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14TB Seagate Exos X16 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5" Internal Data Center Enterprise Hard Drive (Manufacturer Recertified, ST14000NM001G) on sale for
$129.99.
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HuskyDawg for sharing this deal.
Features: - Standard model, ships in 512e format, Fast Format allows either 512e or 4Kn sector size
- Helium sealed-drive design delivers lower total cost of ownership through lower power and weight
- Digital environmental sensors to monitor internal drive conditions for optimal operation and performance
- Proven enterprise-class reliability backed by a 2.5M-hr MTBF rating
Also Available:
12TB Seagate Exos X18 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive (Manufacturer Recertified, ST12000NM000J)
$104.99 
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The listing title then says FastFormat, not sure if that is referring to a feature of the drive or if that is the name of the Recertifiying company:
Update: FastFormat is a featue Segate drives have.
And then they define Manufacturer recertified as:
Talked to their customer service chat and they said they are recertified indeed by Seagate and that ServerPartDeals runs their own internal tests on top of it. That these drives are warrantied to have less than 50 power on hours.
attached the screenshots below.
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If you don't already have one, you will need an internal SATA cable for an internal install, but no external case--so internal is obviously cheaper. I would go the SATA route myself. https://www.amazon.com/Benfei-Str...B07JFQ2H9R [amazon.com]
Good luck!
Anyone know if the X16 or X18 is more reliable? X18 has a slight performance advantage.
Man, those drives were painful. I think I had to replace half of them over 3 years. That said, I had no data loss since they were always part of an array with redundancy. It was just expensive to have to swap in new drives.
I feel like there should be a saying for this, like, "Data are forever... but storage media are not."
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Anyone know if the X16 or X18 is more reliable? X18 has a slight performance advantage.
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