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14TB Seagate Exos X16 7200 RPM 3.5" Enterprise HDD (Manufacturer Recertified)

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$130

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Server Part Deals has 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. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member 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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Server Part Deals has 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. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member 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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That is kind of confusing then as the listing specs state:



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.
Be aware that this drive is apparently pretty loud, as discussed during a previous sale here: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc...rpm_19999/
2-year ServerPartDeals warranty, NOT Manufacturer warrantied.

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indieman
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Can I use this as a regular HDD in my desktop computer? I want to basically use it as my steam drive. I see that's it's marketed as a server drive and I'm not sure if there are differences from a regular drive that I should consider.

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shortyman24
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Quote from indieman :
Can I use this as a regular HDD in my desktop computer? I want to basically use it as my steam drive. I see that's it's marketed as a server drive and I'm not sure if there are differences from a regular drive that I should consider.

TIA
Yea its a regular SATA hdd. I'm using a refurb 16TB exos for my torrents.
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2-year ServerPartDeals warranty, NOT Manufacturer warrantied.
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Great deal, been looking for a while
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Does anyone else have concerns about reliability when there are 999 refurbs in stock?
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Be aware that this drive is apparently pretty loud, as discussed during a previous sale here: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc...rpm_19999/
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Quote from likeaw :
Does anyone else have concerns about reliability when there are 999 refurbs in stock?
Nope.
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If I use them as backup storage, how reliable are they?
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Awesome deal @ $8.75/TB (12TB is actually a better deal!). In for 2 for my NAS ZFS array.
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I haven't purchased refurb'd drives from these guys before, but I've heard very good things about them as a company.

The 14tb has a 1.48% annualized failure rate in Backblaze's Q3 2022 hard drive data. These refurb'd drives are likely past the early failures shown in the hard drive 'bathtub curve' and likely to be reliable for a long while.

I have multiple of these in my Unraid server and they have been working great for over a year (not refurb).

With all important data, use the 3-2-1 backup rule. 3 copies, 2 different media storage types, 1 copy in the cloud or off-site (choose whichever you are comfortable with - or both).

These are very tempting for me, but I don't really need more space right now.

Edited for cloud/off-site backup note.
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Heck, for $129.99 I'm willing to take the risk. Thanks OP. Btw, after checkout it says "FastFormat Manufacturer Recertified HDD" which is kind of weird and makes it look like is not Seagate Recertified.
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Bought 4 to upgrade my home server; don't even need that much space but it's so cheap for warrantied enterprise drives I can't say no.
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Quote from degausser :
Be aware that this drive is apparently pretty loud, as discussed during a previous sale here: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc...rpm_19999/ [reddit.com]
I just put 2x of the EXOS 18TB into a desktop. They are not loud at all. Very low spin noise and very mild head chatter. I don't notice them being any louder than the shucked 5400RPM drives I have.
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Quote from GreatG :
If I use them as backup storage, how reliable are they?
EXOS drives are the most reliable you can get, they have an MTBF of 2.5m hours and a 500TB workload rating. They are recerts however which I have no problem with but others freak out over it.

Now, regarding backup storage. you should always assume ANY storage medium is UNRELIABLE and will die at any time. Meaning, it should never be your only backup or copy of that data.

If you are following sound backup strategies the only consideration should be how much hassle it is to replace a drive when, not if, it breaks.
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