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expirednathxniel posted May 30, 2023 07:37 PM

18TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive

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2 for $500

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Western Digital has 18TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD181KFGX) on sale 2 for $499.98. Shipping is free.

Note: Valid only for 18TB (WD181KFGX), select from the dropdown menu. Must order 2 to get deal price, otherwise a single drive is $299.99.

Thanks to Community Member nathxniel for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Transfer Rate: up to 272MB/s
  • Designed with CMR technology for medium or large-sized businesses in RAID-optimized NAS systems with up to 24 bays. Perfect for archiving, sharing and handling high-intensity workloads.

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Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • With this deal the price is roughly ~$13.89 per TB.
    • Sales quantities are limited to a maximum of 6 units (3 bundles) per customer. Offer is only valid while supplies last.
    • This promotion is valid between May 29, 2023 and June 4, 2023.
    • Refer to the forum thread for discussion of this deal.
    • Want to stack more cashback? Click here to compare the available cashback credit cards.
  • About this product:
    • Includes 5-Year Limited Warranty

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Western Digital has 18TB Western Digital WD Red Pro 3.5" 7200 RPM NAS Internal Hard Drive (WD181KFGX) on sale 2 for $499.98. Shipping is free.

Note: Valid only for 18TB (WD181KFGX), select from the dropdown menu. Must order 2 to get deal price, otherwise a single drive is $299.99.

Thanks to Community Member nathxniel for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Transfer Rate: up to 272MB/s
  • Designed with CMR technology for medium or large-sized businesses in RAID-optimized NAS systems with up to 24 bays. Perfect for archiving, sharing and handling high-intensity workloads.

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • With this deal the price is roughly ~$13.89 per TB.
    • Sales quantities are limited to a maximum of 6 units (3 bundles) per customer. Offer is only valid while supplies last.
    • This promotion is valid between May 29, 2023 and June 4, 2023.
    • Refer to the forum thread for discussion of this deal.
    • Want to stack more cashback? Click here to compare the available cashback credit cards.
  • About this product:
    • Includes 5-Year Limited Warranty

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natecmd
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Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?
AtTheLeftThere
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Good luck lol
ProfessorFarnsworth
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Some advice for people, don't upgrade your drives unless you're going to run out of space soon (next 6-12 months). They'll always get cheaper over time, it makes no sense to pay more for higher storage now if you're not actually going to use it soon. It's not like upgrading RAM / CPU where you can gain immediate benefits. I bought 4 4TB WD red drives around 4 yrs ago and up till now I've used only 21% of the storage. Every year I see these deals and convince myself I should upgrade, and then I check how much storage I've actually used and realize there's no point upgrading.

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May 31, 2023 02:02 AM
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May 31, 2023 02:02 AM
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Great price on 2x Red Pro drives. Too bad you can't stack cart codes with deals anymore.
May 31, 2023 02:28 AM
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ben_r_May 31, 2023 02:28 AM
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Best price Ive seen on 18TB Red Pros.
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tsm37May 31, 2023 05:04 AM
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Yeah very good deal
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WhitefoxsterMay 31, 2023 05:05 AM
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Really would have loved the 20tb at this per tb price. Jumped on this one though.
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velocirapt0rMay 31, 2023 06:18 AM
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I like the slower ones less heat
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natecmdMay 31, 2023 06:22 AM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank natecmd

Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?
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ZeroFillMay 31, 2023 07:48 AM
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I see there is a way to disable Western Digital Device Analytics in Synology. Is there something similar in unRAID? My Google-fu is coming up empty

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May 31, 2023 08:09 AM
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mishalorenzoMay 31, 2023 08:09 AM
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Here's what I don't get, isn't cheaper to make SSD than to manufacture mechanical hard drives therefore SSD still significantly more expensive! How come???
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May 31, 2023 08:25 AM
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Quote from natecmd :
Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?
+1 - this needs to be discussed
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May 31, 2023 09:27 AM
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FlpennstaterMay 31, 2023 09:27 AM
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Quote from natecmd :
Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?
Not yet as my two Nas haven't made the jump to 7.2 yet. I don't see the option to disable on 7.1. this is a great deal, but I'm going only Seagate from now on. Currently have a mix
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AtTheLeftThereMay 31, 2023 12:07 PM
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Quote from b1n4ry :
just paid 400 for 2 x20 seagate 18tb drives
Good luck lol
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b1n4ryMay 31, 2023 12:20 PM
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Quote from AtTheLeftThere :
Good luck lol
You mean good luck with your consumer grade Nas drives...
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hizzaahMay 31, 2023 12:35 PM
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I see 12% cb through PayPal , no idea if that works or not.

Was going to jump on this but with tax it's $541 and I don't *need* to upgrade two drives.

Going to grab one of the 18tb WD recert drives and call it a day.

Edit: per below user "It's "UP" to 12% based on the product. Red Pro gets $11.42 fixed amount each purchase. It's less than 3% from the other cashback site."
Last edited by hizzaah June 1, 2023 at 05:51 AM.

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May 31, 2023 12:42 PM
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easomMay 31, 2023 12:42 PM
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Quote from natecmd :
Has anyone seen this happening to their 3+ year old WD NAS drives? https://youtu.be/cLGi8sPLkLY

Just saw this report that WD has decided to start marking the drives as having a problem if you have enabled the WD analytics, after they have been on for 3 years of use.

It doesn't mean they stop working but may make it hard to know if your drive really has a problem if I'm understanding the video correctly?
Is this only on Synology NAS or also on QNAP and others?

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