4TB WD Blue 3D NAND 2.5" Solid State Drive

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05-04-2021 at 12:07 AM #3

This item was previously posted in a thread on Slickdeals on 03-31-2021 in a deal at Newegg for $314.99 with a coupon code. The Slickdeals thread received a +24 score.

Also, this item was previously posted in a thread on Slickdeals on 11-14-2020 in a deal at Amazon for $371. The Slickdeals thread received a +10 score.

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05-04-2021 at 03:55 AM #4

what are the chances that a 4TB WD Blue SSD like this one will be $199 or cheaper in a year or so?

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05-04-2021 at 08:05 AM #6

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what are the chances that a 4TB WD Blue SSD like this one will be $199 or cheaper in a year or so?

Zero.

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This item seems like it's in a weird space.

What would the usage case be for a 2.5" sata this size where a smaller NVME plus large platter storage wouldn't cover it? Perhaps last gen consoles?

Yeah, older consoles. Or perhaps NVR boxes.

Or in my case. Mini-ITX boxes that can't fit a platter.

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05-04-2021 at 08:15 AM #7

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This item seems like it's in a weird space.

What would the usage case be for a 2.5" sata this size where a smaller NVME plus large platter storage wouldn't cover it? Perhaps last gen consoles?

I have 2x spinning 4tb drives for backing up iphoto and google drive. If money weren't a concern, this would be way faster and generate a lot less heat. It's obviously the future, just taking its time.

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05-04-2021 at 08:33 AM #8

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This item seems like it's in a weird space.

What would the usage case be for a 2.5" sata this size where a smaller NVME plus large platter storage wouldn't cover it? Perhaps last gen consoles?

Aren't hard drive prices going up because of the new crypto that uses HD for mining?

Is that on SSD or mechanical?

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05-04-2021 at 08:46 AM #9

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This item seems like it's in a weird space.

What would the usage case be for a 2.5" sata this size where a smaller NVME plus large platter storage wouldn't cover it? Perhaps last gen consoles?

I want 4tb in my laptop... all spinner larger than 2tb won't fit in my laptop but this 4 tb ssd should..

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05-04-2021 at 09:03 AM #10

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Zero.

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probably... but I also bought a huge 8gb memory card for $327 back in the day. (yes, I said 8gb as in EIGHT gb)

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05-04-2021 at 09:03 AM #11

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I have 2x spinning 4tb drives for backing up iphoto and google drive. If money weren't a concern, this would be way faster and generate a lot less heat. It's obviously the future, just taking its time.

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a full back up. I've recovered a lot of data from HDD's, but SSD's with TRIM, basically none of the data is recoverable.

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05-04-2021 at 09:04 AM #12

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what are the chances that a 4TB WD Blue SSD like this one will be $199 or cheaper in a year or so?

Very low, people (and businesses) are buying up drives at a record pace to plot/farm CHIA

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05-04-2021 at 09:09 AM #13

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Very low, people (and businesses) are buying up drives at a record pace to plot/farm CHIA

I wonder if that's why so many 2TB or 4TB HDD(not SSD) are so cheap recently....

If I was going into farming, I would buy the biggest drives out there.(and cheapest based on price per TB) Perhaps 12TB to 18TB....

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05-04-2021 at 09:31 AM #14

600 TBW endurance. Even the Samsung QLC drives have better endurance.
That said, it's the cheapest 4TB SSD

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05-04-2021 at 09:32 AM #15

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Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a full back up. I've recovered a lot of data from HDD's, but SSD's with TRIM, basically none of the data is recoverable.

it's a mirrored ZFS volume, and backed up offsite weekly.

Staring at a 7 year old SSD with zero issues, I'll take my chances. And "recoverable" is a sliding scale. I've got an old 80gb HDD that died and nothing I can do in my house will recover the data. No doubt with enough money, a professional could pull data off, but that isn't exactly something I or most people want to pay for.

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