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16TB WD Elements Desktop Hard Drive $260

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Apr 18, 2022 06:14 PM
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AdelleyApr 18, 2022 06:14 PM
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Patiently waiting for it to drop down to the 14TB price ($14.23/TB)

This is $16.25/TB

Good price though Peace

Who will take the bait
Apr 18, 2022 06:55 PM
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MyndFXApr 18, 2022 06:55 PM
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Quote from Adelley :
Patiently waiting for it to drop down to the 14TB price ($14.23/TB)

This is $16.25/TB

Good price though Peace

Who will take the bait
Yah, 14TB for $200 or less is the current benchmark. At this price you are getting into enterprise drive territory.
Apr 18, 2022 07:27 PM
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FWFFanApr 18, 2022 07:27 PM
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anyone know what is hidden inside when shucked and if cmr or smr?
Apr 18, 2022 07:32 PM
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50782Apr 18, 2022 07:32 PM
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Quote from FWFFan :
anyone know what is hidden inside when shucked and if cmr or smr?
People mostly mention white labels...cmr
Apr 18, 2022 08:22 PM
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ElatedGuitar705Apr 18, 2022 08:22 PM
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Still a bit too high. The 18s at this price would be the deal to get.
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Apr 18, 2022 09:11 PM
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timta2Apr 18, 2022 09:11 PM
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Quote from FWFFan :
anyone know what is hidden inside when shucked and if cmr or smr?
They don't use SMR in drives this large.
Apr 18, 2022 09:20 PM
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Gio4kApr 18, 2022 09:20 PM
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Quote from ElatedGuitar705 :
Still a bit too high. The 18s at this price would be the deal to get.
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Apr 18, 2022 09:37 PM
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ben_r_Apr 18, 2022 09:37 PM
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Quote from ElatedGuitar705 :
Still a bit too high. The 18s at this price would be the deal to get.
Thats what Im waitin for!
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Apr 18, 2022 10:16 PM
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As mentioned above, you are getting REALLY close to enterprise hard drive with 5 years of warranty pricing. Amazon has WD DC HC550 18TB drives for $311, minus 5% with chase or Amazon CC. So like $295.

Unless you can't be bothered with buying your own enclosure, I wouldn't buy this. This is a lot of money to roll the dice on with such a short hard drive warranty.
Apr 18, 2022 11:48 PM
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j0psApr 18, 2022 11:48 PM
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Quote from b00gersugar :
As mentioned above, you are getting REALLY close to enterprise hard drive with 5 years of warranty pricing. Amazon has WD DC HC550 18TB drives for $311, minus 5% with chase or Amazon CC. So like $295.

Unless you can't be bothered with buying your own enclosure, I wouldn't buy this. This is a lot of money to roll the dice on with such a short hard drive warranty.
The sketchy thing about getting the drives off Amazon (that I'm experiencing right now) is that sellers on Amazon buy those HC550s by the OEM pallet (as if they're Dell or HP Enterprise, equipping their severs) and instead sell them piecemeal. So you won't get a warranty from WD (most likely), but the sellers typically offer you the same warranty period. Your choice if you want to gamble that. personally I'm messaging the seller, getting them to say they offer a 5 year warranty explicitly in chat, so Amazon can step in later if needed.

the downside from this is that they obviously ship re-sealed drives. I just got a 'new' HC550 that was DOA - won't power on sometimes, and when it does, bad sectors abound.

It -can- be worth it, but from now on I think I'm going to stick to either shucking or buying direct from manufacturer if I want the for-sure warranty.
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Apr 18, 2022 11:56 PM
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JohnCena1337Apr 18, 2022 11:56 PM
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Quote from b00gersugar :
As mentioned above, you are getting REALLY close to enterprise hard drive with 5 years of warranty pricing. Amazon has WD DC HC550 18TB drives for $311, minus 5% with chase or Amazon CC. So like $295.

Unless you can't be bothered with buying your own enclosure, I wouldn't buy this. This is a lot of money to roll the dice on with such a short hard drive warranty.
what is a good enclosure for these big drives?
Apr 19, 2022 02:40 AM
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fxfApr 19, 2022 02:40 AM
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Quote from Adelley :
Patiently waiting for it to drop down to the 14TB price ($14.23/TB)

This is $16.25/TB

Good price though Peace

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Your patience should be rewarded. I've started to see 8 TB HDDs going on clearance for $12.50/TB (or less), which I take as an early indication that higher capacity HDD prices are likely to be dropping soon.
Apr 19, 2022 03:33 AM
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Apr 19, 2022 05:29 AM
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macproApr 19, 2022 05:29 AM
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Quote from FWFFan :
anyone know what is hidden inside when shucked and if cmr or smr?
Thought this was widely known by now: The largest SMR drive that WD makes/made is 8TB. So any WD drives that are 10TB or larger MUST be CMR.

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Apr 19, 2022 12:39 PM
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EnigmaticwaysApr 19, 2022 12:39 PM
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Quote from alacom :
I've got 8 x 14tbs in unraid. I don't need this.
Then what was the point of your post

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