Model: WD - Red Plus 8TB Internal SATA NAS Hard Drive for Desktops
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This is actually a decent deal, 7200rpm and 256mb, instead of the usual overpriced 5400 rpm drives.
Normally I shill for used sas drives, but even used hgst sas drives are around $150ish, with no warranty.
These have a 3 year warranty and 1 million hour MTBF.
Just fyi wd direct sells these for $197 with a possible 10% discount for new sign ups.
They were at $150 each last Christmas @newegg.
I am waiting for another promotion at that price....
Pretty much every large hard drive is going to dry up here in the next month or two. Prices will easily double.
Chia mining has sucked most of the available drives in the pipeline up for consumers, not a small amount of drives, but a small percentage in the total scheme of things production wise. But as soon as the articles start getting posted about hard drive shortages, every IT manager with their salt is going to start stocking up they have a couple months on hand just in case. That will completely dry up the market.
People will make the comparison to graphics cards and how those have been scarce to not existent for 2 years now, the rush to stock up a month or two worth of drives for a medium sized company will be fierce.
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Update: bought quantity 2 twice, that worked
Normally I shill for used sas drives, but even used hgst sas drives are around $150ish, with no warranty.
These have a 3 year warranty and 1 million hour MTBF.
Just fyi wd direct sells these for $197 with a possible 10% discount for new sign ups.
I am waiting for another promotion at that price....
Remember the price tag of $150 for 8TB/7200RPM with 3-year warranty?
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Why wouldn't they?
I am waiting for another promotion at that price....
Chia mining has sucked most of the available drives in the pipeline up for consumers, not a small amount of drives, but a small percentage in the total scheme of things production wise. But as soon as the articles start getting posted about hard drive shortages, every IT manager with their salt is going to start stocking up they have a couple months on hand just in case. That will completely dry up the market.
People will make the comparison to graphics cards and how those have been scarce to not existent for 2 years now, the rush to stock up a month or two worth of drives for a medium sized company will be fierce.