expiredPH3N1X posted Feb 12, 2023 03:24 PM
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expiredPH3N1X posted Feb 12, 2023 03:24 PM
16TB Western Digital WD Gold Enterprise Class 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive
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Likewise as you note golds will likely have better support on top.
Giving all that up to save a couple watts seems a really bad tradeoff when you get a price like this on the golds
Just be aware that the drive is rather loud. Though folks who used computers through the 90s should be familiar with the loud noises that come from this drive.
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I went for direct from WD, shipping is a little slower but they package these drives well.
Fyi, I had saved 10% & 15% off coupons in my email to try to stack, 15% did not work and the 10% worked but took the discount off.
Still can get 2-12% (i think its 12% but could be wrong) back through Honey....saves about $30
Paypal deals is dead for WD
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Red<Red Plus<Red Pro<Gold
You can just use the online chat to talk to a sales advisor
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Just be aware that the drive is rather loud. Though folks who used computers through the 90s should be familiar with the loud noises that come from this drive.
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The big difference seems to be support. Buying the Gold apparently qualifies you as an enterprise user with WD, which might streamline the return process should you run into a faulty drive.
Just be aware that the drive is rather loud. Though folks who used computers through the 90s should be familiar with the loud noises that come from this drive.
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For my NAS I prefer lower power than highest speeds.
Although the supposed greater reliability is a big plus... if true.
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The big difference seems to be support. Buying the Gold apparently qualifies you as an enterprise user with WD, which might streamline the return process should you run into a faulty drive.
I can't really see how using tiny amounts less power is worth shorter longevity regardless of use though.... and the difference isn't "slight".... Gold is 2.5x longer MTBF than Red Pro and non-recoverable errors per bit read is 10^15 for gold an entire order of magnitude better than Red Pros 10^14.... that last one is extra important for crazy big drives where bit rot is a more legit concern.
Likewise as you note golds will likely have better support on top.
Giving all that up to save a couple watts seems a really bad tradeoff when you get a price like this on the golds
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