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16TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 3.5" 7.2K SE Drive (Mfr. Recertified)

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ServerPartDeals has Select Western Digital and Seagate Hard Disk Drives (Manufacturer Recertified) on sale from $164.99. Shipping is free.

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ServerPartDeals has Select Western Digital and Seagate Hard Disk Drives (Manufacturer Recertified) on sale from $164.99. Shipping is free.

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I've bought a couple of the X16 16TB drives from ServerPartDeals. One of them developed some worrying signs. They don't offer advance replacements for RMAs, so buy n+1 if you desire having a cold spare. That said, they refunded my old drive no-questions-asked when I said my NAS wasn't liking it. I did also have to pay shipping out of pocket to return the old drive.
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I would discourage a novice from shopping at ServerPartDeals since they don't offer support regarding user questions (as their site states). Also, refurb drives should be thoroughly tested at receipt. The terms you listed refer to, in order: logical sector size, secure erase capabilities (via encryption), data transfer protocol (SAS vs SATA), and legacy PSU power adapter. I don't have time to explain all these but will say that consumer drives are 512e SATA. You can ignore the encryption but the power disable pin will depend on your existing hardware. I don't think the savings are worth it for getting just a drive or two and a potential headache compared to retail store w/ full mnf. warranty and open support.
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I purchased the 14 TB Exos X16 drive from serverpartdeals a few weeks ago. It works just fine as a replacement for the 1 TB drive that came with the computer, and it's a fast (for a spinner) drive. They're not kidding about near-instantaneous formatting.
One tip: decide ahead of time whether you want it to use BitLocker, because it took about 28 hours to remove BitLocker encryption from the 14 TB drive that was about one-third full.
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Jan 30, 2023 10:41 PM
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Quote from Sterling_Archer View quoted comment :
Any rough estimate to how much shipping was for the RMA?
I think someone paid $18 for a return of a drive after 30 days. Not sure where it was mailed from. For first 30days they pay for the return on a defective drive afaik.
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Quote from balloonshark View quoted comment :
As a home user who wants a drive or two for game roms and music storage which of the WD drives should I get? I'm not running a server at this time. Sorry for the question but I don't understand what some of the options (512e, ise, sas, power disable, etc.) mean to me as a home user.
I would discourage a novice from shopping at ServerPartDeals since they don't offer support regarding user questions (as their site states). Also, refurb drives should be thoroughly tested at receipt. The terms you listed refer to, in order: logical sector size, secure erase capabilities (via encryption), data transfer protocol (SAS vs SATA), and legacy PSU power adapter. I don't have time to explain all these but will say that consumer drives are 512e SATA. You can ignore the encryption but the power disable pin will depend on your existing hardware. I don't think the savings are worth it for getting just a drive or two and a potential headache compared to retail store w/ full mnf. warranty and open support.
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Jan 30, 2023 11:51 PM
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kmartindJan 30, 2023 11:51 PM
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Looks dead. Price increased to $174.99.
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veejlJan 31, 2023 12:52 AM
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I bought 3 of these with the last Exos deal. But they are super noisy. Lot of clicking. Anyone else feel they are noisy? Or did I get a couple bad ones?

But passed all the SMART tests and integrity stuff in the Synology manager.
Jan 31, 2023 1:49 AM
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Jan 31, 2023 2:39 AM
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grilledsteakJan 31, 2023 2:39 AM
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Quote from CTRFK8 View quoted comment :
yeah i got them for 184.99 on BF

24-26TB coming later this year.

I know what i am talking about
I run a 2PiB chia farm
It's a long time til BF again, so yeah, I still wouldn't hold my breath waiting. I know about the upcoming size increases too. They're not going to be cheap and they're not really going to drive down the price of 18TB+ much, if at all. Prices simply don't drop that much that fast with hard drives. We can disagree and I'd be more than happy to revisit this once those new 24-26TB drives are available. If by some miracle X18's are prices sub-$200, I'll gladly admit I was wrong. And when that doesn't happen, I hope you can do the same.

BTW, there's plenty of reasons the chia farm is neither a flex nor adds credibility so not sure why you bothered bringing it up unless you don't know better. Whatever the case, it doesn't matter.
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rbtree1Jan 31, 2023 5:28 AM
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Quote from ColumbiaMD View quoted comment :
I purchased the 14 TB Exos X16 drive from serverpartdeals a few weeks ago. It works just fine as a replacement for the 1 TB drive that came with the computer, and it's a fast (for a spinner) drive. They're not kidding about near-instantaneous formatting.
One tip: decide ahead of time whether you want it to use BitLocker, because it took about 28 hours to remove BitLocker encryption from the 14 TB drive that was about one-third full.
That was a great deal at $130, with no Wa. sales tax collected, so I got two.
Jan 31, 2023 11:31 AM
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Nacho1545Jan 31, 2023 11:31 AM
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Seems the best TB/$ ratio is the 12Tb. For $105 it may not be bad until HDs come down.
Jan 31, 2023 2:52 PM
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WiseStranger600Jan 31, 2023 2:52 PM
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Quote from TrevorK View quoted comment :
All, "hardware" encryption is a myth. Assuming you trust MS, always choose software encryption.
MS?

No thanks.
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Clippy81Jan 31, 2023 3:00 PM
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Quote from dagottschlich View quoted comment :
I purchased the 14 TB Exos X16 drive from serverpartdeals a few weeks ago. It works just fine as a replacement for the 1 TB drive that came with the computer, and it's a fast (for a spinner) drive. They're not kidding about near-instantaneous formatting.
One tip: decide ahead of time whether you want it to use BitLocker, because it took about 28 hours to remove BitLocker encryption from the 14 TB drive that was about one-third full.
my only complaint is the noise... but I have 4 spinning in a NAS. but yea, fast.
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sup3rson1cJan 31, 2023 3:31 PM
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Quote from veejl View quoted comment :
I bought 3 of these with the last Exos deal. But they are super noisy. Lot of clicking. Anyone else feel they are noisy? Or did I get a couple bad ones?

But passed all the SMART tests and integrity stuff in the Synology manager.
Got two of the 14TB's from the deal as well and one died 805 hours later. Very noisy compared to my white label WD's in the same enclosure (have 2 WD's and 2 Seagate).
Jan 31, 2023 3:33 PM
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sup3rson1cJan 31, 2023 3:33 PM
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Quote from Sterling_Archer View quoted comment :
Any rough estimate to how much shipping was for the RMA?
I'll have you an answer on Friday when I take mine to UPS
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nahpungnomeJan 31, 2023 4:22 PM
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If you guys are looking at the WD HC5xx, get the L4. Those don't have the PWDIS that make many users either tape or get a molex adapter. SPD gives you one for the 04 models. I have an L4 and 04 in my Terramaster NAS and it works fine, but I bought 4 more L4s for my desktop UNRAID and didn't want to deal with any adapters.
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rrbhokiesJan 31, 2023 5:05 PM
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Which would be quiter in a PC case? Iron Wolf Pro, Exos, or UltraStar?

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