is that filling this space with helium - which is less dense than air - means that there's less drag or turbulence from the moving components. This allows for thinner platters (so more platters in the same space, meaning large hard drive capacity), as well as lower energy use, less noise, and lower operating temperature. They're also sealed to keep the helium in and "dirty air" out.
Using helium - in theory - prolongs the life of the hard drive. And while this might turn out to be true, there's not enough data to say for sure.
https://www.backblaze.c
https://blog.westerndig
EDIT: saw another user posted before I did. Oh well, I'll leave this.
Thanks so much!
Basically, in order to manufacture high capacity drives (10tb+) manufacturers have to use helium otherwise they can't get the platters close enough to reach that capacity. Smaller drives could in theory be either air or helium, but I don't think it's physically possible to manufacture a commercial 16tb drive without it being helium filled.
Thanks for the explanation!
Would check there first if you have an edu email
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That means it:
reads the entire drive one to force any factory remaps
writes zeros to the whole drive while randomly seeking every few seconds
reads the entire drive again to force any remaps
At the end (which takes about 72 hours with a 16tb) you get a preclear report. Ideally you shouldnt get any remaps period, but its considered "robust" if you get zero remaps on the final read. Some people do several passes, but that was in the 3tb days that only took 12-18 hours to preclear.
The other popular method is to run "badblocks" on a linux distro. This also takes a looooong time because it writes a pattern several times.