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18TB WD easystore External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (WDBAMA0180HBK-NESN) on sale for
$249.99 (discount will show in cart).
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Best Buy has
18TB WD easystore External USB 3.0 Hard Drive (WDBAMA0180HBK-NESN) on sale for
$249.99.
Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
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ShrewdString611 for finding this deal.
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Includes:- 18TB External Desktop Hard Drive
- SuperSpeed USB-A cable (5Gbps)
- AC adapter
- Device management and backup software
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I prefer 5400 rpm. Less noise and heat. Still plenty fast to max out a 1 gbit LAN connection.
Thanks OP!
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Purchased a handful of these (3x 14TB and 3x 18TB) during the Black Friday sale. All working totally fine still but they did seem to do something with these latest models that make them very noisy (to the point I can't leave it plugged in for any extended period of time as it's quite an annoying noise!) and they're constantly going to sleep (or needing to wake up when trying to use them) even when using the WD software to disable it.
It could be an issue with my PC, but others have reported it as well. Something about doing this to reduce wear level to the drives?
Either way, probably grabbing another as this price is great. If you're only using it as a backup drive as-needed, you'll probably be fine with it.
Really had to talk myself out of this as it's a fantastic price but I still have >20TB free on my server.
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If you have a modular PSU in your PC and plan on having shucked drives in it for the foreseeable future, I would highly recommend looking up the wire diagram for the SATA power leads and pulling the 3.3v wire from it. It will only affect one modular power lead and it means you dont ever have to worry about the tape trick. I've done this to my last 3 power supplies. There's always a sufficient enough diagram out there on which wire to remove and the amount of devices out there that still require 3.3v on an SATA lead is very very small. In fact the only one I've ever seen is the Corsair Commander Pro controller and I'm not even sure if the newer versions (Commander Core?) still use it. This is a WAY safer and more reliable way to power drives that would otherwise need the tape trick. Just use that modified lead as your dedicated hard drive power and use other leads for everything else that needs SATA power plugs.
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Capital One has 12% CB, making price for 16TB $220 which is $13.75 per TB, 7200 RPM, 5 years warranty, 2.5M hours MTBF
Unless you need an enclosure for some reason, but if you are going to shuck the drive to use it NAS, I think Golds are better
https://slickdeals.net/f/16443676-16tb-western-digital-wd-gold-enterprise-class-3-5-7200-rpm-internal-hard-drive-250-free-shipping?src=fr
Capital One has 12% CB, making price for 16TB $220 which is $13.75 per TB, 7200 RPM, 5 years warranty, 2.5M hours MTBF
Unless you need an enclosure for some reason, but if you are going to shuck the drive to use it NAS, I think Golds are better
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https://slickdeals.net/f/16443676-16tb-western-digital-wd-gold-enterprise-class-3-5-7200-rpm-internal-hard-drive-250-free-shipping?src=fr
Capital One has 12% CB, making price for 16TB $220 which is $13.75 per TB, 7200 RPM, 5 years warranty, 2.5M hours MTBF
Unless you need an enclosure for some reason, but if you are going to shuck the drive to use it NAS, I think Golds are better
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